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Tips on bag design from Adele Orcajada, a professional from the world of Spanish fashion and accessories design. Adele spends 3 weeks learning to weave her own hand-woven fabric for bags and shoes in Anna Champeney Estudio Textil in Galicia, north Spain. The difference between industry and craft-made bags. How many handbags does industry produce? [more...]
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Holiday cottage in rural Galicia (sleeps 2 - 5). Experience spectacular scenery, rural life, wine, art and Spanish craft. Learn basketry or textile weaving on holiday or visit the nearby craft workshops. "Lovely furnishings, colours ... and comfy beds" (client comment).
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A week in the life of hand-weaver Anna Champeney (Artesanía Textil, Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain). What it´s really like to be a professional handweaver and make your living at a textile craft. Weaving, loom preparation, teaching, natural dyeing, product photography, administration, packaging orders, preparing pricelists. Variety is the spice of life as a maker today! [more...] |
Learn the creative art of hand-weaving, natural dyeing and basketry in Galicia!
 For more info just click... Beautiful surroundings, high quality tuition and a wide variety of course options. |
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Does Craftsmanship matter? Are traditional craft / making skills important anymore? Thoughts of a weaving blogger in Spain.
Learning manual craft skills to a high level is something that takes time and patience. But the process can be rewarding and pleasurable – not a kind of torture! Anna Champeney Estudio Textil in Spain reflects on skill, design and the way crafts are perceived today in her weaving blog. [more...]