Textile Courses
TAPESTRY
MORNINGS Thursday
mornings 10 - 12.30 Informal tapestry group meets near Midhurst, West
Sussex. £5 per morning. 
To book a place and find out more please call 01730 817191 or email hilary@totallytextiles.co.uk
TEACHING VENUES IN 2012
Thursday 2nd February 2012 for 6 weeks 2pm -4pm Introduction to Textiles at Havant Library, Hants. for more information and to book: 0845 6035631
Tuesday 14th February 2012 Learn to spin in a day. One day course for beginners, bring your own wheel, or use one provided. at Ash House, near Midhurst, West Sussex. for more details 01730 817191 or email hilary@totallytextiles.co.uk
24th - 26th February 2012 Felt making (flat felt, felt purses and needle felting) weekend at Missenden Abbey, Bucks www.arca.uk.net/missendenabbey
Tuesday 28th February 2012 Tapestry Weaving day at Artsway, Sway, New Forest. For more details and to book: www.artsway.org.uk
Friday 9th March 2012 2pm - 4pm for six weeks Introduction to Textiles at Waterlooville Libarary, Hants. For more details and to book: 0845 6035631
Saturday 14th April 2012 Mad Hatters - Felt hat making at the Weald and Downland Museum, Singleton, Chichester. For more details and to book: 01243 811931 or courses@wealddown.co.uk
Sunday 22nd April 2012 A day of felt making at Ardington School of Crafts, Oxon. For more details and to book contact Ardington School of Crafts after 15th Jan. 2012
Friday 4th May 2012 for six weeks 10am - midday Tapestry Weaving course at Waterlooville Library, Hants. For more details and to book contact: 0845 6035631
Saturday 9th June 2012 Felt making at the Weald and Downland Museum, Singleton, Chichester. For more details and to book contact: 01243 811931 or courses@wealddown.co.uk
Monday 23rd - Friday 27th July 2012 Tapestry weaving for beginners and improvers at Berkhamstead School, Herts. Website and details will appear shortly.
Sunday 2nd September 2012 Weave a Landscape - Tapestry weaving day at the Weald and Downland Museum, Singleton, Chichester. For more details and to book contact: 01243 811931 or courses@wealddown.co.uk
Wednesday 31st October 2012 Felt hat making day at Ardington School of Crafts, Oxon. For more details and to book contact Ardington School of Crafts after 15th Jan. 2012
Saturday 24th, Sunday 25th November 2012 Milland Contemporary Craft Show at Milland, Petersfield, Hants.
The following one and two day courses are available in West Sussex. Bed and breakfast accommodation can be arranged locally.
TAPESTRY
WEAVING: participants will produce a sampler of traditional
as well as 3D techniques on a simple frame loom (which they can keep). 
All yarns are provided. Individual tuition, or small
groups. Dates by arrangement. This course can be extended to two days to include finishing
techniques and to explore design ideas. Cost of Day Course: £50 For more
details contact Hilary Charlesworth 01730 817191 
SPINNING:
This one day course includes sorting the fleece, carding (combing), spinning on
the wheel and plying to produce a yarn suitable for knitting or weaving.
If time permits, some experimental natural dyeing.
Wheels and all equipment provided. Individual tuition or small groups. Dates by
arrangement. Cost of
Day Course: £50 For more details contact Hilary Charlesworth 01730 817191
FELT
MAKING: Felt is the oldest form of textile made by humans
and can be used for both practical and decorative items. 
This
is an introductory day and all equipment is provided. Individual tuition
or small groups. Dates by arrangement. Cost of Day Course:
£50 For more details contact
Hilary Charlesworth 01730 817191
NEEDLE
FELT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS: Make your own delightful felted
Christmas trees, Santas, Snowmen, Stars etc. using needle felting
techniques. 
Dates by arrangement. Cost of Day Course
£50 For more details contact Hilary Charlesworth 01730 817191
KUMIHIMO
- The art of Japanese braid making: An introductory day
workshop. "Kumi" means "coming together" and "himo"
describes a length of cord......together they refer to the way of making
braids. Traditionally, a wooden loom called a Marudai is used, and
decorative and functional cords are produced using fine silks. In this
introductory workshop, we will use a card loom with wool and cotton yarns to
learn the basics of this braiding technique. 
The decorative braids can then be used to make into jewellery, embellish
garments etc. Dates by arrangement. Cost of Day Course £50. For more details contact Hilary Charlesworth 01730 817191
WARPING
MADE EASY: This one day course takes the mystery out of putting a
warp on a loom. Step by step instructions using your own loom or a sample
loom provided. Feedback from Wealden Guild: "a few lines on
behalf of myself and the Guild to thank you for Saturday's workshop.
Everyone, without exception said what a brilliant workshop it was under your
tuition, from those experienced weavers to complete novices like myself." 
The day includes creating a reference notebook using photos and key notes.
Individual tuition or small groups. Dates by arrangement. Cost of Day
Course £50. For more details contact Hilary Charlesworth 01730 817191
BASKET
MAKING: Create your own unique basket and learn the traditional
technique of "stake and strand", "chequerboard", and twining
with centre cane or freshwater rush.
Or explore colour and plain weave plaiting with a contemporary flat paper band.
Individual tuition or small groups. Dates by arrangement. For more
details contact Vivien Gosden 01798 867475 or email vcgosden@virgin.net
NAVAJO
WEAVING: Learn to weave in the Navajo style using the traditional
techniques of tapestry weave, lazy lines and the characteristic four twined
selvedges.
The two day course includes how to wind a warp, tie into a frame loom, make the
heddles, twine the selvedges, design on the loom and weave a sampler. Individual
tuition or small groups. Dates by arrangement. For more details contact
Vivien Gosden 01798 867475 or email: vcgosden@virgin.net
PERUVIAN
BRAIDING: An opportunity to study Peruvian made braids and learn how to
finger weave a simple square or round braid in you hands. 
Individual
tuition or small groups, dates by arrangement. For more details contact
Vivien Gosden 01798 867475 or email: vcgosden@virgin.net
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