On Thursday we held two busy weaving workshops led by Aruna Reddy from Vauxhall City Spinners. Weaving a Landscape...

There was a very interesting talk on Wednesday about using natural products to make dyes, many foraged from around Furzedown... some...

Our cordage and basket weaving workshops were a big hit! Most of the materials used were recycled and foraged - including old newspaper,...

Great fun for all ages - making different mini-looms and having a go at weaving. Using different objects - including a paper plate, to...

What a great start to our opening day of A Spell of Weaving Magic in Sprout. I created a warp for the warp-weighted loom coming tomorrow,...

Enjoy a magical month of creativity from 8th August to 2nd September 2023 with Geraldine and friends, spinning, weaving, tapestry and...

Our weaving workshops are led by Aruna Reddy who is an experienced tapestry weaver, exhibitor, and demonstrator of her craft. Her...

This lovely dark (zwartble breed) fleece was lost in the post for 2 weeks - but is now safe in Sprout and being processed and spun into...

We were delighted to have our first spinning workshop today - learning all about preparing the fleece and spinning, first on a...

Here is a video of Christine who lives in Battersea, one of the Furzedown Fleece team, she's demonstrating her skills on her portable...

The fleece has arrived! Geraldine brought the fleece down to Furzedown Rec last week. It came from just one sheep - Edna, a White-faced...