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Sep 2, 2023
Weaving a landscape
On Thursday we held two busy weaving workshops led by Aruna Reddy from Vauxhall City Spinners. Weaving a Landscape...
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Sep 2, 2023
Dye another day
There was a very interesting talk on Wednesday about using natural products to make dyes, many foraged from around Furzedown... some...
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Sep 2, 2023
Basket cases!
Our cordage and basket weaving workshops were a big hit! Most of the materials used were recycled and foraged - including old newspaper,...
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Aug 10, 2023
Mini Loom Workshop
Great fun for all ages - making different mini-looms and having a go at weaving. Using different objects - including a paper plate, to...
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Aug 8, 2023
Opening day - what a magical start!
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,...
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Jul 31, 2023
Join Geraldine for a Spell of Weaving Magic in Sprout this summer
Enjoy a magical month of creativity from 8th August to 2nd September 2023 with Geraldine and friends, spinning, weaving, tapestry and...
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Aug 13, 2022
Weaving magic
Our weaving workshops are led by Aruna Reddy who is an experienced tapestry weaver, exhibitor, and demonstrator of her craft. Her...
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Aug 13, 2022
Baa baa Emily the black sheep
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...
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Aug 4, 2022
Our first family workshop
We were delighted to have our first spinning workshop today - learning all about preparing the fleece and spinning, first on a...
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Jul 29, 2022
Get Spinning!
Here is a video of Christine who lives in Battersea, one of the Furzedown Fleece team, she's demonstrating her skills on her portable...
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Jul 21, 2022
Follow the Furzedown Fleece
The fleece has arrived! Geraldine brought the fleece down to Furzedown Rec last week. It came from just one sheep - Edna, a White-faced...
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