15th, 16th & 17th August- A Long Weekend of Wool, Natural Colour & Weaving
Join Lucy from Arra Textiles and guest artist Alice Sowa, visiting from Iceland, for a unique long weekend of textile workshops. Across three days, you’ll explore the entire journey from raw fleece to naturally dyed yarns and woven fabric using sustainable, heritage techniques, all in a relaxed studio surrounded by the Scottish countryside.
Whether you’re new to textiles or looking to deepen your skills, this weekend will leave you with hands-on knowledge, creative inspiration, and a beautiful collection of samples to take home.
Friday 15th - Wool Fleece and Hand Spinning
Morning Session from 10am-1pm
- Meet a sheep or two from a local flock!
- Learn to skirt and clean a raw fleece
- Card and blend fibres by hand
- Spin with a drop spindle
- Create your own single-ply and 2-ply yarn
- Take home your handspun skeins and skills to build on
Saturday 16th - Natural Dyeing
Morning from 10am-1.30pm - Eco Printing & Indigo
- Explore bundle dyeing and eco printing
- Use resist techniques with an organic indigo vat
- Dye both yarn and fabric for rich, layered effects
Afternoon from 2.30pm-6pm: Foraged Dye Baths & Mordanting
- Learn to identify and forage local dye plants
- Prepare dye baths and mordant yarns and fabrics
- Experiment with modifiers to shift and expand the colour palette
Sunday 17th - Weaving Textures & Colour
All Day Weaving Workshop from 10am-3pm
- Work across multiple loom types: frame looms, 4-shaft, 8-shaft & 16-shaft table looms
- Explore texture, structure and colour theory in a round-robin format
- Weave on warps pre-prepared with British yarns
- Take home a unique set of fabric samples plus instructions to recreate each one
This is a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in the full cycle of slow textiles, from raw fleece to handwoven cloth, guided by two experienced textile artists in a creative, hands-on studio in the Scottish Landscape.
£330 per person
Please note that accommodation and meals are not included.
Parking available
Suitable for ages 16 and up. No prior experience necessary. All materials and equipment supplied.