Tapestry Weaving Experience Day
This tapestry weaving experience day at Dovecot Studios is a rare chance to learn the art of tapestry weaving at the UK’s longest running tapestry studio.
About Tapestry Weaving Experience Day
All levels welcome to learn the basic skills involved in creating a woven tapestry, shown by professional weaver Fiona Hutchison and at the end of the day you are invited to sit back and admire your tapestry with a glass of fizz.
*The price includes tapestry yarn and use of equipment during the workshop. If participants would like to practice and develop their new weaving skills at home, tapestry frames, yarns, and bobbins are available at Dovecot Shop where attendees will receive a 10% discount on the day of their workshop.
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