Join us for this fun project-based workshop that teaches you how to design and weave your very own cushion!
Skill Level: Beginner
What will I learn?

In this 4-day workshop students will embrace the slow craft of weaving on a frame loom. By exploring gorgeous, sustainable materials, learning the process of textile design, experiencing the joys of weaving and learning to work with handwoven fabric to sew your cushion together, students will become confident and ready to tackle their next woven project.

Inspired by the handwoven designs of workshop host Cassandra Sabo, the workshop will take participants step-by-step through the process, mirroring her popular online, Domestika weaving course.

Over the course of the 4 days, students will learn practical weaving skills:

How to plan a cushion design
How to set up a warp using The Oxford Frame Loom
Basic tapestry weaving techniques
Hand-weaving techniques
How to prepare yarns and fibres for weaving, including our Yarn Blending technique
How to sew a fully hand-woven cushion together by hand
How to wash and care for the cushion
Who is this workshop for?

This workshop would suit those new to, or familiar with weaving and are looking to hone their craft skills by completing an interiors project, from beginning to end. This is a practical workshop and participants will be weaving for several days, with the basic outline as follows:

Day 1: Designing the Pattern, Preparing Yarns & Fibres, Setting up the Warp

Day 2: Weaving the cushion Front

Day 3: Weaving the 2 cushion Back panels

Day 4: Trouble-shooting, Sewing the cushion Front & Back panels together

The workshop is designed to be fun and engaging, enabling students to get to know their fellow workshop participants while learning all the weaving tips and tricks needed to complete a product. Students will have the opportunity to express themselves while learning at their own pace. Typical class sizes hold a maximum of 8 students so participants will have plenty of individual attention to help them hone their skills.

What’s included
4 Days of tuition (9:30am - 4:30pm)
1 x Contemporary Cushion Starter Bundle - 11 Colours to choose from! (£84.95 value), which includes a cushion pad and everything needed to weave a cushion!
Refreshments (Tea, Coffee & biscuits)