Craft Holidays - weeks, weekends & day courses

Natural Dyeing Weekends & Days

The woods is the perfect place for hand dyeing, as it is essential to have an outdoor fire to make our dye baths. Learn about local fleece, forage for plant dyes and use a mixture of houshold natural dyes and foraged plant dyes to produce a rainbow of colours.

Sat 27 April 2013 – Sun 28 April 2013

Felting Weekends & Days

The Highlands of Scotland are the perfect place to study the traditional craft of felt making. Our courses teach you craft skills in a stunning setting; Higher Crochail wood in Strathglass, on the edge of Glen Affric and near to Loch Ness.

Sat 04 May 2013 – Sun 05 May 2013

Batik Weekends & Days

An ancient art form originating in Indonesia. Learn how to use wax resist and natural dyes to produce some beautiful pieces of art work.

Sat 08 June 2013 – Sun 09 June 2013

Fleece to Felt week

Learn a skill and have a wonderful holiday! Handshearing demonstrations, fleece washing & carding, walk in search of wild dye plants, natural dyeing and felting. Learn the whole process and take it home with you...

Sat 06 July 2013 – Sat 13 July 2013

Fleece to Felt week

Learn a skill and have a wonderful holiday! Handshearing demonstrations, fleece washing & carding, walk in search of wild dye plants, natural dyeing and felting. Learn the whole process and take it home with you...

Sat 27 July 2013 – Sun 04 August 2013