The Weaving Experience ~ Middelburg, EC

Service Description

Saturday 4th JULY 08h45 to 17h30 Venue: Dwarsvlei Farm, Middelburg, Eastern Cape BEGINNER FRIENDLY This year we will be hosting the 'Weaving Experience' at the charming Dwarsvlei farm, home of the Karoo Winter Wool Festival, near Middelburg in the Eastern Cape. It is a full day of rhythmic meditative weaving - aimed at beginners. We want you not only to fall in love with creating fabric by interweaving threads but also have a completed woven item to take home after the experience. This year you will weave a woolen fabric large enough to make a cover for a 40 x 40cm pillow. We will sew the fabric into a cover and provide the inner as well. This is a full day workshop with short break for lunch. We will have coffee and tea on tap. As our weaving venue will be at the festival, you can decide which of the many food stalls to have lunch at. Once booked you will be contacted via Whatsapp regarding colour options*, direction to venue etc. This will be our 3rd visit to the festival. We are excited and thrilled to be part of it and in this beautiful part of South Africa. Hope to see you there xx Rita Trafford and Tracy Gebers Workshop includes: ~ 300g of 100% double knit woolen yarn ~ a choice of 3 colourways* ~ pillow inner ~ coffee/tea and 'beskuit' ~ a real GOOD goodie bag ~ use of an Ashford rigid heddle loom ~ guidance on tap all day ~ sewing up of your woven fabric into a pillow cover does NOT include: ~ the R50 festival entrance fee ~ lunch (~ a finishing and postage fee of R350 in the unlikelihood of you not finishing) Classes are limited to 6 weavers. If not enough participants fill this workshop by 28th June the workshop will be cancelled. You will be refunded 100% of your workshop payment. CANCELLATION POLICY: This workshop is refundable minus a 10% cancellation fee if you cancel before Saturday 7th June 2025. No refunds will be given if cancelled on or after Saturday 7th June 2025.