Day 4 of the course. The 4 and 8 shaft Louet looms are all set up with beautiful, crisp linen warps. Now for the fun bit – weaving and exploring different patterns, yarns and colours to produce samples of beautiful, original hand-made fabrics.
By the end of this afternoon we´ll have cut the samples off the looms and washed them. We´ll have a discussion about the different fabrics and use them as a basis to design and weave final projects.
We´ve had wonderful summer weather in Galicia, north Spain, all week.
A couple of afternoons it looked stormy – with a striking golden light against heavy grey skies that you can see in a couple of the photos, taken from the course building. But the storm never fully developed. Just as well, given the fact that some were camping nearby in Parada do Sil.
The atmosphere has been great during the course. Very relaxed and friendly. At 12 we´ve stopped for a coffee and biscuits or local bica (the local lardie cake) and a chat. The course hours are “Spanish” so there´s time at midday to have a relaxing picnic or dip in the local river or even have lunch in one of the restaurants in nearby Castro Caldelas or Parada do Sil.
Does the sound of spending a week learning to weave your own fabrics in north Spain sound good to you? Contact us to find out when the next course is.
