Learn how to make textiles from plant and animal fibres. Regain the skills of your ancestors which have been lost in today’s world of synthetic fast fashion.

Plant fibre: We will harvest nettles and process it into spin-able fibre using the technique Astrid has developed through years of experience. We will harvest bramble and learn how to make cordage with it. Other examples of fibres will be discussed and displayed and their uses explained.

Animal fibre: We will prepare wool from raw sheep’s fleeces. We will clean, card, spin and ply the wool on hand spindles and spinning wheels. We will look at how to determine quality and whether the wool is usable for wet felting.

The wool will be from local sheep and the nettles and bramble foraged on site.

Facilitator: Astrid Adler