As weave tutor for Highgrove Traditional Crafts I was invited to display the work I do with the students – obviously this had to include a working loom! Woven designs and pieces from my professional practice were included in the display; apart from being admired they were a catalyst for interesting conversations about provenance and sustainability of the British Wools I use.

It was a lovely Christmasy event with carol singers. I enjoyed meeting other tutors, students across all the courses and the invited VIP guests who support, are ambassadors for, or are connected to The Kings Foundation.

Several guests were keen to have a go at weaving, however The King was too busy meeting an entire room of important people.

The Kings Foundation at Highgrove offers two courses which focus on teaching the craft skills of hand weaving. As the tutor, I have created the program to give students the opportunity to use a range of British Wools and Natural Dyed yarns, whilst teaching them the key principles of weaving.

The last 2 day course covered setting up a loom from scratch and learning to weave the most commonly used weave structures. The students were amazing, producing fabrics in their own choice of yarn and colour, on looms they had not ‘met’ before!

This clip comes from Escape to the Farm with Kate Humble, Series 3 Episode 3 which aired on Channel 5 on 20th January.

Yes… It’s me Rhian is referring to when she says “my lovely Designer” and nice that Kate thinks “the design is beautiful” .

Booking for my course is available via Highgrove Traditional Crafts’ Eventbrite page here.