This event has become one of the highlights of the year at The Loom Shed. We have been blessed with such inspirational speakers that we usually head straight for the dye pot the day after the talks. This year is no exception. During the day, we have four speakers talking about their work with natural […]
Kumihimo is the gentle art of Japanese Braidmaking. This introductory course for beginners and improvers covers the basic knowledge required for braiding on a Marudai. Those with experience can start the course as a re-cap, before moving on to new territory later in the workshop. The rhythmic movements of Kumihimo make the craft an aesthetic […]
Join us for a day of Printing with Resists and Indigo with expert natural dye tutor Jane Deane Jane will guide us through the process of making natural resist pastes and printing them onto cotton fabric with blocks and found items. The process of dipping in indigo will reveal the shapes that we’ve created. This […]
What if…you saw a knitting pattern you really liked – but wasn’t quite right for you in some way? How would you feel about: Changing the yarn specified? Changing styling details like necklines? Changing colour combinations? Sometimes knitters are hesitant about this, feeling that they should knit up the pattern ‘as the designer intended’. Or, […]
Every year, we focus on the weavers of a particular region and do our best to highlight the diversity that this craft can provide. This year, our focus turns to weavers who work in The Midlands and this year we we will hear from weavers who are working in very diverse field of weaving, from […]
Enjoy a day immersing yourself in the craft of indigo. For this workshop we will be using fresh indigo leaves sourced from Devon and exploring the ways that colour can be obtained. We are hoping for a good harvest this year to be able to explore three different ways of transferring colour from the leaves […]
Somerton Parish Rooms + ACEarts, Market Place, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7NB As part of the Warped and Wasted project, seam collective are hosting Textile Talks: Textiles, sustainability and collaboration, a one-day symposium on Friday 3 October 2025, both online and in-person in Somerton. seam invites the public and their peers in the fields of textiles, […]
We are excited to welcome Kirstie Macleod to The Loom Shed. The Red Dress is an awe inspiring project, shining a spotlight on hundreds of women whose circumstances overshadow their lives. Kirstie co-ordinated this project, travelling around the world with the dress, and we look forward to hearing more about the thought that started the […]
The Loom Shed – Social Saturday Pop in – we’ve got the kettle on! ☕🧵 Join us at The Loom Shed to find out what’s coming up this year and share in our future plans. Bring along your current project and chat with us about your work — we’ll be busy manning the kettle, so […]
Did you know you can make cordage, yarn & cloth from our local nettles? Nettle fibre is surprisingly strong and silky and can be used for many things and is very sustainable. Brigitte from BeeKay Makes returns to The Loom Shed this year to teach us how to process nettles in person. Please don’t be […]
Join us for four days of just focussing on you and your weaving. Whatever your experience or if you have none at all, please join us in our loom-filled workshop for tuition, chats about colour and good company. This year our theme is colour, so we’ll look at the colour wheel, tone and proportion of […]
Mondays 7 – 8pm 7th September 2026, 18th January, 5th April, 5th July 2027 and September 2027 This year, join Louise and Liz for one of their weaving passions — Overshot! Yes, we are teaching this course ourselves! Expert weaver and tutor Louise has been teaching weaving for years, and it was through her guidance […]