About

LEEK TEXTILE WEEK

Up until the importation of cotton and silk and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, many households in Staffordshire and beyond would have been cultivating flax on their land to produce their own domestic supply of natural yarn and woven textiles. Utilised throughout pre-history and notably by the Ancient Egyptians for their burial shrouds and mummification, the provenance and durability of this incredible fibre speaks for itself!

 

Try your hand at historical methods of breaking, scutching and hackling to extract British-grown flax fibre from the woody plant stem. Following this, you will be provided with ready-spun linen thread and shown simple weaving methods in order to create your own unique repair patch. Finally, learn the art of beetling your cloth to enhance its natural lustre.

 

This session provides the perfect opportunity to reconnect with nature and heritage textile crafts!

 

Please note that there are two sessions for this workshop:

The first session will start at 10.30 am-12.30 pm

The second session will start at 1.30 pm-3.30 pm