Sixteen days of inspiring exhibitions, workshops, demonstrations,
talks and crafty conversation at The Forum, Norwich.
Burnt Fen Alpacas is delighted to be part of Makers Festival 2019
Please click here for Annie's Makers Festival Story
THE BOYS ARE BACK !
Saturday 16th February
We will once again be bringing some of our cool dudes to Norwich as part of Makers Festival. Come and say hello to us and the alpacas and see the things we make using their beautiful fleeces and how we make them.
SPINNING & WEAVING COURSE
Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd February
As part of the Festival Fringe Annie from Burnt Fen Alpacas and Julia from Textilia are joining forces again to teach their popular two day Spinning and Weaving workshop. For more details please click the link below.
SPINNING TASTER WORKSHOP
Wednesday 13th February
An informal workshop introducing you to the joys of spinning and working with alpaca fibre. Learn how to prepare the fibre and have a go at spinning on a traditional spinning wheel. For more details please click the link below.
NUNO FELTING COURSE
Tuesday 12th & Monday 18th February
As part of the Festival Fringe Annie is running two Nuno felting workshops at Burnt Fen Alpacas in her studio Kurt the Yurt. For more details please click the link below.
COUNTRYSIDE GUILD
of Spinners, Weavers & Dyers
Wednesday 13th - Sunday 17th February
The Norfolk Guilds will be back at Makers Festival sharing their creativity and love of traditional crafts.
Come and say hello and maybe even have a go!
PREVIOUS MAKERS FESTIVAL ADVENTURES !
SHIRT TO YURT
Makers Festival 2017
The tradition of weaving has been a fundamental part of civilisation for hundreds of years. Weaving allows us to wind together many textures and materials to create objects as diverse as a strong weather proof shelter to a fine silk shawl. The aim was for all ages and skills to be able to build and decorate a yurt type structure using recycled woven fabrics. The project was run by Ann Nickerson for the Countryside Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers as an interactive educational exhibition.
FELT WALKING
Makers Festival 2016
The aim was to make a piece of felt - in this case a long rug, which would be felted by people walking over the pre laid out fibres in the belief that they would felt due to the friction and pressures caused by the walking. We were hoping to prove the theory that felt was first made accidentally by shepherds putting fleece into their shoes for comfort and ending up with a felted material. The project was run by Ann Nickerson for the Countryside Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers as an interactive educational exhibition.
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