Yarn Wrap Weaving Workshop

beginners weaving experience


Karina Thomas
Karina Thomas
5.0 (1)

2 hours Class size 1 to 6 guests       £40

Discover the art of simple weaving in this relaxed, hands-on yarn wrap workshop. This class introduces the fundamentals of warp and weft weaving, using beautiful Shetland wool and upcycled hardwood blocks to create striking woven artworks full of colour, texture, and character. You’ll learn how to build a warp by wrapping yarn around a handcrafted wooden block before exploring how weft threads are woven across the surface to create layered bands of colour and pattern. Through guided making, you’ll gain an understanding of weaving structure while enjoying the freedom to experiment with your own creative choices.
What you'll get
During the workshop, you’ll be guided through three core weaving techniques:
Warp Wrapping
Learn how to create the foundation of your piece by wrapping yarn around a block of upcycled hardwood, establishing colour placement, rhythm, and structure.
Weft Weaving
Explore how weft threads are introduced across the warp to build texture, contrast, and blocks of colour, transforming simple materials into a richly layered composition.
Plain Weave Technique
Discover the traditional plain weave method, learning how over-and-under weaving can add depth, variation, and extra visual interest to your finished piece.
This workshop is suitable for beginners, offering a calm and creative introduction to weaving, colour play, and mindful making.
This workshop includes:
  • Guided instruction in warp wrapping, weft weaving, and plain weave techniques
  • Use of beautiful Shetland wool in a curated range of colours
  • An upcycled hardwood weaving block to create your artwork on
  • All materials and tools provided during the workshop
  • Tea, coffee, and homemade cake
By the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with a unique handcrafted woven artwork ready to gift or display at home.
Knowledge required
Beginners level
What to bring
colour references if desired but loads of inspiration in the studio
Location

Black Swans Studio, Culverton Farm, Wycombe Road, Princes Risborough HP27 0EU

plenty of parking on site or 10 minute walk from Princes Risborough Station

Your teacher can also travel within 10 miles of Princes Risborough, to a venue of your choice for a private class.

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Karina Thomas
Karina Thomas

5.0 (1)
female Women-owned

Black Swans Studio is a multi discipline art and design studio set in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Created by Karina Thomas and Lisa Vaughan, who met whilst studying textiles at The Royal College of Art, to share teaching skills and experience from their design backgrounds. Come and join the workshops here and enjoy this inspiring design space; a place of learning and retreat. Monthly classes are presently run in stitch and weave with other workshops planned from guest designers to offer a creative mix of craft and design courses. Our studio is based in the cow shed, one of a series of converted farm buildings at Culverton Farm.
This area of Buckinghamshire has historically been linked to the crafts industry. Wood turners, bodgers and furniture makers, lace and needle makers. As you travel around the hills and valleys of the county, wardrobe lane and needle makers house are evidence of this past craft lineage. Our workshops reflect this rich cultural history and aim to keep people connected to these skillfull craft traditions.

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