Creating a beautiful textile artwork using raw wool from the organic flock of rare breed sheep can be achieved in an afternoon of quiet time, working with a natural fibre to produce a unique design to hang in your home or workplace.

Wool moulds beautifully around objects, allowing you to form a woollen 3D shape as a small sculptural object to display. Creating it around a glass container or bottle, allows you to use it as a vase. Colours and textures can be subtle or vivid, reflecting the style of the person.

A wonderful chance to learn from a master basketmaker, Heike Kahle from Co. Kilkenny. All participants will create their own unique basket made from the willow grown and harvested on Heike’s land.

It all begins with the creation of a fine sheet of wool fabric from scratch, using wool from the flock of sheep on our organic certified farm. Abstract, colourful or monotone, the design is totally up to you. The second part involves using the wool fabric to mount onto a frame, ready to use on a table lamp base. Wool filters light beautifully and is a long-lasting material that will give years of use.

Wool felts beautifully and raw wool straight from the sheep is an incredible material to work with. This is an ideal starter class for those interested in wool in general but it’s so rewarding to make something in just a few hours.

Working in the wool room, weaving on peg looms is very rewarding! You can weave any textile on them from fine yarn to raw wool. In this workshop you will be working with wild, organic wool straight from the sheep. A fabulous introduction to weaving, with a gorgeous handmade item of your own design to take home.

Learning all about wool from when a lamb is born all the way to a woven or felted piece of textile, this workshop covers it all. From Sheep to Fibre is a full spectrum learning experience including history, sociology, craft, agriculture and design.

Create a unique wool wallhanging from raw sheep fleece grown on the farm. Wool on the walls of modern homes especially, brings softness, acoustic benefits, and texture.

Weaving on peg looms is very rewarding! You can weave any textile on them from fine yarn to wild, raw wool straight from the sheep. A fabulous introduction to weaving, with a gorgeous handmade item unique and of your own design to take home.

Craft by hand your own wild wool rug, from organic wild fleece grown on the farm. Learn about the ancient and magical textile art of felting - where no chemicals, glues or artificial additives are used. Soap, water and your hands are all that is needed to create beautiful textiles from wool.

Wool moulds beautifully around objects, allowing you to form a woollen 3D shape as a small sculptural object to display. Creating it around a glass container or bottle, allows you to use it as a vase. Colours and textures can be subtle or vivid, reflecting the style of the person.

It all begins with the creation of a fine sheet of wool fabric from scratch, using wool from the flock of sheep on our organic certified farm. Abstract, colourful or monotone, the design is totally up to you. The second part involves using the wool fabric to mount onto a frame, ready to use on a table lamp base. Wool filters light beautifully and is a long-lasting material that will give years of use.

Learn about the art of felting - an entirely natural process using no chemicals or glues. Sheepwool can be used to create new textiles, from the finest for clothing to the wildest raw wool felted fleeces, using the ancient technique of felting where soap, water and your hands create magically a hardwearing natural fabric item.

Learning all about wool from when a lamb is born all the way to a woven or felted piece of textile, this workshop covers it all. From Sheep to Fibre is a full spectrum learning experience including history, sociology, craft, agriculture and design.

Weaving on peg looms is very rewarding! You can weave any textile on them from fine yarn to wild, raw wool straight from the sheep. A fabulous introduction to weaving, with a gorgeous handmade item unique and of your own design to take home.