This 1 & ½ day workshop will teach you how to extract beautiful colour from natural substances which you’ll use to dye wool yarn and fabric. These substances may be fresh, dried, powdered or liquid extracts. With the expert guidance of textile artist Rebecca Connolly we’ll start with the Friday afternoon preparing wool; making mini hanks and mordanting, […]
GAVIN FAIRHALL LEVER create a wondrous explosion of colour in the wild and unkempt garden of the London folk scene. A tangle of roots from Northern Ireland, Cornwall and Norfolk gives exuberant life to a truly contemporary folk music, full of thorns and flowers. Tonight, multi-instrumentalist James Patrick Gavin (who many of you will recall when he was […]
We’re in the month of the Spring Equinox. All things being equal, this should be our most exciting herb walk yet. Do join us to see what we find. We’ll meet at the corner of Everlands and Church Road, where the bridge crosses the Cam. See us there at 10am and we’ll walk along the […]
The Garden Cafe at the Chantry Centre has built a reputation for its fantastic home baked cakes and savouries, along with good company and chat. When the weather’s good, there are benches in sun and shade in the garden; and in any weather you’re welcome indoors, even with muddy boots. Find the cafe through the […]
Everything you ever wanted to ask about gardening but didn’t like to ask
Listed among the classic ‘wacky races’ of the Cotswolds, Dursley’s annual pancake race is a fixture not to be missed. All the Pancake Day action happens at Midday on Parsonage street – don’t be late or you’ll miss it. If you want to join in, come along with your own frying pan and pancake. Fancy […]
The Garden Cafe at the Chantry Centre has built a reputation for its fantastic home baked cakes and savouries, along with good company and chat. When the weather’s good, there are benches in sun and shade in the garden; and in any weather you’re welcome indoors, even with muddy boots. Find the cafe through the […]
Join community artist Susie Walker for a new art for wellbeing series. We’ll be using natural materials inspired by the Growing Places exhibition, the Museum’s Walled Garden and the surrounding parkland. From printing with fruit and veg, drawing with sticks and natural materials, exploring cyanotype we’ll try out different techniques and have fun along the […]
Spend a half-day with artist & printmaker Charlie Ash to discover the seemingly possibilities of using natural materials to print incredibly detailed, eye-catching designs across a variety of media. Tree rings make fantastic natural printing blocks, as they can be easily worked to reveal the concentric patterns formed by their yearly growth. Using locally sourced woods such […]
On this course we will be working with English rush, (Schoenoplectus lacustris) a beautifully soft material to weave with. We will learn some ancient techniques of cordage, plaiting and how to make a small rush foraging bag/ handbag with a strap. You will learn how to prepare and weave with rush and other foraged fibers […]
The Garden Cafe at the Chantry Centre has built a reputation for its fantastic home baked cakes and savouries, along with good company and chat. When the weather’s good, there are benches in sun and shade in the garden; and in any weather you’re welcome indoors, even with muddy boots. Find the cafe through the […]
The Garden Cafe at the Chantry Centre has built a reputation for its fantastic home baked cakes and savouries, along with good company and chat. When the weather’s good, there are benches in sun and shade in the garden; and in any weather you’re welcome indoors, even with muddy boots. Find the cafe through the […]
