The Weaver's House

Our June Open Day coincided with World Wide Knit in Public Day, so we invited knitters to come along and take part alongside our usual activities. It was a warm day, but it was pretty windy, so we tethered the gazebo…

A fantastic turnout for our ‘Old May Day and Crafts’ Open Day, with a steady stream of visitors – from even before the doors officially opened until they finally closed at 4pm. We squeezed as many guest stalls as possible…

A-Maying we will go! Our next Open Day for May will be on Saturday 13 May, which is ‘Old May Day’.* In recognition of this, the theme will give a nod to the old tradition of ‘ales’ – fundraising events which…

We were lucky with the weather on Saturday! What a great start to our Open Day season, with lots of visitors coming to enjoy Tudor Games in the sunshine. We had games set up throughout the site including quoits, skittles,…

A recent question via our Facebook page prompted the discussion among ourselves and the Weavers’ Workshop – so what was Coventry Blue like? We know that Coventry was a centre for the weaving trade in medieval times – of course! Most…

The next few weeks will see us getting the house and garden ready for the spring and the start of our Open Day season which runs through until September. Our first Open Day is Saturday 8 April which is will…

Out Christmas shopping, we were pleased to see weaving still has a place on the high street, spotting these looms in Flying Tiger recently. We previously considered vintage and new weaving toys in this post, but how about something a…

The Weavers’ Workshop recently received thanks from both an eleventh century noblewoman and a twenty-first century queen. Lady Godiva, embodied by Pru Poretta, presented the Weavers with a Certificate of Appreciation for their contribution to the tapestry depicting Coventry’s history.…

Ruth Mary: Jewellery Workshops, here at The Weaver’s House Tuesdays 8 November and 22 November Learn how to make your own ‘picture jewellery’ based on patterns and prints. Create several pieces to take away with you (or to give away…

If you’d like to find out a bit more about the Weavers’ Workshop, or weaving in general, there are two chances next week: The Weavers will be hosting a Macmillan Coffee Morning here at The Weaver’s House on Thursday 29…