The Weaver's House

Usually at this point we would be recapping a full year of Open Days and other events at The Weaver’s House. The year started well with the announcement of ‘Moving Blue’ the City of Culture colour based on the famous…

A pair of cheerfully coloured rugs made of recycled materials: The ‘warp’ is the long pieces of yarn or other textile which is held in place on a loom or a frame. In the above left example, ribbon has been…

    The Weavers’ Workshop have been busy during lockdown. Here is a gallery of some of their creations. Big thanks to the Weavers who sent in pics of their amazing creations: Anne-Marie: rag rugs and waistcoat, Merino/cotton woven tunic…

As we weren’t able to run our springtime Open Day, here are some of the weaving-inspired Easter crafts that you can try at home. The carrot card is suitable for any age with a little help, and the Easter Egg…

    In this post Sara of the Weavers’ Workshop takes us through the process of rewarping our reproduction loom, a mammoth task! The replica medieval floor loom is at last warped up following several wintry sessions in the freezing…

  We’re delighted to be involved with the Moving Blue project, which sees the colour with a Coventry history going back hundreds of years revived ahead of the City of Culture year. The project kicked off on New Year’s Day and…

    From 5th October 2019 until 24th November 2019 PLEASE NOTE OPENING DAYS ARE NOW: Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays: 12pm – 5pm The highly anticipated second Coventry Biennial will unfold across Coventry from the 4th October to the 24th November…

    This year, we’ve celebrated the fact that Heritage Open Days is 25 years old! The increasing success of the festival is a great sign of a healthy interest in heritage. And for the final weekend of Heritage Open…

        We enjoyed a sunny September for the first Heritage Open Days weekend of 2019, the 25th anniversary year of the festival. On the Saturday we, and visitors, were treated to an extra slice of culture as…

The first Weaver’s House Open Day this year saw the house spring to life on a sunny if slightly chilly April morning. Visitors were impressed and appreciative of the restoration project and the extra activities provided by our volunteers. There…