The Weaver's House

A fine day for the first Open Day of 2021 at Coventry’s medieval Weaver’s House.

Good news for fans of Coventry’s heritage, we will be holding an Open Day in July 2021! We are pleased that we will be opening to the public, incredibly to us, this will be for the first time since September…

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…