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Historic Crafts workshop weekend hosted by the Ancient Technology Centre, Dorset.
The Ancient Technology Centre, Dorset hosts expert tutors who will teach you four heritage crafts for a day
- Sarah Day: Memma the Cave Woman and Prehistoric Experiences Stone Age school visits.
- Jenny Heath: Drakos Dottir, Dark Age textiles interpretation for reenactment. Specialising in Nalbinding and Tablet Weaving.
- Fergus Milton: Experimental archaeologist specialising in Smelting ores and Bronze casting.
- Once you have booked with your tutor you will have the options to stay Saturday 10th May 2025 overnight in the Viking Longhall for only £25 extra!
The Ancient Technology Centre, Dorset hosts our four expert tutors who will teach you four heritage crafts over the course of the weekend.
Sally Pointer - Sally Pointer Heritage Education
Vanessa Bunton -Puku B Historic Experiences
Jalea Ward - Slightly Warped Looms
Jenny Heath - Drakos Dottir Viking Textiles
You will have 4 sessions over the mornings and afternoons of both Saturday 7th June and Sunday 8th June 2025.
These will all be in a heritage textile skill such as:
- Twining
- Loom weaving
- Stone Age sewing kit
- Natural Dyeing
Tickets are £215.00 for the weekend tutoring and evening talk. The ticket price includes a unique bag full of all the supplies needed for the workshops, a collection of resources unavailable as a package anywhere else. You will have around 2 and a half hours with each textile skill and tutor to learn the history and have a go yourself. On the Saturday evening we will gather for a communal meal (additional fee TBC) and an evening talk led by our expert tutors.
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