Drop-in sessions, no booking needed | Free, all ages and abilities welcome Come and celebrate the day William Morris first discovered Kelmscott Manor by discovering it yourself! Morris first saw Kelmscott Manor in May 1871, taking on a joint lease on the place with Dante Gabriel Rossetti shortly after. We have lots of family activities […]
SOLD OUT Please note this workshop is now sold out. If you would like to be kept informed of upcoming courses please email [email protected] Only 10 Spaces Available | £95 Join artist Clare Walsh for a day exploring colour and textures using disperse dyes and the heat press to create unique designs. We will be […]
Join us for our inaugural Guided Tour afternoon on Wednesday 21st May We are delighted to offer afternoon guided tours to individuals on Wednesday 21st May. Until now guided tours have only been available to groups but now the first time you can book on as individuals (please note you will be with other individuals […]
Join our Maker in Residence, Sarah Le Breton, for her first demonstration of the season. Demonstrating skeined willow basketry offers the opportunity for Sarah to showcase this endangered craft skill. Willow rods are split and shaved into fine ribbons that are then woven in intricate patterns. Most prevalent in the late 19th Century, due to […]
Try your hand at Weaving with our team of volunteers as part of ‘Make and Mend May’ at Kelmscott Manor – a month of activities exploring themes of creativity, sustainability, and repairability as part of a new project to conserve the Manor’s historic tapestries. Throughout May there will be workshops on weaving, natural dyeing, and […]
Repair Café with The Lechlade Repair Café Chat to volunteers from the Repair Café as they repair appliances in need of some care and attention as part of ‘Make and Mend May’ at Kelmscott Manor – a month of activities exploring themes of creativity, sustainability, and repairability as part of a new project to conserve […]
Only 10 Spaces Available | £95 Join us for a Natural Dyeing workshop at Kelmscott Manor Natural dyer Kate Turnbull will talk you through the process of natural dyeing, mindful foraging, colour extraction and hue modification using some of William Morris textiles as a starting point. You will leave with a range of samples and instructions so […]