About

Local artist & designer, Wendy Gray invites you to come along to her woven vessel workshop and enjoy a fun and relaxing few hours learning how to construct strong, colourful and memory provoking fabric pots. This craft offers infinite possibilities from broad based bowls for fruit and plant holders to Summer wine coolers and more ambitious structures like Wendy’s towering designs. You might not have time to finish your individual design in class but will leave with the know-how to complete it at home and move on to more ambitious vessels.

Wendy developed her fabric pots from her love of travel, exploring various cultures, their colours and textiles. Having lived overseas for 6 years see had gathered a huge collection of fabrics, each provoking memories of trips and friends she travelled with.

Wendy encourages you to learn how to coil and weave your memories into your pots using fabrics you bring along to the workshop and maybe share those memories over a cuppa whilst weaving. It could be a memory of a loved one, childhood, special event or even your favourite pair of old ripped jeans you can’t bear to part with. The binding of your materials with coloured threads will always compliment your fabric choices.

This coiling technique offers you variety in the shape and structure of your pot.

The workshop includes rope, thread, scissors, needles and some fabric to get you started. We would ask you to bring pieces of fabric and/or items of clothing from home to personalise your pot further.

No previous experience required.

Light refreshments are available throughout the day, with a break for lunch to explore the lovely cafés of Ilkley and eat out or bring something back to the workshop.