Welsh Knitting Retreat
Welsh wool and the Welsh textile manufacturing industry was historically one of the most important industries throughout Wales. However, it was in the Teifi valley and the surrounding areas that the wool industry was at its most prolific. We’ll follow the story of this industry at the National Wool Museum and learn more about Welsh quilts and blankets at the Welsh Quilt Centre. Two full day knitting workshops with Sasha Kagan complete this knitting retreat.
Your Tour Includes
- 4 nights accommodation on a half-board basis
- Lunch and tea/coffee on workshop days
- 2 full-day knitting workshops with Sasha Kagan
- Entrance fees and excursions
- Services of an experienced Tour Manager
Sasha Kagan
Sasha Kagan is a well known knitwear designer who chose textiles as her medium of expression after completing a Master of Arts degree at the Royal College of Art. Her first publication "The Sasha Kagan Sweater Book" helped start the Knitwear Revolution in the 1980's and she has continued ever since to promote hand knitting as a textile art. She exhibits regularly at Made London, Wonderwool Wales, craft centers and The Knitting and Stitching shows. In 2000 she had an exhibition at The Victoria and Albert Museum which has helped to elevate the humble craft of hand knitting. Author of 7 design books, Sasha is an experienced workshop tutor and has taught extensively in the UK, USA, Australia and Japan. She has designed for Rowan Yarns since their first magazine, Vogue Knitting Magazine, Interweave Knits, The Knitter and Woman's Weekly. Sasha's passion for beautiful yarns and textiles leads her to teach knitters how to design for themselves so that they can enjoy the process as much as she does!
Itinerary
Make your own way to Llanelli where your room will be available for check-in from 2pm. Get to know Sasha, the Tour Manager and your fellow guests in our afternoon Knit & Natter session, or over dinner this evening.
Includes Dinner
Today is our full day knitting workshop with Sasha. Lunch is included, and tea/coffee will be served morning and afternoon.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Lunch
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
The National Wool Museum tells the story of the Welsh woollen Industry through working machinery, archive material, hands-on displays and a textile gallery. The museum is housed in the historic former Cambrian Mills which made shirts and shawls, blankets and bedcovers, woollen stockings and socks sold throughout the world. The picturesque village of Dre-fach Felindre in the beautiful Teifi valley was once the centre of the thriving woollen industry, earning the nickname 'The Huddersfield of Wales'. We will follow the process from Fleece to Fabric and visit the sympathetically restored listed mill buildings.
Since its official opening in 2010 by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall the Welsh Quilt Centre has become an exceptional venue in the heart of the Teifi Valley. The idea to open a centre to celebrate and promote a wider understanding of the Welsh quilt came from Jen Jones, whose obsession with collecting Welsh quilts, blankets and textiles has spanned over forty years. In Lampeter’s historic Town Hall we will have the opportunity to learn about the ancient art of Welsh quilts and blankets as well as enjoying other work by local and international artists.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
We enjoy a full day knitting workshop with Sasha today. Lunch is included, and tea/coffee will be served morning and afternoon.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Lunch
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast before checking out at 11am.
Includes Breakfast
Tour Notes: Please be aware that the hotel that we use for this tour is not suitable for people with mobility difficulties. The car park, for both parking your own car and our coach pick up and drop off for excursions is located below the hotel and can only be accessed by a steep slope. Hotel reception is accessed via 4 steps. There is an additional step-free entrance, but this is not suitable for wheelchair users.
Single Room Supplement from £75.00 (5 days).
Knitting Holidays
Specially designed for knitters, this Stitchtopia knitting holiday is the ideal opportunity to meet like-minded knitters and indulge in your favourite hobby. Our talented knitting expert will be on hand throughout the holiday and host inspirational workshops with a beautifully designed project to get those needles clicking!
Accommodation
You will stay for four nights at the Stradey Park Hotel.
