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Heritage Textile Weekend Experience
30 May 2026 @ 9:30 am – 31 May 2026 @ 4:00 pm
Join Castle Hill Heritage Skills CIC at the Ancient Technology Centre, Cranborne, Dorset BH21 5RP for a whole weekend of heritage textile skills.
Our experts are:
Vanessa Bunton -Puku B Historic Experiences
Sally Pointer – Sally Pointer Heritage Education
Nicole De Rushie – Grounded History
Jalea Ward – Slightly Warped Looms
You will have 4 sessions over the mornings and afternoons of both Saturday 30th May and Sunday 31st May 2026
These will be in the following heritage textile skills:
– Back strap weaving
– Whorls and drop spinning
– Wet felting
– Net making
Tickets and additional fees
Tickets are £215.00 plus booking fee for the weekend tutoring and Saturday evening. 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 gathering on Saturday night.
Tutors will also have items for sale on Saturday evening.
We are working on providing an evening meal on Saturday 30th May 2026 for a small extra fee to extend your day and the community we will be created. We are still in negotiation with caterers so will email out a link to the meal at a later date. We hope all dietary requirements will be catered for, but cannot guarantee. Please contact us to discuss more.
On Saturday evening this year we would like to celebrate YOU!
We are delighted to be growing our heritage craft skills community and so please bring along ANY craft you are working on / proud of/ something you have made in the past. We will have a sharing evening.
Please bring your own lunch for both Saturday and Sunday.
There is limited accommodation on site. There are 10 places available for guests to sleep in the communal Viking Longhall on this ticket. All bedding plus mattress must be brought with you if you select this option. This is for an additional £25 plus booking fee and can be selected when you purchase your main weekend ticket. There is also space for 5 campervans on this ticket which can be selected when you purchase your main weekend ticket at a cost of £20 plus booking fee per campervan.
Once the options for staying in the Viking Longhall or having a campervan have run out at the ticket sales page there are no additional spaces.
There are options to pay in instalments via other tickets on our Castle Hill Heritage Skills CIC Ticket Tailor box office.
Any questions please email [email protected]
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