Learn how to work with wool – from fibre to bobbin

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3 hour introductory workshop with Pauline

Learn about working with wool

Your own spool of wool

€50

per person

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The workshop in detail

15 years min.

2 to 6 participants

Up to 10 people for a privatization

Dive into the world of wool with Pauline, the artisan weaver!

Everything starts with some explanations about the wool used in the workshop and its origin.

You will start working with unprocessed wool so you will have to carefully remove all the dirt and impurities and then card it, i.e. untangle it and aerate the fibres.

Then you will spin the wool by hand with a wooden spindle. A magnificent reel will take shape little by little!

You will work with 2 different wools, one brown and one white.

This workshop means you can get your hands right in the wool and go back to the basics of textile creation so that you really understand all the basics!

You will leave with your own beautiful spool, ready for your best textile projects!

Workshop location

The workshop is easily accessible by public transport.

This place is not accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Additional information

Language of the workshop

Français

For Christmas, the gift of creating

Meet Pauline

Woollens

Having trained at La Cambre in textiles, Pauline is an artisan weaver with a passion for working with wool. From the sheep to the final creation, she's an expert at every stage, from shearing, sorting, and carding, to spinning, weaving, and dyeing, etc.

And she wants to share all of it with you in this workshop! Her final study year project, Blackwool, ended up turning into a lifetime project. And the concept behind it? Promoting the wool from Brussels sheep by running workshops for children and adults!

Combining education, her love of the local area and her passion for textiles, she has since devoted herself full time to this project. Her work showcases the local wool and modernises the craft! She gets her wool from David, a shepherd with a flock of brown sheep in Brussels, as well as from Belgian and French individuals who own sheep and want the wool to be used for something worthwhile.

Once shorn, the wool is sent to spinning mills near Namur and in Bordeaux. She can't wait to welcome you to her Ali Baba's cave of delights! What with all the looms, the cushions, the old spinning wheels and the natural wool, a journey of discovery awaits you!

Meet Pauline

8 comments

Catherine F

10/27/2024

Atelier très intéressant ! J'ai beaucoup aimé travailler la laine. Pauline explique très bien tout le contexte autour de la fabrication du fil à tricoter. Elle est particulièrement impliqué dans les enjeux de la production artisanale. Bravo !

Carine L

10/21/2024

Très chouette atelier, merci Pauline. Belle découverte du filage de la laine et de l'artisanat. A recommander

Stéphanie S

3/13/2024

Un tout grand merci à Pauline pour cet atelier très intéressant, pour toutes ses explications sur le filage, son projet blackwool et sa démarche d'artisan. J'ai passé un super moment, dans une ambiance très sympa et j'ai beaucoup appris, je recommande chaudement.

Caro d

2/26/2024

Super atelier ! Chouette ambiance, belle découverte ! Je recommande ! Merci Pauline, je te souhaite le meilleur dans tes projets et j’espère bien refaire l’un ou l’autre atelier chez toi !

Valérie S

1/25/2024

Atelier très intéressant pour comprendre le processus de fabrication d'une pelote de laine, le cardage et le filage à l'aide d'un fuseau. Merci Pauline pour ce chouette moment de partage dans ton atelier.

Marion F

7/16/2023

Merci Pauline, j'étais ravie de te rencontrer, d'en apprendre plus sur ton quotidien d'artisane et d'approcher une petite partie de ton savoir-faire. Super atelier, je recommande!

Katy F

6/3/2023

J'ai adoré les explications de Pauline sur le fil de laine, de son origine sur le corps du mouton à la pelote . J'ai aussi beaucoup apprécié de pouvoir toucher différents types de laine et m'initier au cardage et au filage.

Veronique d

10/19/2022

Je suis tricoteuse, et j'ai eu envie de voir connaître le parcours de la laine, du mouton à la pelote (ou l'écheveau) de laine. J'ai beaucoup apprécié les explications, la démonstration, la pratique, les réponses aux questions, la convivialité de Pauline et du lieu. Je recommande.