Would you like to learn a new skill? These lessons will be an opportunity to learn how to spin locally grown flax to make Bridport Linen. Beginners will start with wool and progress to flax. Spinning wheels will be provided! Spinners are welcome to bring their own wheels and move straight on to flax. To READ MORE
Would you like to learn a new skill? These lessons will be an opportunity to learn how to spin locally grown flax to make Bridport Linen. Beginners will start with wool and progress to flax. Spinning wheels will be provided! Spinners are welcome to bring their own wheels and move straight on to flax. To READ MORE
Join us on Saturday 6th June for our first flax processing session at Coppett Hill Farm! This will be a fun event, where we’ll take you through the craft and skills of breaking, scutching and hackling. No experience necessary! This session is aimed at volunteers involved in the two Flax Forward projects; the Bridport Dress READ MORE
Join us for a day of flax processing. This will be a fun community event, where we’ll take you through the craft and skills of breaking, scutching and hackling. No experience necessary! This will be an open public event, part of Open Farm Sunday, a free family day out to discover the vital role farmers READ MORE
Would you like to learn a new skill? These lessons will be an opportunity to learn how to spin locally grown flax to make Bridport Linen. Beginners will start with wool and progress to flax. Spinning wheels will be provided! Spinners are welcome to bring their own wheels and move straight on to flax. To READ MORE
Would you like to learn a new skill? These lessons will be an opportunity to learn how to spin locally grown flax to make Bridport Linen. Beginners will start with wool and progress to flax. Spinning wheels will be provided! Spinners are welcome to bring their own wheels and move straight on to flax. To READ MORE
Would you like to learn a new skill? These lessons will be an opportunity to learn how to spin locally grown flax to make Bridport Linen. Beginners will start with wool and progress to flax. Spinning wheels will be provided! Spinners are welcome to bring their own wheels and move straight on to flax. To READ MORE
Would you like to learn a new skill? These lessons will be an opportunity to learn how to spin locally grown flax to make Bridport Linen. Beginners will start with wool and progress to flax. Spinning wheels will be provided! Spinners are welcome to bring their own wheels and move straight on to flax. To READ MORE
An opportunity to help with the harvesting of Tamarisk Farm Flax on Wednesday 29th July 18.00 - 20.00 - arrive from 17.30. Come along and help pull and de-seed this years flax crop! WHAT TO BRING: Be prepared for warm weather and uneven ground. Wear stout footwear, sun screen and a hat. Refreshment will be READ MORE
An second opportunity to help with the harvesting of Tamarisk Farm Flax on Sunday 2nd August 10.00 - 12.00 noon. Come along and help pull this years flax crop and de seed (rippling) before loading into the trailer to take the flax off for retting. DIRECTIONS Tamarisk Farm is in the village of West Bexington, READ MORE
Spinning and weaving open day at Dawes Twine Works in West Coker. https://westcoker-pc.gov.uk/home-page/ropewalk/
The Melplash Agricultural Society Show is one of the South West’s premier agricultural exhibitions and is held at The West Bay Show grounds, Bridport, Dorset on the last Thursday before the August Bank holiday. Find our stall at this year's show where we'll be sharing about what we have been up to so far with READ MORE