Late Middle Ages

No experience in tablet weaving yet? With this course we create the basis for understanding tablet weaving. With an understanding of the structure of a board tape, patterns can then be easily woven - with or without a pattern font. This makes it possible to freely weave your own patterns without sample fonts.

For the 950th anniversary of the Imad cathedral, we offer a journey through time to the Middle Ages!

“Beer culture” at the Museum Village Düppel. From the first evidence for beer production in Stone Age Anatolia, we explore the history and culture of hops and malt.

The MAMUZ castle Asparn / Zaya is dedicated this weekend to the Middle Ages. Guests of the MAMUZ have the opportunity to expand their knowledge of the Middle Ages in our region and at the same time immerse themselves in medieval crafts and stories.

Manufacture your own shave horse from native greenwood. The shave horse is the most versatile of all greenwood workers devices.

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European Textile Forum 2019 - Shared Warps, Shared Wefts.

The processes involved in making iron/oak gall ink and quill pens will be demonstrated and practised during this course. Participants will be shown how to make ink monoprints. They will also examine the historical evidence for the use of quill and gall ink with references to further learning.

All participants will bring home a quill pen and a small bottle of gall ink.

This course involves the building of mortared walls using lime, including setting foundations, cutting corner capping stones, mixing lime, pointing of stone and after care.

€200 per participant

This course will be repeated on 13th & 14th July 2019

This one day workshop is aimed at both complete newcomers to the craft of basket weaving and also those who have a bit of experience and would like to improve their skills. Make a small basket and learn about the growing, harvesting, storing and preparation of the willows for working.

€80 per participant

This one-day course is an introduction to the Austrian scythe and the many benefits of using one to manage grass meadows. You will learn how to set up the scythe, to mow comfortably and to sharpen the scythe blade with a whetstone. Bring you own scythe or buy an Austrian scythe on site.

This course will be repeated on 15th June 2019.