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Another year, another shearing
It was a pleasure to take Marty and Susana O'Connell back to Serralves to demonstrate the shearing of the farm's Bordaleira de Entre-Douro-e-Minho sheep. We were presented with exceptional weather and many families joined us to watch this very important stage of the wool cycle!
Saber Fazer at the Fall Festival 2018
Among those of us who will be teaching, the Fall Festival is already known as that annual endurance test, since it practically consists of working continuously for two days teaching thousands of people about wool, spinning, weaving, felting, tapestry, basketry and much more.
Shearing at Quinta de Serralves - 2017
Another year, another brilliant shearing by Martin at Quinta de Serralves. The more I learn about wool and the more shearings I see, the more special I think this moment is that we are lucky enough to offer to the Foundation's public.
Learn how to weave, dye, felt and work with Portuguese wool
The October workshops start on October 15 and will take place over three weekends, teaching how to weave, dye, felt and work wool from raw fleece to yarn, at Quinta de Serralves.
HOW TO PRODUCE FLAX: Practical workshops and demonstrations at Quinta de Serralves
At Quinta de Serralves, this is the second year of cultivating a flax field with the goal of teaching about its production and processing using only locally produced fiber.
HOW TO PRODUCE SILK - practical workshops and demonstrations at Quinta de Serralves
On Saturday June 11, Saber Fazer brings to Serralves a day entirely dedicated to silk fibre and its small-scale production, with demonstrations, experiments and guided tours of silkworm rearing, which is taking place for the second year running at Quinta de Serralves.
Learning to reel cocoons with Teresa Frade
Last year I found myself with a box full of cocoons resulting from our breeding, but I had no idea how to extract the silk thread. These days, in Portugal, it's not exactly easy to find someone who can teach you how to do something so specific.
Learning to shear
Here are a few photos of the Shearing Workshop that took place last saturday in Serralves, right after the morning demonstration.
Sheep shearing workshop and demonstration at Serralves - 21st of May 2016
The 2016 shearing season has already begun and there will once again be a shearing open to the public at Quinta de Serralves next Saturday, May 21, this time with something new: a practical workshop for beginners!
The festival
Just like last year, it was a very intense day fully spent teaching spinning, weaving and basketry. Although we ended up extremely tired, we all agreed that it is very important to open this kind of activities to the general public, that for the most part, never did anything of the kind.
Saber Fazer at the Fall Festival - September 27, 2015
Save the date: sunday, the 27th of September, Saber Fazer will once again be present with two activities at the Festa de Outono in Serralves.
It was a festival
And this is how it was in Serralves, at the Festa de Outono, last sunday. I think that it was the first time that any of us, both in the textile and basket weaving activities, had to deal with so many people at once.