GatewayCrafts - Erasmus+ Project
2023-2024
Flax fiber produced for the Erasmus+ GatewayCrafts project
Launched in January 2023, GatewayCrafts is an Erasmus+ project proposed and coordinated by Saber Fazer, in partnership with CRU Creative Hub (Portugal) and Materahub (Italy).
The project involves the development of pilot courses designed to facilitate access to and increase the dissemination of technical knowledge in the field of small-scale manufacturing. High-quality educational content, tailored to contemporary audiences and digital platforms, is being developed and distributed free of charge.
In practice, two online courses were initially developed. The first, more comprehensive course focused on “Flax Production—From Seed to Fiber,” and the second on “Introduction to Spinning.” Both courses are available for free on our platform.
In a second phase, this more conventional educational content was adapted into “social media learning” pieces designed to be shared on social media, thereby helping to introduce a broader audience to this type of more technical content.
The learning strategy combines more conventional elements of distance learning, such as those already found in Saber Fazer’s online courses, with others that have been developed and adapted to support social learning and a more informal learning approach on social media.
Erasmus+ is the European Commission's program for education, training, youth, and sports.
Website: www.gatewaycrafts.org
Youtube: @GatewayCrafts
Instagram: @Gatewaycrafts_
2022-2-PT01-KA210-VET-000098835 - “GatewayCrafts - innovative and cross-platform learning in small scale manufacturing”
Flax to Linen, Seed to Fibre - Online Course
This online course was created as part of the gatewayCrafts project. Through this course, in which we teach how to grow and process flax, we hope to make this knowledge accessible once again to a new generation. Here, you’ll find comprehensive guides, step-by-step instructions, and videos covering the entire process. From selecting flax varieties to cultivation and harvesting, our step-by-step tutorials will teach you how to grow and process flax on your farm, plot, or community garden.
Flax to Linen, Seed to Fibre - Educational Resources
The lessons from the online course “Flax to Linen, Seed to Fiber” are available for download as PDF files, so you can print them out to use as a learning resource—and share them too!
Here you’ll find all the lessons in a single file, which is easier to save and share.
Introduction to Handspinning - Online Course
This online course was developed as part of the gatewayCrafts project. In this course, we teach you how to spin yarn using a spindle, a tool that has been used for thousands of years to produce yarn and that many of us still use today. From understanding the principles of spinning to mastering the balance between the fiber and the spindle, this online course will enable you to create your own yarn from a variety of fibers to fuel your creative projects.
Introduction to Handspinning - Educational Resources
The lessons from the online course “Introduction to Handspinning” are available for download as PDF files, so you can print them out to use as a learning aid—and share them too!
Here you’ll find all the lessons in a single file, which is easier to save and share.
Social Media Learning for e-Learning
These educational videos for social media are adapted from the online courses “Flax to Linen, Seed to Fiber” and “Introduction to Handspinning,” designed to serve as a learning tool by providing high-quality, engaging educational content tailored to new forms of digital consumption. These videos are available in English on Gatewaycraft’s Instagram, YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and SaberFazer’s YouTube channel.
Analysis of the state of the art and best practices regarding social media, “social learning” and learning habits among younger demographics
This is a guide for learning content and materials developers for the arts and crafts sector, with tips, instructions, and insights about social media learning with an emphasis on learning and social media consumption habits, best practices, singularities of each social media platform, community management, learning communities, algorithms, recommendations, and user behavior.
