18th October 2025
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10am - Doors open and tables out
11am - Morning Workshop
Weaving circles on a peg loom with Mary
Below is a list of what you will need to bring :
A peg Loom
Smooth string for the warp
Thickish yarn / fibre / textiles for weaving
Piece of paper, pen or pencil, ruler or tape measure
The Guild peg looms will be available for you to borrow if you do not have one and, as always, help will be on hand if you have never used one before.
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2:30pm - Afternoon Talk
Aini Alcock
Aini is a Finnish born rug weaver living in Oxford.
Having retired from the NHS as a Pharmacist eleven years ago Aini took up weaving and enrolled on a part time weaving course at Bradfield College qualifying with a BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma in Fashion and Textiles in 2019.
Since then Aini joined artists at the Edith Road Workshops
in Oxford and in 2021 first participated in
Oxfordshire Artweeks.
Aini’s talk will be a personal account of her work practices weaving Finnish rag rugs, rya rugs, “poppana” and
Norwegian Krokbragd which she describes as follows :
Rag Rugs and “Poppana”
In typical Finnish Rag Rugs recycled fabrics are turned
into practical and attractive rugs. Local variation may
exist as to how colours are arranged. In “poppana”
fabric is cut on the bias and table mats and runners
can be woven with it.
Rya Rugs
Over the centuries two-sided plain Rya rugs became ornamental and ended up on people’s walls.
In the 1960’s they were popular in Finland but then went
out of fashion. A new revival started a few years ago.
Floor rugs made in thick hair wool result in luxurious
shaggy rugs but wall rugs use finer wool.
Norwegian Krokbragd (NK)
NK is the weaving inherited from my predecessor at Edith Road. This method works well in wool and when
limiting colours to three or four, creating a thick and
soft rug with a choice of subtle patterns.
Please do join us for what looks set to be a very interesting and informative talk.
4.30pm chairs away
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