new looms for the weaving workshop

Sometimes ago, we have asked our friends at one of our camphill meetings and asked for unused weaving looms.
It works. We got what we asked for!!!
Recently, we have got 2 new table looms from Camphill Dingle and a standing loom from a good soul.
The weaving workshop is temporarily set up in Clai house at the moment. It's expanding quickly. Now we have 4 weaving looms set up.
Our weavers have been busy making some products for the christmas fair.

The new purpose-built workshop is waiting for more funding. Hopefully, we get a roof over the building soon.
Now what we need are more people who works on the looms!

first pots

We started a couple session of craft work a while ago.
We have been making a few flower pots and tiles for mosaic work since then.

As we don't have any pottery equipment, it isn't easy to finish them off.
No equipment at all.
It's easy to make some pots but they all need to be fired.
what can we do???

we tried to fire them in a paper kiln. As the name suggests that they get
fired in newspaper.
How is it possible?
well, it's hard to believe but the newspapers in certain conditions don't get burnt easily.
Different layers of wet newspapers hold heat and work as insulation.
Eventually it gets very hot and convert clay into ceramic. It's very fascinating process and wonderful event for anybody to see it.
it is very valuable experience to follow the whole process and try to understand what ceramic is.

Indeed,It was very successful firing. There was no broken or cracked pots.
so, we'll try to fire some more pots in paper kiln again.

latest member in our community

"Bobby" is our latest member in our community. He's 6 months old dog that found a good home. He was a stray dog that was found at our friends' house.
It happened that people in Clai house was considering to get a dog and they were looking for a suitable dog. When they heard about the dog, a meeting was arranged for him to visit us. It all went well and he was to come and live with us in Clai house.
Well, unfortunately, he got a car accident the day after. When he joined us, he had some stitches on his front paws. With special neck holder around his face, he looked a little bit sad.
anyway, he is a very happy dog now and he's off the neck holder and all the stitches. He looks much healthier and started walking again. Indeed, he can run and go for a long walk. He's very friendly dog and everybody in the community seems to be getting on well with Bobby.