Intro to Free-Form Weaving
with Brandy Godsil
1 Workshop available. 2 Hour workshop
Monday 19th October, 1.00 pm Dyke, Forres

Brandy Godsil is a textile artist and educator with over 15 years of experience creating and teaching in the textiles and fashion industries. She creates textile art and garments in a variety of processes such as weaving, natural dyeing, eco-printing, felting, embroidery, and tailoring. Brandy creates bespoke garments and one-of-a-kind artworks that are inspired by nature, healing, human psychology, and cultural mythologies. She is co-founder of the weaving non-profit organisation Intertwine Arts, whose mission is to inspire creativity, joy, and self-confidence through free-form weaving for people of all ages with disabilities or chronic illnesses.
Brandy graduated with a BFA in Fibre Art and Experimental Fashion Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2009 and completed tailoring and pattern making apprenticeships in New York City. She studied Experimental Fashion at Central Saint Martins in London and Painting at Parsons School of Design Summer Program in New York City. She has participated in group textile residencies in Oaxaca, Mexico with Thread Caravan and Texere, and at the Ós residency / Icelandic Textile Centre in Blönduós, Iceland. Brandy is completing her masterʼs degree in art & design management and creative Organizations from LUM University in Milan, Italy. She hosts workshops, artist talks, and teaches courses across the UK, Italy and the States.
Discover the calming and expressive practice of weaving in this relaxed, hands-on workshop. Using basic rectangular looms, participants will be introduced to the foundations of weaving and encouraged to experiment and embrace their intuition in the process. Students will learn how to create different shapes and patterns using a variety of materials such as yarn, embroidery floss, fabric scraps, felt roving, and other natural fibres. This workshop offers a mindful space where participants can follow their curiosity and create organically.
No previous weaving experience is required. All materials and supplies are included.
Monday 19th October - 1.00 pm, Dyke & District Community Hall, Dyke, Forres IV36 2TF