Weaving in the wilds of Wales.........

Greetings again dear Reader, I'm back in London after a delightful week weaving deep in rural Pembrokeshire in Wales! Along with two other weavers we enjoyed the exceptional hospitality & care of Martin and his lovely wife Nina who runs the B&B. Martin, a master weaver, has a wealth of knowledge gained over 40 years of weaving and a has a creative and enthusiastic approach to both technique & use of colour!

My initial dreaming & concept plan........ The dream started as a rug & ended up a wall hanging!

Threading the warp threads onto my loom........a slow & tedious process!

The creation progressing.........

After 5 days of weaving in lovely company & gorgeous surroundings...........the finished wall hanging!

Moirin, Sandra & myself showing off our finished pieces........for relatively inexperienced weavers we are proud of our weaving creations achieve under Martin's patient & expert guidance!

The cosy studio........

The adjacent B & B where our very comfortable accommodation was located......

The farm's grounds and surrounding countryside.........

After a delightful week of weaving in good company we said our goodbyes and headed off with our heads full of ideas for further projects......... Following a 5 hour train journey from Clunderwen I arrived back on London for 3 weeks of exploring this wonderful city! 

Stay posted for the next instalment, K.......

Intriguing Fez.......

Where to start to describe our visit to intriguing Fez? Established in the year 808 Fez is the oldest city in the world never to have been destroyed. Fez's fascinating Medina has 9000 narrow streets & many dead ends! The streets are crowded with workshops producing among other things mosaics & woven goods; countless small shops selling a myriad of good ranging from leather ware, embroidery & beautiful carpets to dried fruits  & fresh fruIt & veg; the ruins of ancient caravanserais; mosques & a Madrasa. This was mixed with inviting aroma of freshly baked breads! In addition there was the odd glass of delicious freshly squeezed orange juice to reinvigorate the shopper!

During our stay here we experienced the ancient Arabic art of calligraphy & today Moroccan button making with the inspiring Amina....... More to come on that. Stay posted for further updates....... The Travellings Wanderers 

On the Road in Morocco.......

Greetings from Morocco,

Departing Europe from Tarifa, we crossed the Straits of Gibraltar to arrive in Tangiers where we were greeted by Hicham, our driver. Off we set to experience the moorish delights of Morocco! First stop was an ATM..... 

Along the road we stopped for morning tea & our welcome to Morocco - a cup of refreshing mint tea, widely served through out Morocco........

Then onto Chefchouen a quaint little village in the Rif Mountains. We enjoyed a walk around the very hilly streets witnessing daily life in this charming "blue & white" village.

A lady selling mulberries.............

A typical village street.....

Th hand painted ceiling in my very charming hotel room..... 

On Saturday we travelled to the 9th century city of Fez. Along the way we visited the wonderful Roman ruins at Volubilis where a roman community lived for 300 years. Located over a vast area, the ruins are now a Worl Heritage Site. There are some wonderful mosaic tiled floors still in tact after all these centuries, a testament to the crafts men of the day.......

We are now in the mysterious Fez. More to come on that later - stay posted........ the Wandering Travellers