Saturday 24th June to 1st July 2023 crochet workshop with tutor Jane Crowfoot 

Enjoy a week of workshops in rural France with inspirational tutor Jane Crowfoot. The holiday will consist of 2 full day workshops and 4 half day workshops. During free time guests can relax in the house and garden or go on optional outings to the local towns for shopping and sightseeing.

The Tutor

Jane Crowfoot was one of our first tutors at 'Knitting Holidays in France' back in 2007 and became a regular visitor over the years. After a break for a few years to set up her studio and workshop programme in the UK, I am really happy to have persuaded her to come back to France.  

Trained as a constructed textile designer, Jane has worked within the hand knitting craft industry for the last 25 years and is recognised as one of the leading designers within her field, more recently acknowledged as one of the pioneers of the UK crochet revival. Jane is a designer and maker, author and tutor specialising in contemporary and innovative crochet designs for the home interior, drawing much of her inspiration from her love of art, textiles and travel. Jane focuses much of her design work on creating imaginative and motivational Crochet Along (CAL) projects, which give the home crafter the chance to distance learn many crochet techniques by working through one of her vibrant and appealing designs in bite size instalments. Jane lives and works in North London, UK

Jane has also written columns for both Simply Crochet and Crochet Now magazines, a monthly master class column for The Knitter magazine and articles for Rowan Yarns newsletters.

To see more of Jane's work and buy her gorgeous kits visit Janie Crow 

The Workshops

During the course of the week Jane will guide you through all the techniques needed to complete a crochet project that she will design specifically for this workshop. All skill levels are welcome.

It's the perfect opportunity to understand and explore all the techniques used to create one of Jane's beautiful and unique designs. All materials will be supplied, with one-to-one tuition. 

For further details please email sueculligan@gmail.com 

The venue

The Barn at Bercloux is a superb conversion from two old farm buildings, situated in a small hamlet just outside of Brizambourg it is surrounded by vineyards and quiet country lanes. The house is tastefully decorated in vintage French style, with 7 guest bedrooms. Three of the bedrooms have en suite shower rooms and toilet and the other four bedrooms share a bath & shower room and two toilets. There is a large, comfortable sitting room and separate dining room. The garden is mostly lawn with a terrace and 10m swimming pool (open from May to September, weather permitting). The Charente-Maritime has a micro climate which means similar weather to the South of France.

The hosts

Sue and Culli, welcome you as house guests, there are no rules and regulations. You can help yourself to tea and coffee any time of day or night and wine is served with lunch and supper. Sue and Culli live in the cottage next door to The Barn and are on site at all times.

Enjoy delicious home cooked food, made from seasonal produce, special dietary requirements can be catered for, but please provide a detailed list of what you can or cannot eat.

Note: if you have a serious food allergy there is a possibility of cross contamination.

Cost

Please note all prices are in Euros.

The cost of the holiday includes accommodation, all meals at the venue, pre-dinner drinks, wine, unlimited tea and coffee, outings to local towns and a free transfer from Bordeaux airport or Saintes station. All you need to do is get yourself to France with your crochet hooks and we do the rest!  Remember to bring a bit of money for refreshments on outings and of course shopping!

Twin room with en suite shower room €995 per person (this can only be booked by two guests travelling together)

Single room with shared bathroom €1100 per person.

Single room with en suite shower room €1500 per person

To check availability and request a booking form please email sueculligan@gmail.com