Dye, Weave, Cast
Dig Week Extravaganza
Saturday 25th April
at The Clearing
10am - 4pm
As part of the Lesnes Dig Week, Creative Nature HQ will be hosting Dye, Weave, Cast Dig Week Extravaganza, taking place at The Clearing on Saturday 25th April from 10am - 4pm.
We have various FREE sessions happening:
Ancient Carving & Copper Forming Demonstration
Weaving Workshop
Eco Printing Workshop
Ancient Carving & Copper Forming Demonstration
Join Stephen at The Clearing from 10am - 12pm and 2pm - 4pm, for a demonstration of ancient casting and copper forming. He will be pewter casting in cuttlefish, copper forming jewellery and making pilgrims tokens using a repoussé technique.
Free. Drop-in - no booking required.
Join Liz and Di at The Clearing from 10.30am - 12pm and 2pm - 3.30pm, to learn how to extract colours from plants by steaming them over a fire to make your own eco print!
Free. Booking essential.
Weaving Workshop
Join Ashanti at The Clearing from 10am - 12pm and 2pm - 4pm, for a weaving taster session, using different sized frame looms and a variety of yarn, to learn about loom functions and basic weave structures.
Free. Booking essential, one ticket per person only.
Dig Week at Lesnes Abbey Woods, Tuesday 21st April - Sunday 26th April
Eco Printing Workshop
Taking place from Tuesday 21st April - Sunday 26th April, Dig Week centres on a community archaeological excavation, hosted by Bexley Council in partnership with DigVentures, in Lesnes Abbey Woods. Other activities will be taking place throughout the week, including Dye, Weave, Cast with Creative Nature HQ on Saturday 25th April at The Clearing.
Alongside DigVentures' Archaeologists, local schools, community members and groups will have a hands-on opportunity to use, or learn new archaeological field skills. To increase experience, and understanding of how archaeologists dig scientifically and how artefacts are carefully collected and discoveries are recorded as they are found.
Dig Week is part of a two-year Heritage Lottery funded Lesnes 500 project which begun in April 2025. Bexley Council, in partnership with The Friends of Lesnes Abbey and Woods (FOLAW), secured funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) to mark the 500th anniversary of the dissolution of Lesnes Abbey. The key aims of the grant are improving access and participation, saving heritage, protecting the environment and organisational sustainability.
Photo credit: DigVentures
