LEARN at Hestercombe: Rag Wreaths

Taunton Brewhouse are excited to be working in partnership with Hestercombe House and Gardens to bring you a special series of festive craft workshops in the beautiful surroundings of Hestercombe Estate. Your ticket includes access to the house and gardens (adult ticket usually £16.90) so you can enjoy a short walk or a look around the house in your lunch break or after the workshop too. Hestercombe opening hours are 10am – 5pm.

There is free parking at Hestercombe and on arrival please report to the main ticket office where you will be directed to the workshop room.

Please note: use the postcode TA2 8LQ for Sat Nav

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The route is marked out with brown daisy signs from the motorway all the way to Cheddon Fitzpaine. Upon following the sign from Cheddon Fitzpaine, stay on the main road until you reach Hestercombe Gardens. Do not take a turn onto Hestercombe Road as this will take you to the farm and not to Hestercombe Gardens.

Ali is a maker who wastes nothing. Every beautiful fabric she works with — and she works with a lot — gets used to its fullest. Larger pieces find their way into garment linings and bag pockets. Smaller scraps get cut into strips. And even the tiniest offcuts get kept, because Ali knows that good fabric deserves a second life.

Those strips and scraps are exactly what you'll be working with in this workshop, transforming them into a gorgeous rag wreath to take home and hang on your door this Christmas.

Rag wreaths are a wonderfully satisfying make — tactile, forgiving, and genuinely enjoyable to put together, whatever your experience level. Ali's fabric choices are beautiful: rich colours and textures that make for a wreath that feels considered and special rather than thrown together.

Everything you need is included in your workshop, so you can just turn up, settle in, and make something lovely.

About your workshop leader:

Ali is a designer and multidisciplinary maker with a love of colour, pattern and print, who is happiest when she’s creating. She’s passionate about sharing her enthusiasm for sewing, dressmaking and textile design whether through inspiring conversations, relaxed and friendly workshops, or connecting with others over beautiful fabrics.

Ali has supported creatives in a wide range of settings, nurturing confidence and encouraging personal growth through hands-on making, curiosity and thoughtful guidance. She studied Textile Design at Loughborough College of Art and has worked across printed textile design, interior design, visual merchandising and education.