About Dobby & Rose
Dobby & Rose was founded by Rebecca Harvey-Browne in 2017, teaching Weaving Workshops and creating Handwoven Homewares in her barn studio in Churt.
After graduating with a First Class Honours in Woven Textiles, Rebecca went into the Textile Industry for ten years, working for a prestigious British interior fabric company.
Realising teaching was a passion alongside her love of Textiles, Rebecca founded Dobby & Rose and started her Weaving Workshops, allowing others to experience Weaving and to pass on this Heritage Craft.
Rebecca is now also working alongside schools and the education system, to offer diversity to the curriculum and allow Weaving and Crafts to thrive once again.
Rebecca's Ethos
Over the years, Rebecca has realised that not only is Weaving a great way to be rewarded by a creating a beautiful piece of fabric but it is also a mindful and therapeutic way of spending a few hours.
Craft is more important than ever as pressures from our busy lives are put upon us, these hands on creative practices allow us to 'switch off' for a while.
'Craft is about seeing the seed of an idea and slowly growing and nurturing that seed until it flowers'
Helen Hallows
The Studio
Rose is the country barn studio, named after Rebecca's grandmother and built by her husband and late father. Her father also drew the beautiful loom in the logo, representing the heart of the studio.
This cosy workshop is surrounded by farmland where all the magic happens and it sits at the back of Rebecca's home cottage garden waiting for her visitors to explore their creativity.
Dobby is the priceless loom that lives at Rose Studio and is worked very hard by Rebecca on her creative days preparing handcrafted homewares.
The weaving workshops are more than just about the course, it's about the whole experience and Rebecca makes sure you leave relaxed and more insightful about the world of weaving as well as offering refreshments and snacks.
Rebecca's home and studio is located in the countryside where there is plenty to see and do around the area as well as weaving - so it is a perfect getaway if you want to make a short break out of it. She'll be happy to give you advice on local pubs, cafes and activities nearby.
