GatewayCrafts is an Erasmus+ project proposed by Barbot Bernardo / Saber Fazer and which has CRU Creative Hub and Materahub as partners.
The project consists of preparing pilots to facilitate access to technical knowledge in small-scale manufacturing and artisan work.
The learning strategy will combine more conventional elements of distance learning, such as online courses, with others developed and adapted for a social learning logic and more informal learning on social media.
Online course / Curso online
Flax to Linen, Seed to Fibre
Como produzir Linho, da Semente à Fibra
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This is our online course "Flax to Linen, Seed to Fibre", where we will teach you to grow and process your linen fibre!
Linen is a natural textile fibre that has been grown and used by humans for thousands of years. Still, in recent decades, the knowledge of producing this fibre on a sustainable smaller scale has slowly diminished and almost disappeared.
By creating this course, we hope to make this knowledge accessible again to a new generation. In it, you'll find comprehensive guides, step-by-step instructions, and videos of the entire process.
From selecting flax varieties to cultivating and harvesting, our step-by-step guides will teach you to grow and process flax to linen in your farm, backyard or community garden.
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Este é o nosso curso online "Como produzir Linho, da Semente à Fibra", onde vamos aprender a cultivar e processar linho!
O linho é uma fibra têxtil natural que tem sido cultivada e utilizada pelo homem há milhares de anos. No entanto, nas últimas décadas, o conhecimento sobre a produção desta fibra numa escala mais pequena e sustentável tem vindo a diminuir lentamente, tendo quase desaparecido.
Com este curso, esperamos tornar este conhecimento novamente acessível a uma nova geração. Aqui, encontrarão guias completos, instruções passo-a-passo e vídeos de todo o processo.
Desde a seleção das variedades de linho até ao cultivo e à colheita, com os nossos tutoriais passo-a-passo poderá aprender a cultivar e a processar linho na sua quinta, talhão ou jardim comunitário.
Teaching materials / Recursos pedagógicos
Teaching materials
Recursos pedagógicos
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The lessons in the “Flax to Linen, Seed to Fibre" online course are available as pdf downloads, so you can print them out and use them to support your learning, as well as share them!
Here, you can find all the lessons in a single file, which is easier to save and share.
PT
As lições do curso online “Como produzir Linho, da Semente à Fibra” estão disponível em pdf para download, para que possa imprimir e usar como apoio à sua aprendizagem, e também partilhar!
Aqui encontra todas as lições num ficheiro único, mais fácil de guardar e partilhar.
Online course / Curso online
Introduction to handspinning
Iniciação à fiação
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Fibre spinning is an ancient technique that allows us to transform fibres into yarn.
It is one of the oldest technologies developed by humankind and has played a crucial role in our development.
In this course, we will teach you to spin your yarn using a spindle, a tool used for thousands of years to create yarn that many of us still use today. Although you may not need to hand spin to make your clothes and textiles nowadays, you will find that there is power and pleasure in the simple craft of hand spinning your yarn.
From understanding the principles of fibre-spinning to mastering the balance between fibre and spindle, our online course is meant to empower you to create your own yarn from an array of fibres and fuel your creative projects.
Our online course "Introduction to handspinning" includes videos, comprehensive guides with step-by-step instructions, and downloadable resources that you can print out and keep forever to help you during your learning process.
PT
A fiação é uma técnica milenar que nos permite transformar fibras em fios. É uma das tecnologias mais antigas desenvolvidas pela humanidade e que desempenhou um papel crucial no nosso desenvolvimento.
Neste curso, ensinar-lhe-emos a fiar o seu fio utilizando um fuso, uma ferramenta utilizada há milhares de anos para produzir fios, que muitos de nós ainda hoje usamos.
Desde a compreensão dos princípios da fiação até ao domínio do equilíbrio entre a fibra e o fuso, o nosso curso online permitir-lhe-á criar o seu próprio fio a partir de uma variedade de fibras para impulsionar os seus projectos criativos.
O nosso curso online “Iniciação à fiação" incluí vídeos, guias completos com instruções passo-a-passo e recursos descarregáveis que pode imprimir e guardar para sempre para o ajudar durante o processo de aprendizagem.
Online course / Curso online
Introduction to handspinning
Iniciação à fiação
EN
The lessons in the “Introduction to handspinning" online course are available as pdf downloads, so you can print them out and use them to support your learning, as well as share them!
Here, you can find all the lessons in a single file, which is easier to save and share.
PT
As lições do curso online “Iniciação à fiação” estão disponível em pdf para download, para que possa imprimir e usar como apoio à sua aprendizagem, e também partilhar!
Aqui encontra todas as lições num ficheiro único, mais fácil de guardar e partilhar.
Best practices workbook
Analysis of the state of the art and best practices regarding social media, “social learning” and learning habits among younger demographics
This is a guide for learning content and materials developers for the arts and crafts sector, with tips, instructions, and insights about social media learning with an emphasis on learning and social media consumption habits, best practices, singularities of each social media platform, community management, learning communities, algorithms, recommendations, and user behavior.
Social Media Learning in e-Learning
Our bite-sized videos packed with knowledge
These Social Media Learning videos result from adapting the “Flax to linen, Seed to Fibre” and "Introduction to handspinning" online course videos to social media, to be used as a learning tool, delivering high-quality and highly engaging learning content adapted to the new forms of digital consumption.
These videos are available in English on Gatewaycraft's Instagram Reels and Stories, YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and SaberFazer's YouTube.
You can read more about the Social Media Learning stategy in this article on our blog.
Online courses reach
Online courses beta testers and enrollments
Flax to Linen, Seed to Fibre
Total Enrollments: 110
Beta Testers: 37
Como Produzir Linho, da Semente à Fibra
Total Enrollments: 255
Beta Testers: 230
Introduction to Handspinning
Total Enrollments: 74
Beta Testers: 57
Iniciação à Fiação
Total Enrollments: 137
Beta Testers: 49
Barbot Bernardo offers innovation, strategic design and education services and work in the fields of culture and creativity, urban transition, agroecology, sustainable production and small-scale manufacturing.
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Founded in 2011, their unit Saber Fazer, is a private initiative coordinated by Alice Bernardo and Miguel Barbot, which has been dedicated to research, enhancement and dissemination of artisanal and semi-industrial production techniques in Portugal, focusing on natural textile fibres, natural dyeing and farm-to-cloth productions. It is an educational and editorial project whose main objective is to ensure the transfer of technical knowledge and educate and raise awareness of the fundamental issues surrounding this topic, which are not only environmental sustainability issues but also social and economic ones. Smaller and local production scales are increasingly relevant, and it is urgent to renew and disseminate the knowledge that allows us to create sustainable production and collaboration chains. Their work focuses on local genetic resources and sustainable, small- and medium-scale production processes.
Ofício is their design studio and creative agency. It was founded to support BarbotBernardo's clients in implementing their marketing strategies, from graphic, editorial and web design to content creation.
Barbot Bernardo is certified in Portugal as a Vocational Education and Training Provider (VET).
CRU is a creative hub, installed in Porto Art District since 2012 and is dedicated to the development of a multidisciplinary and extensive community of professionals from the creative industries.
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CRU is formed by a community of more than 350 individuals - coworkers, designers, craftsmen, entrepreneurs , artists, partners and trainers, of which around 45 work daily in its space. CRU’s mission is to offer the best conditions to keep its community active, prosperous and international, while reinforcing the individual potential of each freelancer and solopreneur of the different cultural and creative industries.
For this, CRU offers space and services at a bearable cost, in an environment suitable for artistic creation, productivity, networking and collaborations, contributing to the well-being and friendship between all the people who are part of the community.
Materahub is a strategic design hub working to foster local development by promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, networking and cross- fertilization.
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The experience of Materahub professional team is focused on culture and creative sector, cultural heritage, tourism, social innovation, innovation in education and enterprise and all those economic sectors which are relevant for the growth and wealth of the community. These sectors have been supported by tailored capacity building programs, research and development actions, innovation pilot projects based on cross-fertilization between sectors (specially creative driven initiatives).
In the last 10 years, Materahub has been involved in EU funded projects both as coordinator and as strategic partner, running initiatives under Erasmus+, COSME, H2020, Interreg Europe, Creative Europe as well as projects funded by ERDF and ESF.