Community Weaving Workshops
Free, drop-in workshops suitable for all ages.
Sunday 14th April, 11am-4pm, The Museum in the Park, Stroud.
Saturday 6th April, 11am-4pm, Wayward Weaves Studio at 21 George Street, Stroud.
Around 60 members of the public joined Saori weaver Nicola Builder and Periscope artists Emily Joy and Alison Cockcroft to co-weave a collaborative cloth using natural materials collected from the local landscape (including grasses, wool, horsehair etc). The cloth was sewn into simple tunics that were worn as part of the participatory Wild Dress installation, located in the grounds of Hawkwood for their May Day festival on 6th of May.
See photos below.
Nicola Builder (Wayward Weaves, Saori Weaving)
Nicola Builder is a Saori weaver based in Stroud. Saori is an accessible and intuitive form of weaving from Japan that encourages improvisation and free expression without pattern or plan. Nicola also has a background in sustainability and has developed and facilitated public participatory and community projects exploring people’s sense of connection with place.
@waywardweaves
Find out more about Wayward WeavesEmily Joy and Ali Cockcroft (Periscope)
Emily Joy and Alison Cockcroft are Stroud-based artists, workshop facilitators and teachers whose individual practices explore human/non-human relationships, land, memory, and loss. They also work together as Periscope, creating immersive, creative events which encourage a reimagining of connections between communities and land, history, and future potential. @emilyjoyartist @alisoncockcroft
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