Tips on bag design from Adele Orcajada, a professional from the world of Spanish fashion and accessories design. Adele spends 3 weeks learning to weave her own hand-woven fabric for bags and shoes in Anna Champeney Estudio Textil in Galicia, north Spain. The difference between industry and craft-made bags. How many handbags does industry produce? [more...]
A first impression of the international textile conference (European Textile Network) and Textile Biennial of Kaunas (Lithuania). Exhibitions with internationally-renowned textile artists, networking sessions and lectures about the future of textiles in Europe and worldwide. No textile artist or weaver could afford to miss this event. Rust dyeing course with Reiko Sudo (Nuno textiles, Japan), Chungie Lee and Bojagi textiles from Korea and numerous art installations and the news on the latest TC2 Jacquard loom. [more...]
Photos of weaving, natural dyeing and basketry courses with Lluis Grau and Anna Champeney, held this summer in Galicia, northwest Spain. For unforgettable holidays in north Spain with a difference why not combine a stay at Casa dos Artesans holiday cottage and some quality one-to-one craft tuition. We offer a varied programme and dates to suit you. Courses start at 90€. We also offer highly unusual baskets for sale and to commission including the Spanish piteira basket. This chicken nesting basket with carry handle and door is ideal as a very unusual cat or dog basket, particularly for mother cats or dogs with kittens or puppies. [more...]
International art textile exhibitions, conference and networking opportunity (ETN and Kaunas Biennial) September 2011
A first impression of the international textile conference (European Textile Network) and Textile Biennial of Kaunas (Lithuania). Exhibitions with internationally-renowned textile artists, networking sessions and lectures about the future of textiles in Europe and worldwide. No textile artist or weaver could afford to miss this event. Rust dyeing course with Reiko Sudo (Nuno textiles, Japan), Chungie Lee and Bojagi textiles from Korea and numerous art installations and the news on the latest TC2 Jacquard loom. [more...]