Workshops


“To Experiment Textile”

10 workshops - 10 techniques in textile

These textile experiences are aimed to artists who want to cross their work with textile materials and techniques.

These should be joined by designers, teachers and students as well as the interested public. It is therefore proposed, a set of technical and creative workshops, of contact with the techniques of the textile materials and tools, as well as with the work developed by the artists who will provide the knowledge and challenge the use of these materials of reference, through experimentation and in line with the learn by doing.

With ten workshops we remember the ten years of CONTEXTILE and what has been done here in that time.

Workshops already held:
 

01

Jacquard
Master Class

by Adrien Landry

6th September
IDEGUI + Fábrica Têxtil

The creation of a jacquard fabric can be quite complex, but with the support of electronic tools and a basic knowledge of textile structures, this type of weaving can be carried out in a simple way.

This “master class” aims to understand the mechanics of the Jacquard system, the electronic loom and the steps to create a fabric from an image worked in an image processing software such as Photoshop.

15 participants | 50 € | 10:00 –13:00 / 14:30 – 18:00

02

Paper Making

by Magda Soboń

7th September
Praceta da Casa da Memória de Guimarãe

Based on an authorial program, the workshop will provide participants with the basic knowledge of manual papermaking.

Participants will have the opportunity to experience the cellulose manufacturing processes from recycled paper, cotton fabrics and plant fibres.

15 participants | 50 € | 10:00 –13:00 / 14:30 – 18:00

03

Cyanotype

by Cindy Steiler

9th September
Oficinas da Escola Arquitetura, Artes e Design (EAAD)

This workshop proposes the experimentation with basic chemistry norms, preparation of fabrics for image reception and creation of negatives.

Participants are invited to bring a digital image, cell phone or camera photo. At the end, participants will have 2 photographs printed on fabric, as well as photos of plants and other objects in composition.

15 participants | 50 € | 10:00 –13:00 / 14:30 – 18:00

04

Drawing with threads

by Cindy Steiler

10th September
Oficinas da Escola Arquitetura, Artes e Design (EAAD)

The workshop explores the use of needles, threads and fabrics in drawing images and communicating ideas. By exploring transfer techniques and experimentation of ways to create textures and volumes, Participants will take the liberty to break the traditional rules of embroidery, renewing it to expressions of contemporary art.

15 participants | 50 € | 10:00 –13:00 / 14:30 – 18:00

05

Fibers, preparation and spinning

by Guida Fonseca & Orenzio Santi

17th September
Oficinas da Escola Arquitetura, Artes e Design (EAAD)

How to identify, prepare and spin the various textile fibers. Techniques and work processes as creative support.

12 participants | 50 € | 10:00 –13:00 / 14:30 – 18:00

06

Textile structures, loom preparation and weaving

by Guida Fonseca & Orenzio Santi

18th September
Oficinas da Escola Arquitetura, Artes e Design (EAAD)

An introduction to textile structures, the preparation of the warp and its assembly on the loom and the development of the knowledge acquired in carrying out small weaving exercises is proposed.

15 participants | 50 € | 10:00 –13:00 / 14:30 – 18:00

07

Corpus Compactum – Sculpture in felt

by Ana Rita de Albuquerque  

24th September
Oficinas da Escola Arquitetura, Artes e Design (EAAD)

The proposal is to make tangible forms emerge from raw wool, bound to the body and spirit of the participants, through a humble material to contemporary sculpture.

15 participants | 50 € | 10:00 –13:00 – 14:30 – 18:00

08

Printing: Transparency and pattern

by Joana Paradinha

1st October
Oficinas da Escola Arquitetura, Artes e Design (EAAD)

Workshop for the experimentation with basic techniques and knowledge of materials used in fabric printing.

15 participants | 50 € | 9:30 –13:00 / 14:30 – 18:00

09

Embroidery of Guimarães

by The Embroiderers of A Oficina

5th October
Casa da Memória de Guimarães

This workshop proposes the learning of techniques and stitches of the traditional embroidery of Guimarães.

Participants will have the opportunity to know the grammar of this embroidery, support, colours, scribbles and threads, thus understanding the importance of this local patrimonial legacy.

12 participants | 50 € | 14:00 – 17:30

10

Imprints and Stains with Indigo and Iron Oxide

by Lala de Dios

13th October
Oficinas da Escola Arquitetura, Artes e Design (EAAD)

We will dye with indigo trying to make marks and patterns on the textile surface (shibori) and also stamp with rusty iron pieces.

15 participants | 50 € | 9:30 – 13:00 / 14.30 – 18:00