Name: Cultural Ties: Nålbinding Workshop with Katie Sawyer at The Silk Museum
Start: 2024-11-14T13:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-14T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Silk Museum

$Cultural Ties: N\u00e5lbinding Workshop with Katie Sawyer at The Silk Museum$

Join us for a fun & interactive workshop for Outside In artistson nalbinding - the ancient craft of creating textiles using a single needle.
About this Event

Nalbinding Workshop at Artspace Macclesfield

Join us for a fun and interactive workshop on nalbinding led by Outside In artist Katie Sawyer. Nalbinding is the ancient craft of creating textiles using a single needle. Whether you're a complete novice or have some experience, this event is perfect for anyone interested in learning this unique technique.

During this hands-on session, you'll learn the basics of nalbinding, including Oslo stitch and how to make a warm woollen hat. Our expert instructor Katie Sawyer will guide you through the process, ensuring you gain the skills needed to create your own beautiful nalbound items. You'll also learn the fascinating history of nalbinding and why ancient textiles are so precious and rare.

Don't worry if you've never tried nalbinding before, this workshop is designed for beginners. All materials will be provided, including a handmade wooden needle and two balls of 100% sheep's wool in white.

Dexterity requirements

Nalbinding uses a single blunt wooden needle in your dominant hand and tightens the yarn on your non dominant thumb. It takes a while to get used to the hand movements, but once you do it's looser and more relaxed than knitting or crochet. The needle is lightweight and you don't have to hold onto it continuously so allows more hand resting as you work.

Who is the Event for?

Please note that this event is primarily for Outside In artists who are over 18yrs old and artists who face significant barriers to the arts world be it through health, disability, isolation or social circumstance, and members of Macclesfield’s Ukranian community. The event has limited space and those who meet Outside In's criteria will need to be prioritised.

Cultural Ties Partnership

This workshop is part of a project funded by Cheshire Community Foundation that explores skill-sharing of the heritage crafts of Petrykivka painting and Nalbinding. This project is in partnership with The Silk Museum and Artspace Macclesfield.

Travel Bursary

We have a small amount of funding to support your travel to the venue. If you would like to take advantage of this, please let us know when ordering your ticket.

Access information

If you require BSL interpretation please let us know by 20 October by emailing [email protected]

The workshop is held in a wheelchair accessible building, but please do add any access requirements when booking your ticket so that we can do our best to accommodate them.

We have some budget for a Ukranian translator - if you would like this service please let us know by 10 October.

If you have any questions please email [email protected]

Outside In

Outside In provides a platform for artists who encounter significant barriers to the art world due to health, disability, social circumstance, or isolation.

Outside In provides a digital platform for artists to show their work and three programmes of activity: artist development, exhibitions, and training. Outside In aims to create a fairer art world by supporting artists, creating opportunities, and influencing arts organisations.