SOCIAL FABRIC TEXTILE WORKSHOPS

22 Feb — 16 Apr 2025

Off Site

WITH VICKI AIMERS

In celebration of Cornwall’s rich textile heritage, artist Vicki Aimers is leading a series of FREE practical textile workshops with regional museums, investigating the skills and techniques employed to produce some of the intriguing textile items in their collections.

SAT 22 FEB, 10:30 – 13.00
PERRANZABULOE MUSEUM
CONSTRUCT: Use embroidery to celebrate the quiet subversions and personalisations of the seamstress, inspired by the deconstructed half-jacket sampler by Ellen Sully.
perranzabuloemuseum.co.uk

WED 19 MAR, 13:30 – 16.00
ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM
DARN: Explore invisible darning, a technique to trap stamped words under thread that hint at elements of your life, inspired by Margaret Lanyon’s inspirational story.
royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk

MON 24 MAR, 11.00 – 13.30
MUSEUM OF CORNISH LIFE
BORDER: Taking Caroline Woolcock’s beautiful pictorial sampler as your starting point, create your own stitched border from scrap fabric, embellishments, stamped words and stitched marks.
museumofcornishlife.co.uk

WED 16 APR, 10.30 – 13.00
ST AGNES MUSEUM MINERS AND MECHANICS INSTITUTE
SPOT: Taking the museum’s motif samplers as your starting point, create a simple ink stamp pattern for plain fabric. Embellish the design with stitches, giving it a simple sewn border.
stagnesmuseum.org.uk

FREE, but booking essential.

BOOK HERE
All materials provided.

Produced in partnership with Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange as part of our outreach programme for Social Fabric, a two-gallery exhibition of textile-based contemporary art.