Workshops
Short workshops, 2,5 hours, Tuesday March 28th
Kaisa Hyrsky, Helsinki University
Craft teacher students, University of Eastern Finland
Renewing traditional Carelian embroidery on non-conventional materials
Grete Lehemaa and Liisi Tamm, Pallas UAS
The purpose of the workshop is to extend the lifetime of your garments or textile items. We will introduce techniques to make stagnant items interesting or fix them if needed. In this workshop you will get a toolkit combined with knowledge of different fixing methods.
Marco Vargas, USN Rauland Norway
Leatherwork – make a leather belt
On this workshop the participants will learn how to use elementary techniques and tools in leatherworking for making a belt in double shoulder leather.
Time spent: approx. 3 – 4 hours
Mats Lindström, Dacapo Mariestad
Introduction to window restoration and hands-on activities.
Kirsti Tuum, University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy
The aim of the workshop is to introduce the ancient goldsmith technique of hot enamelling and how to use it with portable gas torch.
Step by step guidance to the enamelling process through practical small size test pieces. The fusing enamel at about 800 degrees is inspiring possibility to add colors to metal.
Participants may choose if to do small enamelled button, simple pendant or just enamelled test piece made of copper.
Joachim Löfgren, Gothenburg University
Long workshops, 5,5 hours, Wednesday March 29th
Erno Vähänen and Kalle Virta, Helsinki University
We have inherited various intangible and material things and customs from the generations before us, which affect our life and business in many ways. They are cultural heritage that we, on our behalf, interpret, renew and pass on. The aim of this workshop is to use cultural heritage as an inspiration to design and make an artefact.
There are some design limitations: the artefact must fit in a box which´s dimensions are length 500 mm, width 350 mm and height 300 mm. There are mainly wooden materials available.
If you are attending our workshop, please read linked the articles below and get acquainted to and be inspired by (your) cultural heritage and start the design process beforehand.
Rong Han, Hong Zhang, Rui Li & Chunfa Sha. (2019). Data as a medium for inheritance and creativity of traditional design. A case study on data-driven modern creative design of ancient Chinese catering utensil. The Design Journal: An International Journal for All Aspects of Design ISSN: (Print) (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rfdj20
Wei Shu1, Fuliang Sun.(2020). On the Integration and Innovation of Huizhou Woodcarving in the Design of Modern Cultural and Creative Products. E3S Web of Conferences 179, 02078 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202017902078. EWRE 2020
If you wish, you can send your design plan to erno.vahanen@helsinki.fi by latest March 27th.
Julia Holm, Uppsala University
During this workshop you will be able to try out twined knitting/ two end knitting (Swedish: tvåändsstickning, Norweigan: tveband). Twined knitting is a variety of knitting that was common in parts of Sweden and Norway during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. It almost died out during the early 20th century but has been taken up again. It makes for a very compact and durable knitted textile, with several different ways to make patterns.
It’s mostly used for mittens and stockings, but in some regions in Sweden it’s also used for knitting vests or sleeves for local folk costumes.
In the workshop you will get a short introduction to two end knitting. You also get to start a pair of cuffs in twined knitting technique, that will teach you the basics of two end knitting, as well as how to pattern your cuffs with one or two colors.
Pallas students, Grete Lehemaa and Liisi Tamm, Pallas UAS
The goal of this workshop is to give craftsmen and artists a new solution to elongate the lifetime of materials using multiwave technique. The technique is adaptable to different materials for example textile, yarn, wire, rope, paper, plastic, rattan etc. In this particular workshop we will use waste- and reused materials. Workshop will give basic knowledge of the technique and knowhow, how to build tools needed for future projects of their own.
Tine Spuur, USN – Rauland Norway
This workshop is an introduction to green woodwork.
We will start with a tree, using axes and drawknives to cleave out and shape the stool legs.
Then shape the seating, drill holes and fit the legs in.
Tarmo Tammekivi, UT Viljandi Culture Academy
Andreas Björk, Gothenburg University
In this course we learn to make timberframe joinery with timbers that are crocked and twisted.
Nele Nuutinen, University of Eastern Finland
Nalbinding/nålbindning/nålebinding/nõeltehnika/neulaaminen
Come and learn the basics of one of the oldest textile techniques in the World and one of the heritage techniques of the Nordic Countries.
We tackle few different stitches, and start mittens or hat, but it is likely, that you’ll finish that at home!
Bring with you a large, blunt needle and some Aran (10-12ply) weight yarn in light colour.
You can choose one long workshop. The number of participants is limited.
