Location: Downtown Athens

Duration: 2 hours. Tuesdays at 11 am, Thursdays and Saturdays at 6.30 pm

Group size: up to 20 people

Suitable for: Children and Adults

Language: English

Description:

Take part in our interactive workshop and get to know the traditional art of weaving. Learn how to use a loom and create your own masterpiece inspired by the Greek Folk Art.

This experience brings the art of weaving to life starting from wool and ending with textiles. This weaving workshop starts with a tour of a permanent exhibition inside a studio located in the heart of Athens, during which you will be given useful information on the use of obsolete tools, commonly used in Greek antiquity. The instructor will describe the process in which the wool becomes a thread in order to be woven.

Next, you will watch a short film that will travel you to the Greek countryside, where you will see how the locals cut and prepare wool, while you enjoy coffee, tea, and Greek delicacies. The film elaborates on the whole procedure from end-to-end, a necessary step before you start working on the loom.

This experiential workshop is a hands-on activity, so afterwards you will use all your creativity and skills in order to create your own masterpiece on the loom under the guidance of a professional experienced instructor.

The workshop is suitable for both children and adults, families, small groups or individuals. You will work with natural ecological materials. Learning is realized in all different kinds of looms (frame, traditional and modern). During this activity, you will be inspired by woven objects like carpets, pillows, traditional bags, handbags and jewelry, which are based on the long history of the weaving art from all parts of Greece.

What's included

• Weaving workshop on a traditional loom under the guidance of a local expert

• Screening of a 20-min film on the preparation of wool, produced and directed by Greek professionals

• Tour of a permanent exhibition on weaving tools inside the studio

• Coffee, tea and Greek delicacies

At the end of the workshop, all participants -adults and kids- will have the opportunity to create and take their own work of art choosing any of the below:

• Drink coasters (set of 4)

• Placemat (1) - size 45 cm × 30 cm (approx.)

• Clutch bag/pouch (1) - size 15 cm × 17 cm (approx.)

• Scatter rug (1) - size 50 cm × 30 cm (approx.)

• Hand-woven bracelet (1)

• Small tapestry on portable frame (1)

 Meeting point: Propileon 15, Athina 117 42, Greece