Styrian Summer Art: T-shirts turned into carpets – tufting with Lisa D.
General Information
Workshop Description:
Tufting refers to a technique for creating textile surfaces with a pile layer. It can be considered a mixed technique between sewing and embroidery.
In this workshop, we will explore the history and technique of tufting, as well as the construction of the tufting frame and stretching the tufting cloth. When reviewing the brought wool remnants and T-shirts, the issues of fast fashion and textile waste will also be discussed.
We will begin with an introduction to operating the tufting machines (cut pile and loop pile) and start processing our materials: cutting the T-shirts, designing an individual carpet, transferring the pattern onto the tufting cloth, tufting the carpet. Joint tufting on a large object is also planned.
At the end of the workshop, we will present our works.
Please bring:
- used T-shirts, leftover wool - as much as possible!
- your own good tailor's scissors
- pens
Material fee: approx. € 80,- for tufting cloth, tufting frame, carpet adhesive, brushes, proportional equipment rental
The Artist:
Lisa D. / Elisabeth Prantner
Freelance fashion designer and activist, lives in Berlin and Austria.
Continuous production and presentation of several collections annually since 1984.
Numerous actions, performances, and shows in which she tells stories in the language of fashion.
- 2011 founding of the change studio "Bis es mir vom Leibe fällt," where she dedicates herself to repair in the broadest sense of the word: the preservation and renewal of things that already exist in the world.
- 2019 her book KLÄÄSCH was published. Clashes with art, fashion, and other disciplines, Maro Verlag.
- Since 2023 planning and implementation of IN SEARCH OF FULFILLMENT, a multi-year repair and transformation project addressing fast fashion, online logistics, and happiness.
About the offer
Meeting point
Pöllauer Tal Nature Park
Meeting point 9:00 AM in front of the Pöllau Tourist Office
Price information
380,- EUR
Contact and Arrival
Contact
Styrian Summer Art: T-shirts turned into carpets – tufting with Lisa D.
office@styriansummerart.at Website +43 664 54 04 289Operator
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8225 Pöllau bei Hartberg AT
