Presentation: Textiles of Peru
10:00-12:30
Josephine Whitmore is a native of Wexford town and has been sewing since she was a child. She is currently in the final year of City & Guilds Diploma in Patchwork & Quilting. Of late, Josephine has been experimenting with textile art and combines her love of using her sewing machine with hand stitching, always having a sustainable aspect to her work .
She has exhibited nationally and internationally and in 2024 was the recipient of an Artlinks bursary in association with Wexford County Council Arts Department.
Josephine is a busy tutor teaching a variety of classes to quilting and textile groups around the country. She is an active member of the Irish Patchwork Society, Wicklow Patchwork Group and The Embroiderers Guild of Ireland.
Josephine will guide us through her recent travels in Peru and the wonderful textiles she saw there. She will show us samples of textiles that she bought and items made from her purchases.
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Workshop: ‘Message in a Hexagon‘
13:00-16:00
In this workshop participants will be encouraged to consider incorporating images, fabrics, threads and other pieces of memorabilia into hexagon shapes, using the English paper piecing technique. We don’t expect to complete a work but to begin a journey of exploring one’s own heritage. The process will allow participants to evaluate gifts they have been bestowed from their ancestors and represent them physically into their own designs. Participants may use any fabric they wish, to learn the technique of English paper piecing, if the ancestral aspect does not appeal to them.
Cost: €50
Some materials included. Bring a basic hand-sewing kit and personal fabrics and images.
