Windrush Day Raffia Embroidery Workshop with Tihara Smith
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Windrush Day Raffia Embroidery Workshop by Tihara Smith
Summary
Hotel Elephant has partnered with designer Tihara Smith to deliver a free embroidery workshop for young people aged 16+ to celebrate Windrush Day 2024.
Event Details
Address:Hotel Elephant
St Johns Walworth
London
Post code:SE17 1NQ
Tickets:Free, 10 spaces available for young people aged 16+
Book tickets:hotelelephant.co.uk/whats-on-copy/2024/6/22/windrush-day-raffia-embroidery-workshop-with-tihara-smith
Telephone:02038574826
Email: workshops@hotelelephant.co.uk
Open hours:Saturday 22nd June 2024
11am - 3pm
Description
Hotel Elephant has partnered with designer Tihara Smith to deliver a free embroidery workshop for young people aged 16+ to celebrate Windrush Day 2024. With support from Southwark Council’s Windrush 75 Commemoration Fund, we are pleased to be able to offer 10 free spaces for this workshop for young people aged 16+.Celebrate your identity & learn how to embroider with raffia to create hoop art 🌴
Join us for an exciting and creative workshop where you will learn the basics of raffia embroidery and create a beautiful piece of raffia embroidery hoop art. Taking inspiration from your culture, background, and heritage, you will design your embroidery artwork to be stitched with raffia. All the materials and equipment will be provided.
This workshop celebrates Windrush Day, a day that recognises the pivotal moment in British history when thousands of people from the Caribbean arrived in the UK to help rebuild the country after the war. Attendees will get the chance to learn a little bit more about the Windrush Generation, Caribbean culture, and crafts.
New to crafts? This workshop is completely beginner-friendly, all you need is the enthusiasm to try something new! You'll leave the workshop with a beautiful piece of raffia embroidery hoop art you can hang up at home and some newfound embroidery skills. If you don't finish on time, you'll have everything you need to finish at home.
It's a relaxing and mindful way to spend a few hours of your day, and you'll also learn how to use creativity and crafts to celebrate your heritage.
This workshop has been developed by Tihara Smith in partnership with Hotel Elephant and funded by the Southwark Council Windrush 75 Commemoration Fund.
About your teacher:
Tihara Smith is a fashion designer and textile artist who specialises in raffia embroidery. Tihara developed her raffia embroidery technique when creating her Windrush-inspired graduate collection in 2018. An outfit from this collection was acquired by the Museum of London in 2021 to help preserve and tell the Windrush story to present and future visitors.
Tihara is passionate about celebrating her heritage and sharing her love of Caribbean culture through her work. In this workshop, she will teach you the basics of raffia embroidery and help you create your own beautiful piece of art taking inspiration from your heritage and identity.
Why you should attend:
- Learn a new craft skill – hand embroidery with raffia
- Create a beautiful piece of raffia hoop art
- Celebrate the Windrush Generation
- Learn about Caribbean crafts
- Learn how to celebrate your heritage, and share it with others through craft
- Learn how to use visual research to design
- Relax and unwind whilst being creative
We have 10 free places available for young people aged 16+. Please apply for a spot on our website. Applications will be open until 31st May. Participants will be notified of their place during the week commencing 3rd June. If oversubscribed places will allocated at random and a waiting list system implemented.
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Accessibility
Access for wheelchair users
Adapted toilet
Assistance dogs welcome
Level access toilet
Seat available
The venue is fully accessible. Please get in touch with our team beforehand to discuss your requirements.
