TAPESTRY WEAVING INTRODUCTION
Sat 16 and Sun 17 December | 11:15am - 4:15pm
Tickets: £160 includes equipment and exhibition entry
Beginner Level
Led by master weaver Caron Penney this vibrant and practical 2-day tapestry weaving workshop for beginners will teach participants how to warp a tapestry frame and develop basic weave techniques used to create a tapestry. These include plain weave, soft diagonals, hatching, blending and shaping. At the end of the workshop students will take home a completed tapestry or a tapestry to finish at home. Aimed at adults, this workshop is suitable for beginners.
You will learn:
How to warp a tapestry frame, how to create shapes / diagonals, how to use blending techniques to create shading and how to master hatching techniques, creating a change of colour from the left to the right of the work.
FESTIVE POMPOMS WITH KATIE JONES
Wednesday 20th December | 2 - 3:30pm
Tickets: £15 includes materials and exhibition entry
Get creative this Christmas holiday and make your own colourful pompom decorations under the expert guidance of luxury knitwear designer Katie Jones. In this 1.5 hour session get inventive with brightly coloured wool to make charming tree ornaments, fanciful mini wreaths and whimsical tree toppers. This class is intended to be relaxed and friendly session, and all materials and equipment are provided.
Katie Jones is a luxury knitwear designer who hand produces pieces in London, which rework designer surplus and British made product into high fashion. Gathering a wide range of influences, her hand made collections embrace colour, texture and fun.
POSIN' FAMILY DANCE CLASS
Thursday 28 December | 10:45 - 11:45am or 12 - 1pm
Tickets: £15 / £12 (under 18) includes exhibition entry
Learn how to strike a pose along with some basic jazz steps from the 1930s in this fun, one hour taster class for families. Learn a short, simple routine to the hit song “Posin’” by Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra and jazz it up with your best model’s pose, just the ticket for families looking for jazzy entertainment during the holidays. Wear your best swing outfits to pose the time away to some big band sounds. Louise Dahl-Wolfe: A Style of Her Own exhibition can be viewed before or after class.
Nikki Santilli is a vintage jazz dancer and teacher specialising in the swing dances of the 1920s to 1940s, from Charleston to Bebop. She has over 10 years’ experience teaching jazz roots to individuals and community groups in London.
A-POSIN' AND A-STROLLIN' FAMILY DANCE CLASS
Saturday 6 January | 10.45 - 11:45am or 12 - 1pm
Tickets: £15 includes exhibition entry
Join jazz dancer, Nikki Santilli, in a one-hour class to learn a classic Stroll from the 1950s. Social crazes of the rock ‘n’ roll era, strolls were enjoyed by everyone and a great way to socialise and strut your stuff! Taking inspiration from the Louise Dahl-Wolfe exhibition, learn to dance with vintage style. Come wearing your best 1950s threads to pose and stroll the hour away! There are two classes aimed at adults, limited to 20 places per class.Louise Dahl-Wolfe: A Style of Her Own exhibition can be viewed before or after the class.
Nikki Santilli is a vintage jazz dancer and teacher specialising in the swing dances of the 1920s to 1940s, from Charleston to Bebop. She has over 10 years’ experience teaching jazz roots in London.
LOUISE DAHL-WOLFE: STYLE AND COLOUR
Thursday Late: 11 January 2018 | 6 - 8pm
Tickets: £15 / £12 students includes a complimentary drink and exhibition entry
From the 1930s, Dahl-Wolfe’s photographs resonated with designers world-wide, especially American designers such as Norell and McCardell. This engaging lecture by design historian and author Michael Pick concentrates on Dahl-Wolfe’s colour work and examines her contribution to changing fashion by the use of favourite models and her involvement with influential editors and major designers including Dior.
A San Francisco art education and talent for photography took Dahl-Wolfe to New York and Europe. Her work was prized by fellow photographers, including Beaton, Munkasci and Avedon, but most importantly by the magazine-reading public. As this lecture demonstrates, Dahl-Wolfe’s innovative photographs retain the power to inspire us now.
AN EVENING WITH REVIVAL RETRO
Thursday Late: 18 January | 6 - 8pm
Tickets: £9.90 adults | £7.70 concessions | £6 students
Ticket + drink: (18+ only): £12 adults | £10 concessions | £8 students
Dahl-Wolfe’s career spanned the 30s, 40s and 50s and to celebrate the timeless designs of these eras, the Revival Retro team will be modelling their finest mid-century style around the exhibition in an exclusive salon style presentation. Join us, and feel free to dress up for the occasion, in your very best vintage attire, to celebrate the last Thursday Late of Louise Dahl-Wolfe: A Style of Her Own.
The Revival Retro Boutique specialises in modern reproductions and reinterpretations of early 20th century fashions. Their models will be showcasing a selection of 1930s, 40s and 50s vintage inspired clothing during the evening. Shop your look ahead of time: www.revival-retro.com
The Salon presentation will take place in the gallery space at 6:45pm and last around 20 minutes. Standing room only.
About Fashion and Textile Museum:
The Fashion and Textile Museum is the only museum in the UK solely dedicated to showcasing developments in contemporary fashion, as well as providing inspiration, support and training for those working in the industry. Founded by iconic British designer Zandra Rhodes in 2003, the museum is part of Newham College London – one of Europe’s largest further education colleges. The Fashion and Textile Museum offers an exciting programme of exhibitions and displays throughout the year, alongside an array of talks, events and workshops with industry professionals. Recent exhibitions at the Museum have included ‘Liberty in Fashion’, ‘Josef Frank Patterns – Furniture - Painting’, ‘1920s Jazz Age Fashion & Photographs’ and ‘Missoni Art Colour’.
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