S.09
Waste not - Weave it!
Tue 21 - Fri 24 July 2026
This course focuses on transforming found materials through modes of weaving. Using a variety of tools and methods, participants will explore foundational principles, test ideas, and challenge preconceptions within textile making. Through both on- and off-loom techniques, the programme will build and develop craft and cognitive skills through practical, individual and collaborative exercises. While core resources are provided, students are encouraged to bring their own ‘non-yarn’ materials for exploration.
Group of participants: open to all interested
Requirements: openness, curiosity, willingness to explore and discover
Number of participants: max. 16 people
Course language: English
Course times: Tue - Thu 9:00-12:30 and 14:00-17:30, Fri 9:00-12:30 and 14:00-16:00
Course fee: 365 euros, for students 330 euros (excluding material costs)
Course instructor 1:
TIM PARRY-WILLIAMS, Great Britain/Norway
1974 born in Gloucester/UK. 1993-1998: BA and MA Textile studies at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design and Okinawa Prefectural University of Art. 2002-2013: Senior Lecturer, Woven Textiles and 2013-2019: Course leader MA Design: Fashion and Textiles - Bath Spa University, UK. Since 2019: Professor of Art: Textiles at the Faculty of Contemporary Fine Art, Music and Design, University of Bergen, Norway. Since 2004: solo / group exhibitions in England, Northern Ireland, Austria, Norway, US and Japan. Since 2020: member of the Advisory Board ETN, European Textile Network.
More Information on Instagram: timparry_williams_projects
Course instructor 2:
ISMINI SAMANIDOU, Greece/Great Britain
1977 born in Athens/Greece. Textile studies: 1996-2000 Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, 2001-2003 The Royal College of Art. Since 2004 visiting lecturer, workshop leader including, Central Saint Martins, Royal College of Art, University College Falmouth, Haslach, Penland School of Craft, Kaunas Art Academy. 2009: British Council Bangladesh Textile Residency, 2014: Josef and Anni Albers Artist Residency. Since 2003 solo / group exhibitions in London, Athens, Haslach, Stockholm, North Carolina, Hangzhou. Work in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum.
More Information on Instagram: @isminisamanidou
