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Craft Hub at University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is delighted to welcome you to Swansea for the Craft Hub Festival and Exhibition.
The focus of the Festival, is on community engagement and social inclusion through Craft and making. The Festival activity will be at six different venues across the City, featuring a host of Craft workshops, delivered by wonderful craft practitioners from across Europe, tailored to different audiences. In addition, there will be drop-in craft demonstrations and lots of opportunities to get involved, not least visiting the Craft Hub International Exhibition of Cotemporary Craft!
Workshops and demonstrations
A core value of Craft Hub is knowledge exchange and the development of Craft skills. In response to this aim, Craft Hub partners are delivering 305+ workshops during the project’s lifetime.
The workshops fall within two categories: continuing professional development (CPD) and community outreach workshops. CPD sessions are tailored to craft practitioners and artists who wish to upskill, or to explore new processes in different disciplines. Our outreach and community workshops are adapted to different participant profiles and are typically orientated towards those new to Craft. The workshops aim to reach wider audiences, to encourage participation in a supportive space, and to inspire a new audience of makers.
We’re delighted to host a diverse range of craft workshop as part of the Festival, delivered by leading craft practitioners.
Workshop topics include: Borris lace-making, with the wonderful lace-makers from Carlow, Ireland; an introduction to Sashiko, a traditional type of Japanese embroidery and stitching dating back to the Edo period (1615 – 1868); an introduction to botanical dyeing; sculptural papier-maché with craftsman Eustachio Santochirico, of Matera, Italy; metal enamelling with the Wales-based artist maker Julia Griffiths-Jones; introductory sessions to ceramics, glass painting, pattern and print-making, stitching for quilting and darning and much more!
Please read on for further details of our workshops and ways to get involved.
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All the workshops scheduled
| Workshop | Date | Bookable / Drop-in | Venue |
| Introduction to Botanical dyeing with Sian Lester | Friday, September 15, 2023 10:00 AM | Eventbrite | UWTSD, Dynevor Campus, Swansea |
| Crafting Pattern and Print with Harriet Popham – AM | Friday, September 15, 2023 10:00 AM | Eventbrite | UWTSD, Dynevor Campus, Swansea |
| Stitching for Quilting and Darning (Stitch for Quilting) with Angela Maddock – AM | Friday, September 15, 2023 10:00 AM | Eventbrite | UWTSD, Dynevor Campus, Swansea |
| An Introduction to Ceramics with Peter Bodenham | Friday, September 15, 2023 10:00 AM | Eventbrite | UWTSD, Dynevor Campus, Swansea |
| Introduction to Enamelling on Metal with Julia Griffiths-Jones | Friday, September 15, 2023 10:00 AM | Eventbrite | UWTSD, Alex Campus, Swansea |
| Glass Painting Taster Day with Christian Ryan | Friday, September 15, 2023 10:00 AM | Eventbrite | UWTSD, Alex Campus, Swansea |
| Introduction to Sashiko | Friday, September 15, 2023 10:00 AM | Eventbrite | Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea |
| Introduction to Borris Lace with Helena McAteer, Ingleise Stuijts and Ally Nolan | Friday, September 15, 2023 10:00 AM | Eventbrite | Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea |
| Experimentation with Beads and Wire with Anna Kersig – AM | Friday, September 15, 2023 10:00 AM | Eventbrite | Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea |
| Swansea ‘Yo Yo’ Quilt with Menna Buss | Friday, September 15, 2023 10:00 AM | Drop in | Craft Hub ‘pop-up’ shop, Quadrant Shopping Centre, Swansea |
| Lino Printing on Textiles with Isabel Porch and Safiyyah Altaf | Friday, September 15, 2023 10:00 AM | Drop in | Craft Hub ‘pop-up’ shop, Quadrant Shopping Centre, Swansea |
| Young Dragons Craft Fair with Young Dragons | Friday, September 15, 2023 10:00 AM | Craft Fair | Quadrant Shopping Centre, Swansea |
| Stitching for Quilting and Darning (Darning woollen garments) with Angela Maddock – PM | Friday, September 15, 2023 1:30 PM | Eventbrite | UWTSD, Dynevor Campus, Swansea |
| Crafting Pattern and Print with Harriet Popham – PM | Friday, September 15, 2023 1:30 PM | Eventbrite | UWTSD, Dynevor Campus, Swansea |
| Seasonal Flower Crowns and Eco Wreath Making with Kirsten, Queen of the Meadow – PM | Friday, September 15, 2023 1:30 PM | Eventbrite | Swansea Botanic Gardens, Singleton, Swansea |
| Experimentation with Beads and Wire with Anna Kersig – PM | Friday, September 15, 2023 1:30 PM | Eventbrite | Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea |
| Introduction to Borris Lace with Helena McAteer, Ingleise Stuijts and Ally Nolan | Saturday, September 16, 2023 10:00 AM | Eventbrite | Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea |
| The Art of Creating with Thread with Catherine Hiles – AM | Saturday, September 16, 2023 10:00 AM | Eventbrite | Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea |
| Introduction to Bookbinding with Gillian Stewart of Juju Books | Saturday, September 16, 2023 10:00 AM | Eventbrite | Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea |
| Swansea ‘Yo Yo’ Quilt with Menna Buss | Saturday, September 16, 2023 10:00 AM | Drop in | Craft Hub ‘pop-up’ shop, Quadrant Shopping Centre, Swansea |
| Lino Printing on Textiles with Isabel Porch and Safiyyah Altaf | Saturday, September 16, 2023 10:00 AM | Drop in | Craft Hub ‘pop-up’ shop, Quadrant Shopping Centre, Swansea |
| The Gower Craft Workshop with Claire Waldron | Saturday, September 16, 2023 10:00 AM | Drop in | Craft Hub ‘pop-up’ shop, Quadrant Shopping Centre, Swansea |
| Seasonal Flower Crowns and Eco Wreath Making with Kirsten, Queen of the Meadow – AM | Saturday, September 16, 2023 10:00 AM | Eventbrite | Swansea Botanic Gardens, Singleton, Swansea |
| Sculptural Papier-Mache with Eustachio Santochirico | Saturday, September 16, 2023 10:00 AM | Eventbrite | Saint Mary’s Church, Swansea |
| Seasonal Flower Crowns and Eco Wreath Making with Kirsten, Queen of the Meadow – PM | Saturday, September 16, 2023 1:30 PM | Drop in | Swansea Botanic Gardens, Singleton, Swansea |
| Brush Making with Rosa Harradine | Tuesday, September 19, 2023 10:00 AM | Eventbrite | Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea |