What's happening?
Jusqu'au 21 décembre 2011
Up until the 21st December 2011, I will go on with tuition in my studio Simsalabim at Chemin des Rosiers 5 in Lausanne as follows :
- Monday and Tuesday from 9am to noon and from 2pm to 6pm
- Wednesday from 9am to noon
From January 2012
From January 2012, I will give private and group tuition in your home or in the location of your choice. It is not necessary for all group members to choose the same technique : one person might want to learn bobbin lace and another one Goldwork, for example. Please feel free to phone me on +41-(0)79-384 63 42 for further information.
A course in your town or village?
I can travel anywhere in Switzerland as you might wish me to give you a course in your own town or village. You may also choose the option to organise a course over several days instead of just one day. I can also travel to any of the neighbouring countries (France, Italy or Germany), so if you wish to take a course with me, please do not hesitate to contact me for an arrangement.
Groups of embroiderers, weavers and lace-makers can invite me on a regular or irregular basis. Every course and workworkshop is specially planned for your group and tailor-made for your needs.
Presentations and outside workshops
My university degree and valuable working experience in teaching permit me to elaborate other events than regular courses. I can easily plan and compile programmes and events adapted to all types of audiences. These events may vary from simple presentations to longer workshops.
Workshops may include several elements : a theoretical and practical presentation of a certain technique and an active participation from the audience, as well children as adults. The visitors at an event will then be able to try a new skill with the help of a fully trained specialist.
Presentations rarely demand an active participation of on-lookers so they can be purely theoretical or practical - or even both. A simple presentation of for example spinning will however be very useful and also most interesting in a specific context.
Over the years, I have participated at several occasions in different types of events, offering talks and presentations or giving workshops on wool, needlework and weaving.
Such workshops in embroidery, spinning, weaving or lace making are in general very much appreciated by visitors. It does not take long to spin a 50cm woollen thread or weave 2cm on a doll's rug. Very often, such techniques are also unknown to most of the visitors and therefore they are quite curious to try them out.
Conferences, talks and seminars
Conferences, talks and seminars can be organised and are always elaborated according to the organiser's request. Conferences with needlework and textiles as a theme can be of great interest at General Assemblies, in museums and universities, gatherings for textile professionals and other interest groups. Seminars, that will have a more restricted subject and will include practical work, can also be suggested to different interest groups, to museums, universities and companies.
The theme of the conferences, talks and seminars can be chosen freely by the organiser within certain limits. Thanks to my capacities in research, it is possible for me to prepare a conference on for example 13th century Goldwork, on lace in 17th century France, on the difference between the Bayeux Tapestry and the woven Flemish tapestries, or yet on dyeing methods from medieval times up to today. All topics on textiles and needlework could be potentially interesting. Of course, certain topics might need more research than others. The duration of a conference can vary from 20 minutes to 2 hours or more.
New activities and collaborations
I am always on the look for new collaborations in the textile milieu. Is that also your case? Perhaps you would like to collaborate with me? Then have a look at what we can do together :
- organize seminars for small groups on a specific needlework or textile topic
- organize conferences on a specific needlework or textile topic
- suggest workshops for children in museums and schools (during school vacations, for example)
- teach needlework and textile arts (theory and practice) in museums, schools, high schools, colleges, universities and textile institutions
- offer guided tours (castles, museums, exhibitions) with textile and needlework themes
- create exhibitions around textiles and needlework and participate actively in the promotion of the event
- create events and 'happenings' around textiles and needlework on a regular basis
- develop different projects around textiles and needlework
I am open to any ideas of collaboration and I would be very happy to help you develop ideas on textiles and needlework together with you. So do not hesitate any longer : give me a ring (+41-(0)79-384 63 42) or send me an e-mail.
Hope to hear from you soon!
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