Introduction to weaving and trimmings

In this children's workshop, Diane Cescutti guides participants through a variety of traditional weaving techniques, including ikat and passementerie. By combining ikat, the Indonesian technique of knotting previously dyed threads, and passementerie, used for clothing decoration, participants are invited to create a weaving using threads from the Maison Lesage.

For this workshop devoted to weaving, artist Diane Cescutti invites participants to make a decorative and colourful weaving by learning a number of different techniques. After choosing their threads from a selection produced by the textile department of Maison Lesage, participants can combine ikat and passementerie techniques on a miniature loom to assemble their selected threads and create a decorative weaving to hang on the object of their choice to personalise it: key ring, bag handle, bookmark, etc. Participants will take their work home with them.