Simple Weave with Kerstin Neumüller
11/05/2023 6:00 pm | The Batsford Gallery
In this talk, expert crafter Kerstin Neumüller welcomes you to an exciting world of weaving that doesn’t involve large floor looms. She will introduce a range of weaving methods and the many striking effects you can achieve while using simple tools that often fit in your pocket. Kerstin will show you some of the amazing projects you can make, including Scandi-style bands, give a glimpse into her own creative practice and talk about how she discovered the joy and satisfaction of carving her own weaving tools. You will also get to try your hands at some weaving techniques.
Date: Thursday 11 May
Time: 18–20
Place: Batsford Gallery, 266 Hackney Road, London E2 7SJ
Price: Tickets are £5, redeemable against a purchase on the evening, and includes a glass of wine/soft drink.
Kerstin’s book Simple Weave: Weave without a large loom will be available for purchase on the night, featuring 15 weaving projects, techniques and a guide to making your own tools.
Kerstin Neumüller is a crafter, tailor and author with many years of textile studies behind her. In 2020 she picked up a woodworking knife, which led her down a different path of carving weaving tools. Kerstin’s earlier books are called Indigo: Cultivate, dye, create and Mend and Patch. She can be found on Instagram.
The Batsford Gallery is Batsford’s new East London gallery space; bright and airy and located between Broadway Market and Columbia Road, showcasing work by leading artists, makers and designers. The exhibition showing on 11th May is Quilts: A Material Culture, featuring the work by quilters Catherine Marie Longtin, Julius Arthur, Sophie Giller, Adam Herbert and Kate Williams.
