Embroidry & Weaving (3 August - 7 August)
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About this event
Is your eye caught by bright and beautiful fabrics? Your gaze held by the allure of a perfect loom? Do you long to plunge your hand into sackfuls of fine merino wool? Textile art is as wide and varied as the numerous fibres available to mankind. In this course, you will develop your own potential. You can learn techniques such as hand embroidery, free machine embroidery, screen printing, dyeing, sewing, crochet, weaving, quilting and patchwork. A thriving modern art form, textile art has a huge range of arts to choose from. You can dabble in all or perfect your skills in one area.
This course is open to ages 9-17
About the F.I.S.H Course Leader: Jenny Stroud is a Middle School literacy teacher by day and avid crafter by any other time. She started working with material when she was Grade Eight and when compulsory dressmaking was a thing at schools. Since then, Jenny has developed skills in quilting, applique, crochet, embroidery, tapestry, hardanger, macrame, cardmaking, jewellery making and, of course, Renaissance costume making. Jenny strongly believes in making things that are both beautiful and useful and that no skill is ever a wasted skill.
Organiser The Harbour School
Organiser of Embroidry & Weaving (3 August - 7 August)
The Harbour School is a Pre-K to Grade 12 progressive international school, with three campuses on Hong Kong Island, offering an accredited American-based international curriculum, that is adapted to ensure learning success for a diverse, international population.
We use a project-based approach to teaching science, history and the arts by immersing students in authentic learning experiences and emphasizing skills such as problem-solving, teamwork, creativity, innovation and resilience. Through our experiential approach, students develop a global cultural literacy in an atmosphere of kindness, flexibility, respect and individualism.
We recognize children as complex individuals with differing interests, personalities, needs, and backgrounds, allowing for a personal approach to learning. Our school maintains a high ratio of teachers to students, enabling classes to work in small groups so that students are studying at their optimal level. THS is a model for providing 21st century education for typical, advanced and gifted children while also providing support for students in need of accomodations.
