Photo Credit: Alice Burnhope
Crafting Connections: textile art workshop by Alice Burnhope
- Workshop
- Free
Discover, Create, and Connect.
Key Details
🗓️ Date: 20th September 2025, Saturday
🕙 Time: 10 am – 4 pm
📍Location: Manor House Library, 34 Old Rd, London SE13 5SY
Good to know
* Free admission; all materials provided.
* Family-friendly (drop-in workshops for all ages; embroidery ages 10+).
* Venue is fully accessible.
Join us for an inspiring, hands-on workshop led by award-winning textile artist and educator Alice Burnhope for an afternoon of nature, craft, and community spirit!
Inspired by rocks, geological formations, and the hidden textures of the natural world, Alice’s work explores sustainability, community engagement, and the sensory human experience through tactile, immersive artworks.
Together, we’ll explore the question: What connects you to this land and to each other?
Amplifying your voice and lived experience of living in Lewisham through creative craft activities.
What You’ll Do?
Drop-In Natural Dye Workshops (10:00 – 16:00)
* Paint with natural dye inks onto fabric using leaves and flowers gathered from the park.
* Take home a “pocket comforter” — a soft, fabric token inspired by the shapes of Hilly Field’s granite boulders.
* Contribute your piece to a collaborative textile artwork that will travel across Lewisham and later be exhibited at the Museum of the Home.
Embroidery Workshops (11:00 – 12:30 & 14:00 – 15:30)
* Learn tactile stitches and appliqué techniques (back stitch, chain stitch, French knots).
* Create a personal embroidery artwork reflecting your connection to Lewisham.
* Leave with new embroidery skills, your own practice samples, and the chance to see your work as part of the final installation.
(Embroidery workshops are limited to 22 participants per session, ages 10+ due to the use of needles. Booking recommended.)
Why You Should Join Us?
* Learn more and feel inspired by an award-winning artist in a friendly setting.
* Connect with like-minded individuals though art, nature, and shared stories.
* Contribute to a permanent public artwork to celebrate Lewisham’s vibrant communities and rich history.
* Leave with a personal keepsake and the experience of contributing to a larger installation after an afternoon of creativity and connection!
Previous workshops
Photo Credit: Alexander Mourant & Oliver Dixon
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