Free weaving in space

With Teresa Fagbohoun (Fashion Designer)

We experiment with threads and pieces of fabric freely in the space: the so-called warp and weft threads are stretched between the walls, ceiling, chairs and the participants, and together we create a wild web in the Waldraum space in the Brücke-Museum. Weaving is a craft activity that can create a lot of joy through the experience of self-efficacy and immediate results. In this workshop, we take a playful approach to weaving with the help of warp threads, which are stretched criss-cross through the open space and can be transformed into a textile surface with self-made weft threads. Participants are welcome to bring their own fabrics or fabric remnants. This workshop is aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 12 and their accompanying adults. You are welcome to bring old clothes, fabric remnants or wool.

Although the workshop will be mainly in German, we mention the languages spoken by the facilitators to make it more accessible. If you don’t feel confident in German, don’t worry — you can still take part. We are committed to respectful interaction. Discriminatory behavior has no place at our events.

Teresa Fagbohoun (born 1986 in Mainz) works as a freelance fashion designer and teaches at UdK, Berlin University of the Arts. Since graduating from UdK herself, she has worked in the international clothing and accessories sector and as the founder of her bag label Tabu. As part of her teaching practice, she explores the potential of fashion design from a power-critical perspective and looks at ways a practicing designer can tackle the challenges of the contemporary fashion industry while upholding social justice. After living in São Paulo for many years, she is now a parent in Berlin.

Please bring suitable work clothes with you. Due to the limited number of participants, please register here. Public events are free with a museum ticket. Meeting point: ticket office in the foyer.