Textiles Workshop at Museum of Making

We delivered a session for families at the Museum of Making in February working on batik designs.

This was a very nice session and some lovely work. 

Textile Tepees and Pompoms

We had a busy March working with ladies from 2 groups, Upbeat Refugee Group and Knit and Knatter from the Women's Centre.
The work was used to decorate the community garden at the Spring Fest.
Well done to all the groups, they looked amazing!

Mental Health Action Group - AGM

We were invited to attend the MHAG AGM and create some diamond weavings with the members in October. We really enjoyed working with a talented group.

Sight Support WW1 Banner Celebrations

We have finally completed the WW1 banner created with the members of sight support groups in Derby, Chesterfield and Clay Cross. We worked with adults and young people, we did research, we visited the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire and we watch soldiers re-enactments to help us create the banner. 
We had a wonderful gathering at the Post Mill in South Normanton to unveil the banner and celebrate everyone's hard work.
The banner will tour venues around Derbyshire over the next few months before being installed in the new Sight Support Derbyshire office.

The banner inspired by the soldiers uniforms, the embroidered postcards and the animals used in the war.

inspired by embroidered postcards

Claire Winfield CEO and Tony Daw project coordinator from Sight Support Derbyshire

Printed bandages with how Sight Support helps people

Darley Churchtown Batik Banner

In June, we worked with the whole school on a batik painting project for their RE topic, 'The Lord's Prayer'. We are now sewing all the pieces together to make a wonderful banner for the school in a labyrinth pattern.
Here are some of the batik painting images.

Mindfull of Art - update

This project has been a wonderful insight into working creatively with people living with dementia. We have delivered a wide variety of artforms over the last 4 months with 5 different groups based in a residential home, a hospital setting, a day centre, a memory cafe and the most interesting of all, with 4 families in their own homes. For this last group, we have worked with not only the person with dementia but also their husband, wife, sister or partner.

Watercolour painting

Dot to dot drawing

Hula hoop weaving

Batik painting

Sewing braid onto batik cushions

Painted Wooden Houses

Woven Fabric Bowl

Pipe Cleaner Flower Fairy

Printed Fabric Bag

We held exhibitions of all the work at each centre and also during the month of May at Ilkeston Library. In the next few months we hope to have an exhibition at Ilkeston Hospital.

The project was funded by Erewash Clinical Commissioning Group.

University Tepees with Early Years Students

Back again to work with the Early Years Students at Derby University, it was a very hot day, so they did well to get the tepees finished. Well done.

Made with Madeley

We were successful in bidding for a Tesco Community Grant in November and delivered a project with the young people at the Madeley Youth Centre on Rosehill Street.

We delivered 4 sessions to create batik Christmas cards and screen printed t-shirts and tote bags. All the artwork was created to sell at 2 local arts and crafts markets in the run up to Christmas.

We had a stall at the Guildhall Arts and Crafts Market and also one at the Mickleover Christmas Fair.
We raised over £120 in sales and the young people and youth leaders helped on the stalls too.

We were very pleased with the workshops, and we know that the youth group enjoyed the experience. We are hoping to work with the group in the new year towards some spring activities.

Sangam Totes

We have enjoyed working with the Sangam Ladies Group creating tote bags and printed tea towels.
They have loved having the opportunity to create their own artwork using their own designs. They have learnt batik, embroidery, and textile printing.
Hopefully we will be back again soon working with them again.