[WORKSHOP] WEAVING WORKSHOP: IKAT TECHNIQUE

Ikat is an ancient resist-dyeing technique named after a Malay root meaning to tie or to bind. It has been practised for centuries in many parts of the world, but reached its most expressive form in the Indonesian archipelago, where it is as widely differentiated as the languages spoken. To coincide with the special exhibition, Fibres of Life: Ikat Textiles of the Indonesian Archipelago, UMAG is offering weaving workshops for adults and children to explore this mysterious craft. Participants will use a weaving handloom to create simple design and gain insight into the ikat technique by setting up a warp yarn. Ikat is a meticulous art that involves many hours of attention and effort, therefore, it is unlikely that the entire weaving will be completed in the allotted class time. Note: All materials will be provided and all looms must be returned at the end of each workshop.

Time: 13:00 – 17:00 (With 30-minute break between 14:30–15:00)

Venue: 1/F, T.T. Tsui Building, University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU

Audience and Limit: Adult/Teenager Class: Aged 15 or above, maximum 12 people per class

                            Family Class: Aged 8–14, maximum 6 groups (Only admit 1 parent and 1 child) per class

Registration & Enquiries: Registration starts from August 17, 2017. Course fee is HK$150 per participant for adult/teenager class or per group for family class (only admit 1 parent and 1 child aged between 8–14). Accompanying adult who join the family class must stay with his/her child throughout the class. For enquiries, please contact Ms Chelsea Choi: cchelsea@hku.hk / 2241 5509.

Instructor: Wing-sum Tsui 

Wing-sum Tsui majored in textiles at the Rhode Island School of Design in the United States and is now working as a designer in a renowned carpet company. During her early career, she worked extensively in dyeing and spinning yarns, weaving on an eight-shaft wooden loom, Dobby loom and fully computerised Jacquard loom. She also creates artworks on fabric using silk screen printing.

Please click here for the application form.

Images are for reference only. Borneo (Kalimantan), Kantu (Kantuk) people, Kain kebat, skirt, Warp ikat in hand-spun cotton, Early 20th c.