Event:Calico Dress Cymru - Family Workshops

Join us in this special workshop to embroider your own motif onto the CALICO DRESS CYMRU  

These family sessions are for older children aged 10+ accompanied by a participating adult. 

For 10 weeks between April – June, Calico Dress Cymru will take over a large ground floor plinth of the Museum, a fantastic space for to embroider your own motif design onto the dress   

Sessions will be guided by Textiles Artist Menna Buss (@menna_buss) in stitch technique, so no previous experience is required.  

In the sessions, you will design and then stitch a motif thinking of the themes of Wales – Past, Present, Future adding your voice to this special collective canvas.  

By the end of its time at the Museum, we aim to end with a beautifully embellished dress. 

- Workshops are around 2 hours 

-  Age 10+ accompanied by a participating adult. 

- No experience required!  

- All materials provided, but you are welcome to bring your own preferred threads if you would like. 

Background,   

In 2022, artist Kirstie Macloed’s well acclaimed, international project THE RED DRESS was exhibited at the Museum, a project that is now 15 years in to gathering voices in stitch from women around the world.  

Since then, the CALICO DRESS CYMRU was commissioned by the Museum.  This is the first ‘daughter’ dress, and there are now many others being commissioned around the world.   

Community Group bookings -  If you are part of a community group who might be interested in sharing their voices on the dress in a separate workshop session, do get in touch, contact  miranda.berry-bowen@museumwales.ac.uk