TRANSFORMATIONS

The visits include a presentation of works by students at the Massana School; visits to the Tarrasa Museum, Casa Aymat and the Grau-Garriga Contemporary Textile Art Centre in Sant Cugat and other places of interest.

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Guided free visits to several Igualada textiles companies. For details, please write to textilfest@creaciontextil.org.

Opening of Transformations, Circular the Life Cycle of Textiles and Brodan’t l’Anoia, the three exhibitions at Museu de la Pell Cal Boyer (venue 04). Free entrance. C/ Dr. Joan Mercader, 1. Tel. +34 93 8046752 · museupelligualada.cat/es. Visiting hours: Tuesday and Wednesday: 10:00 – 14:00; Thursday and Friday: 10:00 – 14:00 and 16:00 – 20:00; Saturdays, Sunday and holidays: 11:00 – 14:00; Mondays closed.

Opening dinner.

Networking session. Curated 10-15 minute presentations about experiences and projects. Auditorium of the Museu de la Pell Cal Boyer (venue 04). Free admission. See call for proposals at textilfest.org or write to textilfest@creaciontextil.org.

Deadline for submission of proposals: 10 August.

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Presentation of the final projects of six students from the postgraduate course in Applied Arts at the Massana School, followed by a discussion with the audience. Adoberia Bella (venue 05). Free admission. Carrer del Rec 21 and 23.

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Opening of Indianas. Between Design and Technique, an exhibition showing patterns and old dye formulas from a local factory in the 19th century. Free entrance. Biblioteca Central d’Igualada / Igualada Central Library (venue 01). Plaça de Cal Font s/n. Tel. +34 93 8049077 · bibliotecaigualada.cat. Free entrance. Visiting hours: Monday: 16:00-20:00; Tuesday to Friday: 10:00-13:00 and 16:00-20:00; closed Saturday and Sunday. 

RECorregut. Guided route through Igualada textile quarter. Spanish. Printed English leaflets will be provided if necessary. Free. Inscription required. Please write to m.igualada@diba.cat. Departing point: Museu de la Pell Cal Boyer (venue 04).

Rev_Bel_Art, a craft catwalk of contemporary crafted objects organised by the Gremio Artesá Tèxtil de Catalunya (Catalonian Textile Guild). Teatre Municipal Ateneu / Ateneu City Theatre (venue 02). Carrer de Sant Pau 9. Tel. +34 93 8050358. Free entrance. teatremunicipalateneu.cat.

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Guided visit to Capellades Museum and Paper Mill. Lunch in Capellades, a town some 13 kms from Igualada. The Museum is located in an old paper mill and has preserved the typical structure of 18th century paper mills. Carrer Pau Casals 10. Tel. +34 93 8012850 · mmp-capellades.net/spa. Lunch in Capellades. Inscription and fee required. Inscriptions: formacion@creaciontextil.org.

Workshop: Felt in Form. Sculptural Wet Felting with Marjolein Dallinga. Workshop language: English. Fully booked, waiting list open. Adoberia Bella (venue 05). Carrer del Rec 21 y 23. See: marjolein-dallinga.

Workshop: Experimentation. Text and Textile with Jette Clover. Workshop language: English. Spots available. If interested please write to formacion@creaciontextil.org. Museu de la Pell Cal Boyer (venue 04). See Jette Clover.

Teixit Obert / Open Knitting. A large open-air workshop. Everyone is invited to simultaneously crochet a large banner with the word PAU (peace) as a symbol of resistance, community and shared future. Open to all people of any age who know how to crochet. Materials provided, just bring a no. 4 crochet hook. No fee and no inscription. Plaça Pius XII (venue 03).

Jugateca. Juguem de Nou is a free play initiative using materials recovered from companies, an innovative, sustainable and inclusive initiative that transforms public spaces into creative play environments with strong educational and environmental value. A unique initiative that attracts children and families with its originality and is designed for all ages. Free activity, no registration required, you can participate at any time. Museu de la Pell Cal Boyer (venue 04), or Adoberia Bella (venue 05).

Embroidery workshop using photographs from the Anoia Regional Archive to add to the Brodant l’Anoia exhibition installed at the museum entrance.

After the workshop, there will be a guided tour of the TextilFest exhibitions. Museu de la Pell Cal Boyer (site 04). Fee and inscription required.

Silk painting workshop. Taught by Desedamas (desedamas.com). Learn how to draw and paint a mandala by combining colours and shapes to create your own unique design on a circle of natural silk using the gutta technique to define the contours. No experience necessary. Minimum age 12 years. Igualada Fashion Lab, Carrer de Lleida 53, Igualada.
Price: €18.
Registration: tiquetsigualada.cat

Silk scarf workshop using the shibori technique.. Taught by Desedamas (desedamas.com). Shibori is a Japanese art that uses pressure on the fabric to create striking and unique patterns. Through knots, ties, folds, bends, rolls and seams, natural and vibrant designs are created. No experience necessary. Minimum age 12 years. Museu de la Pell Cal Boyer (venue 04).
Price: €18.
Registration: tiquetsigualada.cat

Workshop: From sheep to skein. Taught by Lala de Dios (@laladedios5). Wool, its properties and the process of turning it into yarn. Wool and sustainability. Demonstration of carding and spinning with a spindle. Participants will make their own sample book with wool in the different stages of the process: fleece, carded and combed wool, pre-felt, felt, yarns of different thicknesses and textures. No experience necessary. Minimum age 12 years. Museu de la Pell Cal Boyer (venue 04). Igualada.
Price: €18.
Registration: tiquetsigualada.cat

Presentation of the book El dibuixant d’Indianes. Igualada Central Library (venue 01). Plaça de Cal Font s/n. Tel. +34 93 8049077. Free admission. bibliotecaigualada.cat.

Embroidery workshop using photographs from the Anoia Regional Archive to add to the Brodant l’Anoia exhibition installed at the museum entrance. After the workshop, there will be a guided tour of the TextilFest exhibitions. Museu de la Pell Cal Boyer (site 04). Free but inscription required at tiquetsigualada.cat

Silk painting workshop. Taught by Desedamas (desedamas.com). Learn how to draw and paint a mandala by combining colours and shapes to create your own unique design on a circle of natural silk using the gutta technique to define the contours. No experience necessary. Minimum age 12 years. Igualada Fashion Lab, Carrer de Lleida 53, Igualada.
Price: €18.
Registration: tiquetsigualada.cat

Silk scarf workshop using the shibori technique. Taught by Desedamas (desedamas.com). Shibori is a Japanese art that uses pressure on the fabric to create striking and unique patterns. Through knots, ties, folds, bends, rolls and seams, natural and vibrant designs are created. No experience necessary. Minimum age 12 years. Museu de la Pell Cal Boyer (venue 04). Igualada.
Price: €18.
Registration: tiquetsigualada.cat

Workshop on weaving and digital textures with the TC2 digital hand loom 15:30 – 19:30 with Francesca Piñol. Language: Spanish. Places available. Address: Textile laboratory. Ruiz de Padrón, 47, ground floor left. Barcelona. Inscriptions: formacion@creaciontextil.org. See: francesca-pinol.

RECorregut. Guided route through Igualada textile quarter. Catalan. Printed English leaflets will be provided f necessary. Free. Inscription required. Please write to m.igualada@diba.cat. Departing point: Museu de la Pell Cal Boyer (venue 04). 

Embroidery workshop using photographs from the Anoia Regional Archive to add to the Brodant l’Anoia exhibition installed at the museum entrance. After the workshop, there will be a guided tour of the TextilFest exhibitions. Museu de la Pell Cal Boyer (site 04). Fee and inscription required.

Workshop on growing and textile uses of nettle fibre with Ellen Bangsbo.

Workshop language: English with translation into Spanish. Fully booked. Waiting list open. Registration at formacion@creaciontextil.org. Adoberia Bella (venue 05). Carrer del Rec 21 and 23. See: Ellen Bangsbo.

Workshop on free-warp tapestry weaving with Tim Johnson. Workshop language: English with translation into Spanish. Fully booked. Waiting list open. Registration at formacion@creaciontextil.org. Adoberia Bella (venue 05). Carrer del Rec 21 and 23. See: Tim Johnson.

Conference on the social impact of craftsmanship on the region. Re-discovering wool: the soft revolution. Igualada. Free admission. Igualada Fashion Lab. Lleida, 53 – 3rd floor. 

RECorregut. Guided route through Igualada textile quarter. Catalan. Printed English leaflets will be provided f necessary. Free. Inscription required. Please write to m.igualada@diba.cat. Departing point: Museu de la Pell Cal Boyer (venue 04).

Workshop: From sheep to skein. Taught by Lala de Dios (@laladedios5). Wool, its properties and the process of turning it into yarn. Wool and sustainability. Demonstration of carding and spinning with a spindle. Participants will make their own sample book with wool in the different stages of the process: fleece, carded and combed wool, pre-felt, felt, yarns of different thicknesses and textures. No experience necessary. Minimum age 12 years. Museu de la Pell Cal Boyer (venue 04). Igualada.
Price: €18.
Registration: tiquetsigualada.cat