Events (June 2015)
27-6-15
Festival of Stuff: Open day
Come along on Saturday 27th June for our second extravaganza of Stuff!! This five day festival will culminate in a public event on a grand scale. We will be taking over the whole street outside of the Institute of Making for our finale, filling it with demo-stalls and making stations, bringing back this year’s favourite activities and some new discoveries.
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26-6-15
Festival of Stuff: Afternoon Session – Lampworking a Whistle
In this hands-on session led by Dr Shelley James, participants will use the latest generation of portable flameworking torches fuelled by a simple gas canister to explore basic techniques: heating, shaping, blowing simple forms and creating holes.
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26-6-15
Festival of Stuff: Lunchtime Session – Lampworking a Whistle
In this hands-on session led by Dr Shelley James, participants will use the latest generation of portable flameworking torches fuelled by a simple gas canister to explore basic techniques: heating, shaping, blowing simple forms and creating holes.
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26-6-15
Festival of Stuff: Morning Session – Lampworking a Whistle
In this hands-on session, participants will use the latest generation of portable flameworking torches fuelled by a simple gas canister to explore basic techniques: heating, shaping, blowing simple forms and creating holes.
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25-6-15
Festival of Stuff: Materials Library Evening
Join the Institute of Making team in exploring the Materials Library’s curious collection to see, touch, discuss, play with and learn more about the extraordinary material world that surrounds us.
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25-6-15
Festival of Stuff: Afternoon Session - Material Explorations
Join the Institute of Making to explore a material through a range of stations from shaping, breaking, melting and joining.
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25-6-15
Festival of Stuff: Morning Session - Material Explorations
Join the Institute of Making to explore a material through a range of stations from shaping, breaking, melting and joining.
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25-6-15
Festival of Stuff: Alternative Stone Lithography
Attempt stone lithographic printmaking using alternatives to traditional limestone.
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24-6-15
Festival of Stuff: Pyrotechnics with Matthew Tosh
Expert pyrotechnician Matthew Tosh will demonstrate and discuss the art and chemistry of making fireworks displays. Experience the sights, sounds, smell and tastes of a live firework demonstration.
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24-6-15
Festival of Stuff: Shaker Box Making
Master craftsman Murray Marks creates shaker boxes in exactly the same way as the Shaker craftsmen and women have for over two hundred years; using American cherry or maple, you will learn how to make your very own shaker box using this technique.
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23-6-15
Festival of Stuff: Afternoon Session - Paper Cord Weaving
Join Ann Nazareth to weave a decorative water scoop with paper cord using a simple basketry technique called twining. Once you’ve mastered the basic skills of paper cord weaving you will be able to develop your own ideas for 3-dimensional weaving in ways that will delight and surprise.
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23-6-15
Festival of Stuff: Afternoon Session – Weaving with Tape Measures
Join Stella Harding to weave an open hexagonal shape with tape measures. Stella makes three-dimensional woven structures in a wide variety of materials using techniques derived from traditional basketry.
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23-6-15
Festival of Stuff: Afternoon Session - Basket Weaving
The afternoon session is slightly more technical, using year-old willow that has been dried and then soaked, to make a small frame basket.
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23-6-15
Festival of Stuff: Morning Session - Paper Cord Weaving
Join Ann Nazareth to weave a decorative water scoop with paper cord using a simple basketry technique called twining. Once you’ve mastered the basic skills of paper cord weaving you will be able to develop your own ideas for 3-dimensional weaving in ways that will delight and surprise.
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23-6-15
Festival of Stuff: Morning Session – Weaving with Wire
Join Stella Harding to make a small random weave basket using a variety of wires. Stella makes three-dimensional woven structures in a wide variety of materials using techniques derived from traditional basketry.
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