Hand Embroidery workshop with Hooplaback.girl

10:30 am to 6:30 pm
 Bangalore, India.

Welcoming you into the garden space at Tharangini where we will be hosting our favorite Hooplaback.girl to spend the day with you, learning the whimsical ways of her embroidery and getting the opportunity to take home an embroidered artwork of your own ✨🌺

10:30 - 11 am
A warm welcome with fresh coffee brewed with our friend Kerehaklu founded by Pranoy Thipaiah who is bringing a delightful roast with beans sourced from his farm in Chikmagalur. Kerehaklu a seed of the Thipaiah family that was been bringing biodiversity and agriculture in a harmonious way since 1953. Pranoy is curating an all-day coffee brew bar at the Tharangini studio which include their specialty coffee and fine Sri Lankan teas. The ethos is to showcase likeminded producers who raise the quality bar while bring mindful of their ecosystems. 

Explore the Garden Workshop space, meet our artist, Anuradha Bhaumick and dive into the introductions to embroidery ☀️

What to Expect - 

The ticket includes a lovely little "Stich - nic" -kit curated by the artist for you, which includes all the materials and tools you need for the day.

Includes:

• Pre-printed fabric drawn by Hooplaback.girl inspired by the rare and wild species of South India. 
• Bamboo embroidery hoop with brass key
• needle set
• cute tomato pin cushion
• water erasable marker
• 6-10 Embroidery threads
• Hologrophic embroidery sheers

Stitches that will be learnt are back stitch, satin stitch, long & short stitch, running stitch, fishbone stitch, chain stitch & line stitch. Aim of the workshop is to  bring fabric & embroidery literacy to participants. The goal is to relax, unwind and create with our hands, whilst learning a new skill.

11 am to 1 pm & 3-5 pm

• Introduction to the artists, the plan for the day and a walkthrough of all the tools and materials you will be using.
• Embroidery 101: How to thread a needle, basic stitch movements, thread length to keep, which needle to use for which stitch, etc.
  
• Understanding fabric manipulation - How to manoeuvre fabric so that stitches come out crisp & clean every time. 
• Embroidery Techniques: Satin Stitch, Fishbone Stitch, Chain Stitch, Line Stitch & Long Short Stitch
  ~ Q&A Session.
• Take home your work in progress to finish it in your own time, knowing all the tricks and techniques already too well after the workshop. 
   🌷

1 pm to 3 pm
Picnic Spread with The Cubbon Table 🌮
Take a short break from Block printing and be lead up to our Lunch spread prepared by Shreya Chandra who runs The Cubbon Table, a home based food brand that prides itself on rustic, small batch, zero waste products that are carefully crafted using a majority of locally sourced ingredients. 
The menu for the day is inspired by regional recipes from different parts of the globe, that focus on preservation and fermentation for the purpose of enhancing taste and natural shelf life. with recipes from South America, Karnataka, and Palestine. Cooked with the freshest local produce and with some fresh picks from the farm of Kerehaklu!

4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Come out and dance with us to the groovy and vibtant mix played by our friend Aditi aka DJ Fushi who will be spinning a mix of sounds that intersect a cultural and genre boundaries. Expect a RnB grooves, infectious Afro/house rhythms, and her favourite tracks by Indian producers. 🎙🎶

Throughout the day...

Welcoming you to take this time to also join us and our beautiful friends at Aravani Art project who will be present all day, hanging out with us to create a memorable new Community mural, inviting all of you to pick up a brush anytime and join in. Aravani Art Project is a trans-women and cis-women led collective movement working towards enabling people from the transgender community through visual art, social experiments, and magic. They create a safe space for the people of Trans and LGBQIA+ community that encourage exchange, discussion, openness and debate surrounding gender identities. 

🌸 Date: 15th September 2024
🌸 Location: Tharangini Studio
12th Cross Road Sadashivnagar, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560080

• The ticket is inclusive of everything.
• Since this is an exclusive event, we will not be accepting any cancellations or refund requests.