August 2024 - Tablet Weaving Workshop

 

In our mission to revive and reintroduce ancient textile arts, MTM regularly organizes workshops and educational programs open to the public.

 

One of our first courses was a three-day intensive tablet weaving workshop from August 28-30th, 2024.

 

The workshop was instructed by Shahla Amini, one of the foremost experts of Tablet Weaving in Iran with decades of experience both as a researcher, weaver and educator. Mrs. Amini currently teaches weaving at Tehran University of Arts. Next to various academic publications, Mrs. Amini is a member of the German Tablet Weaving Association and has often represented Iran at weaving international symposiums both in Europe and across Asia.  

 

The class encompassed three days of morning and afternoon lessons, beginning with historical context of this ancient craft followed by weaving theory, introduction of tools and materials on day one, followed by basic designing and weaving on day two, and advanced patterns on day three.