We'll be hosting a special event at the Kingston Museum garden during the Kingston Heritage Festival. 

This will be an outdoor display of old crafts and traditional techniques with demonstrations and talks about natural resources and homemade processes to spread awareness of sustainable, regenerative and more harmonious ways of making. 

The afternoon will include processing of this year’s flax harvest from local community gardens, fibre & textile exhibition, collaborative tapestry needlework, art & craft workshops, examples of harvested materials like clay and hazel with their future use in the built environment, gardening and biodiversity corner and finally, healthy homemade bakes and breads from seeds based recipes.

The aim of this event is to celebrate traditional crafts and the intangible cultural heritage of our vibrant communities but also to create an engaging and stimulating learning experience for children and community groups. 

For school and group bookings please contact Magdalena Glowacka: magdalena@ariadnesthreadgroup.org

We are very excited to announce that this long-awaited participatory textile project is about to begin.

This will be based on the ancient craft and tradition of textile recycling from Bangladesh and India which will be interpreted in a new, contemporary way by different communities living in The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

The technique used will be a simple running stitch that anyone can learn. We will host introductory workshops to teach the method and allow for exploration of textiles by producing small samples first. Participating groups and weekly workshops will be set up in various locations around Kingston. 

The aim is to provide social interaction and support mental wellbeing. Cross cultural collaborations will encourage integration and inclusion promoting self-confidence, creativity, individuality and celebrating cultural diversity. 

The project will culminate during Kingston 2025 celebrations in August next year.

For further enquiries and to particiate please contact Magdalena.

We have been growing flax around Kingston with the help of some University students and graduates in collaboration with the KINGSTON FLAX AND FIBRE PROJECT. We have also involved primary school children and adults with learning difficulties at Kingston Mencap. Very soon, we will be using our crops and expertese to run demonstrations and will be launching our new programme of workshops for schools and community groups based on natural fibres and sustainability.