Kihnu "Tip" Decorations

Teachers: Liina Laaneoja, Annika Vaalma

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We are the company Etnowerk - Estonian brand of handcrafted cardigans full of emotion, bold beauty and ethnographic motifs. Our handicraft education is from UT Viljandi Culture Academy.

Annika is the embroidery queen. She makes the finest embroideries to decorate knitwear. Inspiration comes from folk costumes and the outcome is modern clothing for a modern woman.

Liina is the master of colours and bold decorations. She mixes crocheted ethnographic laces with different textiles and uses these combinations on knitwear. The colourful result makes everyone happy – both the wearers and the admirers.

Ladies from Kihnu island have a very clever and sparing attitude for using everything left from making clothes to create something new out of these pieces of fabric.

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In this workshop we show how to use 4 x 4 cm cotton pieces to make Kihnu "tip" decorations. Historically this technique was used on cotton jackets Kihnu ladies wear with their striped skirts but this wonderful decoration can be used on different items.

Each participant should bring along a piece of clothing or a home textile for decorating with Kihnu “tips”. It's also possible to sew the "tips" on a tote bag provided by the teachers. This workshop is suitable for beginners.

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