Make It: Drop-ins + Demos
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Throughout our Make It Harewood weekends, we will have a series of free drop-in workshops and demonstrations, giving you a taster of a whole range of crafts. Watch screen printing demos with artist Ellie Way, make your own woven flowers and bees, and join textile artist Cecilia Charlton to learn all about embroidery.
DO NOTHING MACHINE
Saturday 24, Sunday 25 + Monday 26 Aug | 10am–5pm | Suitable for all ages| Courtyard
Nik Ramage, Jim Bond and Martin Smith return to Harewood this year with an exciting community project installed for ‘Make It’ Harewood. With the help of Make It festival visitors of all ages, they will create a large Do Nothing Machine over the course of the weekend, join us throughout the weekend and see how it grows!
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The Do Nothing Machine at Make It Harewood. Credit Tom Arber.
ELLIE WAY: SCREEN PRINTING DEMONSTRATION
Saturday 24 + Sunday 25 Aug | 11am–3pm | Suitable for all ages| Courtyard Overflow Café
Join Wakefield-based designer and printmaker, Ellie Way as she demonstrates the process of screen-printing a Harewood inspired poster. Onlookers can try their hand at screenprinting or simply enjoy this satisfying process.
Ellie is a Wakefield-based designer and printmaker whose practice is driven by placemaking. Taking cues from early 20th century design, Ellie pairs hand-printed textures with nostalgic colour palettes and typefaces to illustrate the diverse scenic, architectural and cultural landscapes of West Yorkshire.
Ellie Way Screenprinting Demonstrations. Credit Ellie Way
WOOL WEAVING: BIRDS
Saturday 31 Aug | 11am–3pm | Suitable for all ages | Courtyard Overflow Café
Make your own wool woven birds with our Engagement Team. Inspired by the natural world around us, learn how to craft beautiful, colour bird using just coloured wool and card.
FLAG MAKING WORKSHOP WITH MITCH ROBINSON
Sunday 1 Sep | 10.30am–1pm + 2–4.30pm | Suitable for age 5+ | Courtyard Overflow Café
Be inspired by one of our Harewood Biennial installations – Rebecca Chesney’s Conditions at Present windsock installation – and take part in a workshop making flags of all shapes, sizes and colours from waste tent material sourced from festivals.
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LEGO CLUB: CRAFT WEEK
Sunday 1 Sep | 11am–3pm | Suitable for all ages | Harewood Suite, Courtyard
Join our ever popular Lego Club for our Make It Harewood special! Do you have any little builders at home? Encourage their creativity with our special Craft themed Lego Club. The Harewood Suite is located upstairs within our Courtyard.
For all workshops and demonstrations, children must be accompanied by an adult.