"Drifting Lab" - Seaweed as Material and Textile

02.07.2025

Artists Alberte Holmø Bojesen and Tuija Hansen invite you to explore seaweed—its textures, stories, and potential as ecological engineer and material collaborator!

🗓 When? Wednesday, July 23, 14:00–18:00
📍 Where? Meet at Kvennaskólinn in Blönduós at 14:00 to walk to the beach and (responsibly) collect seaweed. Or join directly at the TextileLab (Þverbraut 1, Blönduós) at 16:00.

🔎 What? Field excursion (optional), seaweed tasting, and hands-on sessions on seaweed as material and color—learn to make alginate yarns, seaweed textiles, leather, and solar dye with seaweed pigments. We’ll end with a conversation on seaweed’s role in art, science, and sustainability.

👥 Teachers:

Tuija Hansen (natural dyeing, community fibre arts)
Alberte Holmø Bojesen (algae as biomaterial, experimental textile design)

🌱 Who? Open to everyone aged 8–100; no experience needed! Workshop in English.

Small confirmation fee (1500 ISK)- includes light refreshments.

Sign up here: https://www.textilmidstod.is/is/vefverslun/courses/drifting-lab

We look forward to seeing you! 😊

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