Join our textile making sessions

We are delighted to be invited you to join us to explore your family or local stories through different sewing, printing & other textile techniques in Corby. 

We are looking for 10 people to join us for 6 weekly sessions, free to attend with all materials provided. At the end of the 6 sessions, there will be an opportunity to share what you have created at our Seedling pop-up installations (if you want to - no pressure to present or display anything!).

You will be welcomed, guided & supported by our multi-creative facilitators Caroline & Sandra as well as a creative introduction by our installation designer, Ruth. These sessions are super relaxed and no pressure, we welcome you to talk, craft, learn new skills, try out different ideas and generally have a nice time with our small group!

Corby Session Details:

Times: Saturday afternoons, 2 - 4pm
Dates: 13 Apr, 20 Apr, 27 Apr, 4 May, 11 May & 18 May 2024
Venue: KHL Community Workshop, School Place, Corby, NN18 0QF

If you have any access needs, please let Courtenay know so we can ensure we put the the right things in place to ensure you can take part. You can email Courtenay at courtenay@carbontheatre.org.uk or text/call 07720 445456.

Please book to 'join the group' - x1 booking will secure your place on the 6-week project.

Textiles by Ruth Stringer, Seedling 2021. Photo credit: Christian Sinibaldi.

Our textile sessions are supported by National Lottery Community Fund & Constance Travis Community Endowment Fund (Northamptonshire Community Foundation).

The Team

See below for information about the team that will be present at this event:

Ruth Stringer - Designer & Heritage Square Lead Artist

Ruth is a set and costume designer based in South Wales. Her favourite projects seek out unusual and outdoor spaces, embed the heart of the community, and celebrate green practice in their design and realisation. Recent projects include Circle of Fifths Tour (National Theatre Wales), The Witness (Carbon Theatre), The First 3 Drops (Taking Flight Theatre), Aberetwm (Aberystwyth Arts Centre), Huno (The Other Room), Nightmare Scenario (Opera Sonic). Ruth is a strong advocate for working sustainably in the performance industry; she is a core member of Ecostage (ecostage.online) and the Society of British Theatre Designers Sustainability Working Group.

Sandra McLean - Textile Facilitator

Sandra McLean is a freelance artist based in Northampton - Training - Fine Art in Painting and Drawing at the University of Northampton (2020), Textiles at Northampton College (2007), Fashion Design at Nene College Northampton (1993). Her work explores the contemporary approaches in the expanding field of painting and drawing by pushing the boundaries using mixed media, implementing threads and textiles. Reflecting on one's journey through life experiences, memories, culture influences, the environment at home and surroundings using recycled materials giving them a new lease of life or purpose. "Threads connecting the past and the present".

Caroline Ip - Textile Facilitator

My practice as an artist and curator connects my interest in ideas of heritage and identity with my belief in creativity as a means to bring us together and create open and welcoming spaces for dialogue. Through quiltmaking and other techniques, I explore my ancestral heritage in the textiles industry in both China and Lancashire, and share my love of slow, thoughtful making. Recent work has included co-curation of 2023-24 exhibition It All Starts With A Thread at Whitechapel Gallery, London.