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Hand-Knotting from Tiling Notations

$134.00

Sunday September 14
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Instructor: Nithikul Nimkulrat

Materials Fee: $20 (paid directly to the Instructor)
Students: 8

In this workshop, participants will learn how to use paper string to create knotted work that follows two-tone knotted patterns in the knot library that Nithikul Nimkulrat has developed in collaboration with mathematicians by using mathematical notation methods.

In the morning, after warming up with tying reef knots and getting to know how to read a tiling notation, the participants will select patterns from the knot library to knot. In the afternoon, participants will continue with their chosen patterns to create a three-dimensional form,or continue to try new patterns from the library.

This workshop will include a visit to Nithkul’s exhibition “Rembered & Forgotten” at Craft Ontario’s new space in the same building as our studio.

This workshop is meant for people who love working with their hands and have done some forms of craft, not particularly textiles.

For the knot library, see https://museum.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs6286/files/TMJ49_Nimkulrat_Tables.pdf

Please bring: scissors, a ruler, masking tape, a pen/pencil, and a notebook

Sunday September 14
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Instructor: Nithikul Nimkulrat

Materials Fee: $20 (paid directly to the Instructor)
Students: 8

In this workshop, participants will learn how to use paper string to create knotted work that follows two-tone knotted patterns in the knot library that Nithikul Nimkulrat has developed in collaboration with mathematicians by using mathematical notation methods.

In the morning, after warming up with tying reef knots and getting to know how to read a tiling notation, the participants will select patterns from the knot library to knot. In the afternoon, participants will continue with their chosen patterns to create a three-dimensional form,or continue to try new patterns from the library.

This workshop will include a visit to Nithkul’s exhibition “Rembered & Forgotten” at Craft Ontario’s new space in the same building as our studio.

This workshop is meant for people who love working with their hands and have done some forms of craft, not particularly textiles.

For the knot library, see https://museum.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs6286/files/TMJ49_Nimkulrat_Tables.pdf

Please bring: scissors, a ruler, masking tape, a pen/pencil, and a notebook

Born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand, Nithikul Nimkulrat is a Toronto-based textile artist, designer, researcher, and educator. She worked in Europe for 18 years before relocating to Canada in 2018 and is currently Full Professor in Material Art and Design at OCAD University. She has previously taught at the Estonian Academy of Arts, Loughborough University (UK), and Aalto University (Finland), where she earned her doctorate in 2009.

Nithikul’s practice interweaves making and research, exploring the role of creative practice in academic inquiry and the immateriality of physical materials. Her award‑winning works have been exhibited internationally, and her research published in peer‑reviewed journals and presented at global conferences.