Art in the evening and Occhi workshop *** fully booked
in the exhibition ARIADNE'S NAAIKUSSEN

Under the motto University meets Museum, students from the Department of Textile Design at the University of Osnabrück collaborated with the Draiflessen Collection for the second time in an exhibition context to explore the diversity of fashion and its origins in needlework. Based on the collection of historical sewing and needlework utensils "Stichting Ariadne's Naaikussen", students revived an almost forgotten technique of lace making: Occhi.
 
Occhi (also known as shuttle or frivolity work) is a needlework technique in which lace is formed using a thread wound on a shuttle. But how was occhi originally made? What historical sources can we draw on if we want to relearn Occhi? And how can Occhi lace be interpreted in a contemporary way? The students asked themselves these and other questions while researching this topic and, not least, while making their handicrafts.
The Draiflessen Collection will be showing the delicate results of these theoretical and practical explorations until 28 April 2023 in the context of the first presentation of "Ariadne's Naaikussen".

The participants of the seminar, Daria Ivanov, Anja Leshoff, Christine Löbbers, Jessica Kirschmann, Celine Krumland, Kathrin Meese, Tamara Olmer and Elisa Prigge, will present their work as part of the curator's tour from 6 pm.

Afterwards the Occhi workshop will take place from 7 to 8 pm. Anja Leshoff and Christine Löbbers from the Institute for Textile Design at the University of Osnabrück will provide expert guidance for this workshop.

The participation fee is € 10
The number of participants is limited to 8 people 
Register by March 5, 2024