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Textile Weaving Workshop with Rita in Lisbon, Portugal
Textile Weaving Workshop with Rita in Lisbon, Portugal
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During Rita’s Textile Weaving Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal, you learn how to set the loom and learn the basics of weaving.
The Textile Weaving Workshop takes place at Rita’s studio on the 3 floor, in Odivelas, Lisbon. Rita’s studio is inside her apartment.
The apartment is 10 minutes walk to Metro, 2 minutes walk to direct bus to city center. 5 minutes walk to stores. 10 minutes walk to local market Silvado, every Monday.
Rita’s apartment is located on the 3rd floor with no lift. She has no animals at home.
Her workshop can take place in English, French, Spanish.
About the artist:
Rita is a Portuguese textile and fashion designer based in Lisbon. Cities and the landscapes worldwide are the textile artist’s inspiration. She weaves memories of urban life, green and rugged mountains, and sunny shores into patterns that reflect human creativity and the beauty of our planet.
Rita learned to weave at António Arroio Secondary School in Lisbon, when she was 15 years old. She specialized in weaving and studied in detail the structure of textiles. After finishing school, she wanted to extend her knowledge and pursue further studies.
She decided to attend the Fashion Design Course at IADE, also in Lisbon. Once enrolled, she discovered her second passion, Photography, which led her to to a mix of fashion, textiles and photography.
Then, in 2015, the "Year of the Light", Rita decided to create her own textile brand named "Cross Lights". Rita chose this path based on how good weaving makes her feel and the fun she has during the whole process of making a piece, researching, creating the design and weaving.
The artist has discovered for herself that weaving is the best way to express herself, due to the endless possibilities of this craft.
All You Need To Know for the Textile Weaving Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal:
Length of workshop: 4 hours (or 2 hours)
Number of people: 1 - 3 persons
Location: At Rita’s home and studio in Odivelas, Lisbon, Portugal,
or At Your Location.
Price per person: € 122 (or € 61 for 2 hours); includes all materials, water and tea.
Minimum advance booking time: 2 days
Next workshops dates: On request
Customer Reviews
Rita is an absolute pleasure and wealth of knowledge. I appreciate that we had a meeting before I even arrived in Lisbon to talk about what I would like to work on. She prepared all sorts of examples and materials for me to experiment with, knowing that I have a bigger project this will inform later. The piece that I made was to try new techniques and materials and see how they behave and inform each other. I'm very excited to take the new skills and ideas back home. Her space is inspiring and cozy and she has so many materials and ideas for you to work with. I would definitely take a workshop with her again!
Rita's weaving workshop was a wonderful and enriching experience! Over the course of three hours, I worked on a tabletop loom and got hands-on experience with a variety of high-quality materials, all readily available to use. Rita is a skilled and patient instructor who shares her extensive knowledge of weaving techniques while guiding each step clearly and practically. Her home studio is cozy and inspiring, creating the perfect creative setting. I highly recommend this workshop to anyone who enjoys working with textures and colors—an engaging and rewarding experience!
Rita is a great and super inspiring teacher. She’s very patient and kind and I highly recommend her for anyone looking to explore weaving as a new hobby which was the case for me 😊 subcultours were also very helpful and responsive and I wouldn’t have met Rita without them!