INSTALLAARIUM -Tiina Ojaste installatsioonide õuegalerii

Tule vaata, uudista, avasta INSTALLAARIUM! Avasime koduse kunstiateljee juurde ka installatsioonide õuegalerii-INSTALLAARIUMi – Tiina Ojaste installatsioonide õuegalerii. Kasutasime selleks oma väikese järve rajamisel välja tulnud ning lasudeks sätitud rändkive. Oleme õuepealsed ning väikese järve rajamisel välja tulnud rahnud kenasti lasudeks sättinud. Nad on osa meie kodust, meie igapäevaelust. Imetlen kivide värvivarjundeid ning looduse lihvitud kuju. Kuid […]

T-shirt making workshop at Black Giraffe Studio

Unleash your creativity at a T-shirt workshop in Pärnu! Looking for the perfect way to spend time with friends, family, or colleagues? Our T-shirt workshop is the perfect solution for a team event, bachelorette party, birthday surprise, or just a fun day with the family. The doors of our Pärnu studio are open and waiting […]

Workshop “Discover the History of Tõstamaa’s Folk Costumes”

Discover the history behind Tõstamaa’s beautiful folk costumes! Folk costumes embody ancestral values, the power of familial roots, and identity – each stitch and ribbon tells its own story. The rich history of Estonian folk costumes is recounted by a Tõstamaa handicraft master, who traces influences from different regions and reveals how festive peasant attire […]

Rahvusliku helmekee töötuba Tõstamaa Käsitöö keskuses

Eesti rahvatraditsioonis kandsid naised kogu aeg helmekeed! Helmekeedel oli lisaks kaunistamisele ka tähtis kaitsemaagiline roll. On teada, et helmed pandi väikesele tüdrukule juba esimese hamba tulekul kaela ning ta kandis neid edaspidi nii ööl kui päeval, hällist hauani. Tüdruku naiseks/emaks/vanaemaks küpsedes täiendati helmekeed aja jooksul järk-järgult helmestega, mis kujutasid olulisi sündmusi, moodustades lõpuks naise nn […]

Traditional garter workshop at Tõstamaa Handicraft Center

A traditional garter is a braided band made of colorful wool yarn, which has been an important part of the folk culture of Kihnu and other Estonian regions for centuries. It was used as a practical yet decorative item for fastening and had ritual significance. Traditionally, both women and men wore garters to keep stockings […]

Traditional knitting bag workshop at Tõstamaa Handicraft Center

Our ancestors from Tõstamaa were very thrifty and used all the colorful fabric scraps of different sizes and shapes. Scraps of chintz fabric were carefully arranged side by side and sewn into a knitting bag, in which women kept their yarns and knitting needles to continue their handicraft at every free moment. The knitting bag […]

Workshop on roosimine inlay knit cuffs at Tõstamaa Handicraft Center

A century and a half ago, the women of Tõstamaa knitted gloves with unbelievably fine yarn and needles. Each glove was like a talisman – the red roosimine inlay carried power, health, and protection from bad words and looks. The pattern was not merely decorative but a message that conveyed the wearer’s faith and vitality. […]

Needlework workshop with roosimine inlay knitting at Tõstamaa Handicraft Center

Come and discover the beauty of Tõstamaa and the spirit of our handicrafts! A century and a half ago, women in Tõstamaa knitted gloves with fine yarn and needles. The gloves were adorned with red embroidered patterns. In this workshop, you will learn the traditional Tõstamaa handicraft technique – roosimine inlay knitting. The embroidered patterns […]

Roosimine inlay knitting workshop at Tõstamaa Handicraft Center

The beliefs, values, and stories of Tõstamaa’s ancestors are hidden in knitted patterns – these are small memories that carry forward the strength and identity of our roots. Roosimine inlay knitting is a technique in which the main color is used to knit the right-side surface, and the pattern yarn moves in a running-stitch pattern, […]

Koo, söö ja loo Kihnus

Kihnu troimeister Elly Karjam kutsub kõiki käsitööhuvilisi enda juurde külla. Kudumispuhkus sisaldab öömaja, maitsvat toitu, õpetusi ja pärimuskultuuri tutvustust. Vardad ja lõnga saab osta kohapealt.  Elly õpetab hea meelega Kihnu mustriga kätiste, troi, sokkide, kinnaste, mütsi või salli kudumist. Kudumisele annab hoogu saarele omapärane rahulik elurütm ja kaunis loodus. Kui Sulle see idee meeldib, siis palun kirjuta ellykarjam@gmail.com. […]