Nan Fung Spinning Mill, Tsuen Wan｜Nan Fung Jacket Group’s annual event “World Rendezvous” – “Fabric Rendezvous Festival” returns in May with a surprise!

Description

The "Yoya Fabric Festival" is back again! Nan Fung Group’s community project - "World Promise" held the first "Promise Fabric Festival" in April last year, which was widely welcomed by people from all walks of life and attracted more than 15,000 participants. This year, the "Fabric Festival" returns with the theme of "Dialogue with Emotions". A large-scale knitting festival will be held at Nan Fung Spinning Mill for two consecutive days from May 24 to 25, once again gathering different knitting enthusiasts and artists, and bringing a new interactive experience. Through holding markets, exhibitions and a series of workshops, let everyone experience the infinite charm of knitting for themselves!

The hands of the master pass on the beauty of weaving

In order to promote textile culture and pass on traditional weaving techniques, the "Fabric Festival" specially invited 20 local weaving units to hold more than 20 workshops and weaving experiences, so that friends who are interested in weaving and families who want to enjoy parent-child time on weekends can experience different weaving techniques such as embroidery, rattan weaving, weaving, screen printing, natural dyeing, etc. in Nan Fung Spinning Mill. Let everyone create unique works with their own hands, feel the beauty of weaving and relax at the same time by making fabrics.

There will also be a local weavers’ market at the same venue, gathering 40 unique fabric stalls. With a single purchase of HK$200 or more, you can redeem two limited edition "Yoyo Fabric Festival" amulets. The venue also has 20 stalls specializing in selling second-hand clothing at the "Crab Market", encouraging everyone to find new owners for the "crab" clothes at home, extending the life and value of the items and supporting sustainable fashion.

A Bag of Play and Dry Fabric Festival, explore the new world of weaving!

"Personalization" has become synonymous with Generation Z in recent years, and a free and flexible lifestyle that allows for free matching has become a major trend. During the event, the "Fabric Festival" launched the "One Bag for Fun and Drying Fabric Festival" limited-time event. Anyone who purchases an eco-friendly bag on site can enjoy a discount and participate in different types of workshops to customize an eco-friendly bag with a personalized style.

In the Marimekko DIY badge workshop, you can choose the style that best represents your mood from the fabrics provided by Marimekko, and cut out the favorite color pattern to make a unique badge. At the 54RT Rattan Tote Bag Workshop, you can create your own rattan bag. You can also join the "Flower" Shoulder Bag Customization Workshop, where you can choose flower-shaped curtain fabrics to collage at will, and then have the workshop manager sew it into a limited edition shoulder bag. At the "Let’s Go Lego Rubbing Workshop", you can use Lego bricks to make a pattern that represents your emotions, and then print the pattern on an eco-friendly bag in the form of a rubbing.

Starting today, workshops can be registered on the NF Touch website and NF Touch APP. Each workshop creates a breathing space for everyone, allowing them to temporarily put aside the worries of life and shift their focus to creation. At the same time, they can find an outlet for their emotions and add color to their lives by making their own exclusive patterns. Whether they participate alone, with friends or as a family, they can all use their creativity and imagination to convey the concept of sustainable development.

"Emotional Knitting Research Society" uses "weaving" to convey meaning and connect people, emotions and events in the community

The "Appointment Fabric Festival" will exhibit two giant knitted works co-created by the "Emotional Quilting Research Society" curated by "World Promise" and the Taiwanese textile brand 8bit Textile (@8bit_textiledesign). The works are a collection of the participatory interactive games "Knitting Memo" and "Emotional Embroidery" that the "Emotional Quilting Research Society" started last year, allowing community members to record and express their emotional feelings through knitting games, and create their own exclusive "emotional trace patterns." The collected patterns are then handed over to 8-bit Textiles for production using knitting technology. In addition to the works on display, there will also be interactive workshops at the venue, hoping that everyone can spin yarn in their hands to leave emotional traces on the giant works, interact with the exhibits at close range, and feel the emotions of others.

How to join the workshop: Starting today, you can register on the NF Touch website (https://events.nftouch.com.hk/tc/) or the NF Touch APP

Make an appointment for the Fabric Festival Part of the workshop

1 54RT Rattan Handbag Workshop

Introduction:
There are various kinds of rattan bags on the market. Have you ever tried to create one of your own? Participants in this workshop can learn basic rattan weaving techniques from 54rtinhk, including cross structure, flat weaving and edge finishing methods, and create their own rattan bag. During the creative process, you can also experience the warmth of slow work and enjoy this small sense of accomplishment.

Artist/Brand Introduction:
54rtinhk focuses on weaving various daily necessities with rattan, hoping to let everyone feel the beauty and fun of hand-weaving.

Date: May 25
Time: 2:30pm – 6:30pm
Price : HK$580
Location: M/F Annex
Instructor: @54rtinhk

2【Meet the Fabric Festival | Breakthrough art studio woven mobile phone bag weaving workshop】

Introduction:
Start with a piece of cloth, and then according to your favorite color and pattern, you can weave a unique mobile phone bag step by step. This time, Breakthrough Art Studio will introduce traditional weaving techniques to everyone. Using a tabletop loom, you can experience the fun and wisdom of hand weaving and weave hand-woven fabrics in your own style. The finished fabric will be processed on site and turned into a practical and warm daily mobile phone bag!

Artist/Brand Introduction:
Breakthrough Art Studio was founded in 2015 and focuses on the exploration and research of traditional textile crafts. The two co-founders of the studio visited many places in Southeast Asia and conducted in-depth research on local textile culture and craftsmanship. In addition to textile crafts, Breakthrough Art Studio has also developed a variety of looms to allow the public to understand the connection between different weaving techniques and cultural backgrounds from the basics to the depths.

Date: May 25
Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm, 4:00pm - 6:30pm (2 hours and 30 minutes per session) Number of participants per session: 10
Price: HK$350 (including tutor fee, material cost, loom rental)
Location: M/F Annex
Instructor: Breakthrough Art Studio @Breakthrough Art Studio

3【Appointment for Fabric Festival | 54RT Rattan Vase Workshop】

Introduction:
Have you ever considered that you can continue to use the glass bottles after drinking? 54rtinhk will teach you how to use simple rattan weaving techniques to give ordinary glass bottles a new look and transform them into vases that beautify your home. Every vine and every knot is woven by you yourself, which is not only an environmental upgrade, but also adds a natural and warm atmosphere to your home. If you love DIY and home improvement, this event is not to be missed!

Artist/Brand Introduction:
rtinhk focuses on weaving various daily necessities with rattan, hoping to let everyone feel the beauty and fun of hand-weaving.

Those interested in participating can register in advance on the NF Touch website or NF Touch APP, and go to the M/F Annex of Nan Fung Spinning Mill to show the confirmation QR code before the workshop starts. Staff will be on site to assist you.

Website: https://events.nftouch.com.hk/en/

Date: May 25
Time: 12:00nn – 2:00pm Number of people per session: 8
Price : HK$300 Location : M/F Annex Instructor : @54rtinhk

4【Appointment Fabric Festival | Embroidery x Goldwork Jewelry Workshop】

Introduction:
In this metal jewelry workshop, you will experience the combination of metal and needlework, and explore the creative pleasure between the hardness of metal materials and the flexibility of needlework. The workshop will be based on metalwork jewelry and combined with embroidery techniques, allowing you to create metalwork works by yourself. Participants can not only learn basic metalworking skills, but also explore the variability of needlework, perform creative embroidery on metal surfaces, and create unique metalwork embroidery jewelry to add interest to daily clothing. Participants can choose to make either rings or earrings from the workshop.

Artist/Brand Introduction:
Kelly Leung received her Master’s degree in Jewelry, Materials and Design from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK in 2021. She uses metalworking as her main creative medium and is good at integrating metal processing with different objects. She likes to explore the plasticity of various materials and use them to present various forms. Her works often show the relationship with the body through wearability. She believes that through contact with the material, the audience can deeply feel the material itself and its connection with themselves. She seeks to discover the unique qualities in ordinary things, using these qualities to reveal the stories behind them and give new value to familiar objects.

Date: May 24-25
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm, 4:00pm - 6:00pm (two hours per session) Number of people per session: 6
Price : HK$270
Finished product: a pair of earrings + a 7mm wide ring / a 12mm wide + a 7mm wide ring
Location: M/F Annex
Mentor: Kelly Leung @Kelly_works.99

5【One Bag of Fabric Festival | Natural Dyeing Single Shoulder Eco-bag Workshop】

Introduction:
Did you know that plant dyes can not only be used to dye cloth, but can also be turned into natural seal paint? This workshop will lead you into the world of natural colors by Maju Forest, and demonstrate the production of plant paints on site, making it easier for you to get in touch with plant dyeing and printing. Each participant can use the prepared stamps to print natural pigments on the plain cloth bags, freely combine patterns, and make a single-shoulder eco-friendly bag in their own style! Whether you are a natural-themed lover, a handcraft fan, or it is your first time to try plant dyeing, you can take away a unique work.

Artist/Brand Introduction:
Maju Forest is run by fashion designer Makie, who is responsible for teaching, designing and sourcing materials. Initially, he fell in love with indigo dyeing because he was attracted by the 22 shades of Japanese indigo. Later, he discovered that indigo, a plant native to Hong Kong, could also be made into dye. So he tried many times to grow indigo dyeing grass in Hong Kong. He tried again and again, but the more he tried, the more he fell in love with it. Just like that, I can’t help myself.

Date: May 24th to 25th
Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm, 3:00pm - 4:00pm, 4:30pm - 5:30pm (one hour per session)
Number of people per session: 8
Price : HK$180
Location: M/F Annex
Instructor: Makie @makie.mori

6【Appointment Fabric Festival | Little Palace Lady in Dress x World Appointment Limited Edition Customized "Flower" Shoulder Bag Customization Workshop】

Introduction:
"Little Palace Maid in Black" Xu Lirong (Ah Rong) not only recycles flour bags, but also recycles curtain fabrics from curtain companies. This year at the "Promise Fabric Festival", the World Promise curatorial team used pattern patchwork as the creative concept and worked with the little palace lady in the dress to design a limited edition floral patchwork to make a shoulder bag, bringing everyone a limited-time customized shoulder bag customization service.

Everyone can freely choose curtain fabrics that have been cut into flower shapes, collage them together as they please, and then have the palace maids use their exquisite sewing skills to make limited edition shoulder bags. This limited edition shoulder bag is limited in quantity, each one will have an individual number, unique, and records everyone's creative passion. Whether you like a low-key style or a colorful one, you can customize it!

Artist/Brand Introduction:
The little palace maid in bridal gown is a retired female bridal gown worker. During the heyday of Hong Kong's garment industry, she mastered her sewing skills. Now, she is a resident of "Date with Tsuen Wan Village", helping people to alter their clothes and recycling flour bags to make eco-friendly bags with Hong Kong characteristics, promoting sewing culture.

Date: May 24-25
Time: 1:00pm – 6:30pm (one hour per session)
Price : HK$388
Location: Zhike Life Shop G16 Instructor: Little Palace Maid in Dress

7【A Bag of Fabrics for Drying | Marimekko DIY Coaster Workshop】

Introduction:
Bring printing art into every corner of your life! In this workshop, we will lead you to use Marimekko printed fabrics to make unique handmade coasters, adding a touch of Nordic style to your tea time. Participants can enjoy the warmth of art while working with their hands.

Artist/Brand Introduction:
Design brand Marimekko is world-renowned for its "art of pattern creation". The brand uses striking original patterns and color combinations on home products full of Nordic colors and clothing that gives modern women courage and strength, bringing joy to people's daily lives.

Date: May 24-25
Time: 1:00pm – 7:00pm (each session lasts half an hour) Number of people per session: 4
Price: HK$40
Location: Underground Mill

8【Appointment Fabric Festival | Denim Tassel Keychain Workshop】

Introduction:
Did you know that denim can not only be used to make clothes, but can also be turned into a unique tassel keychain? In this "Fabric Festival", Sister Xing, a weaver who has been engaged in the textile industry for many years, will teach you how to use recycled denim to make your own tassel pendants. Each one is unique and feels very handmade.

Whether it is hung on a key, bag or phone strap, it is very stylish and practical. It can also be made into a thoughtful gift for friends, full of thought! Let’s explore new possibilities of denim and create your own handmade style!

Artist/Brand Introduction:
Sister Xing (Guo Xinglian) has been working as a seamstress for over 40 years. At the age of 11, he first worked in an electronics factory. A few months later, encouraged by his mother, he began to learn about garment making in a garment factory. With her deft skills, she has had the opportunity to learn to use a wide range of special clothing, and her years of work experience have enabled her to handle special designs or requests with ease. She described each production as a kind of learning, which not only allows her to accumulate experience but also allows her to master more detailed sewing techniques.

Since the 1990s, as garment factories moved north, she switched to wholesale in 1997, providing alteration services to customers. After retirement, she designs and sews different daily necessities and clothes every day. She gets the greatest satisfaction when she sees others lovingly using her creations.

Date: May 24
Time: 1:00pm – 6:00pm (one hour per session) Number of people per session: 4
Price : HK$100
Location: 1F Atrium

9【Make an Appointment for Fabric Festival｜Fabrica X Upcycling Cow Phone Strap Workshop】

Introduction:
Urbanites always carry their phones with them, whether they are working, traveling, exercising or shopping. But do they sometimes want to free their hands? At this time, a phone lanyard is definitely a must-have for you!

This time, Fabrica X once again teamed up with denim supplier Stella Blu to hold the "Upcycled Denim Phone Straps Workshop", allowing participants to personally splice high-quality denim stock and upcycle it into fashionable and multifunctional phone straps, giving discarded fabrics a new life. Sign up now and weave a unique lanyard with your family and friends, allowing you to easily free your hands anytime, anywhere!

Activity process:
Select denim and accessories (10 minutes) Assemble all parts (30 minutes)
Introduction to Upcycling Denim and “Denim Future” Tour (20 minutes)

*Exclusive offer: Workshop participants can purchase a phone strap kit from the same series at an additional discounted price of HK$128 (original price $260). The material package comes with easy-to-understand instructions, so it can be easily completed at home, so beginners don’t have to worry.

Group travel discounts:
HK$288 per person for 2 or more people (including necessary ingredients and tools)

Exclusive Offer:
Participants of the workshop can purchase an upgraded cow phone strap kit at an additional discounted price of $128 (original price $260).

Registration method: https://www.themillsfabrica.com/tc/events/upcycled-denim- phone-strap-workshop/

Date: May 24-25
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm, 3:30pm – 4:30pm (one hour per session) Number of people per session: 6
Price: HK$360 per person
Location: Fabrica X

10【A Bag of Fabrics for Drying | Marimekko DIY Badge Workshop】

Introduction:
Marimekko takes everyone into the world of Finnish design aesthetics in the workshop. You can choose your favorite brand's classic pattern fabrics, make your own special buckle pins by hand, and embellish the fabric sacrificial bag.

Artist/Brand Introduction:
Finnish design brand Marimekko is world-renowned for its "art of pattern creation". It brings joy to people's daily lives by combining striking original patterns and colors on home products full of Nordic colors and on clothing that gives modern women courage and strength.

Date: May 24-25
Time: 1:00pm – 7:00pm (30 minutes per session)
Price : HK$40
Location: Underground Mill

11【Fabric Festival | DIY Paper Stencil × Screen Printing Workshop】

Introduction:
Tearing up paper is indeed a good way to relieve stress, but have you ever thought about applying this stress-relieving technique to printmaking? Paper Stenciling and Screen Printing Workshops are back! In addition to the traditional screen printing method, there are many different and interesting ways to play with screen printing. This year, printmaker Wen Ching Yiu will teach you how to create your own paper screen prints using cardboard and hand-torn patterns.

The whole process does not require any complicated tools. You only need to tear out your favorite pattern with paper, and then use a silk screen and some pattern templates to print your creativity on the cloth bag! No experience is required, anyone can easily get started and enjoy the process of great creative freedom. I hope everyone can communicate with each other during creation and transform emotions into their own silk screen printing works.

Artist/Brand Introduction:
Wan Jingyao is a Hong Kong artist specializing in graphic design, printmaking and illustration. Went to the UK for exchange in 2022 and graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts of Hong Kong Baptist University in the same year. Her main creative media are graphic design, screen printing and stencil printing. Her creative inspiration comes from the details of life, which she reorganizes in a playful way to lead the audience into her fantasy world. She attempts to break traditional aesthetic concepts, emphasizing the uniqueness of imperfection while pursuing experimentality in her paintings.

Date: May 25
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm, 3:30pm – 4:30pm (one hour per session) Number of people per session: 8
Price : HK$180
Location: M/F The Annex
Instructor: Wen Ching Yiu @wenchingyiu

12【A Bag of Fabric Festival | LEGO Printmaking DIY Workshop】

Introduction:
This year, we bring a brand new way to play "Appointment Fabric Festival"! Use Lego to build and print pictures and give your emotions an outlet. Participants can print the assembled LEGO prints on fabric bags exclusive to the Fabric Festival, giving full play to their creativity and creating their own printed world.

How to participate:
Use LEGO bricks to assemble the pattern, and then use a special tool to transfer the assembled pattern to the bag, just like a "stamp". Each LEGO piece can become a stroke, and each pattern is unique. Whether it is text or geometric shapes, you can freely assemble and print them on the bags!

Date: May 24-25
Time: 1:00pm – 7:00pm (half-hour session) Number of people per session: 4
Price: HK$80
Location: Underground Mill

13【Appointment Fabric Festival | Ceramics x Embroidery Pendant Workshop】

Introduction:
Have you ever thought that ceramics and embroidery can be combined to create your own pendant? Although these two materials seem unrelated, they have many similarities in properties and often appear in our daily lives. Ceramics are fired at high temperatures and are strong and durable, symbolizing durability and stability; while embroidery uses soft lines to transform intangible imagination into concrete patterns, showing personal style and emotion.

In this workshop, you will experience how to skillfully combine the two to create unique pendants that express your unique values ​​and creativity. Participants will learn traditional embroidery techniques from embroidery artist Stephanie, and through the slow movement of needle and thread, they will transform the patterns in their minds into tangible works of art. At the same time, you can also experience the embroidery on ceramic frames prepared by the World Promise curatorial team and artist Jack Tang, connecting your own works with the ceramic frames to create a unique artistic landscape. We invite you to explore the harmonious beauty of ceramics and embroidery with your own hands and create your own work of art!

Artist/Brand Introduction:
Stephanie Kwok is good at Western and French embroidery. She has traveled to the Royal School of Needlework in London and Chanel's École Lesage haute couture embroidery workshop in Paris, France to learn and delve into diverse embroidery techniques. In 2017, she founded "Little Dream Embroidery", which combines teaching, exhibitions, brand cooperation and customized services to promote embroidery as not only a skill but also a slow-living philosophy. Through the process of needlework, people can reconnect with themselves and their lives.

Jack Tang received his Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2022. The works include ceramics, mixed media, installation and painting. Influenced by the reciprocal relationship between personal experience and social system, Deng Li’s works mostly begin with exploring how human culture is formed in society and affects lifestyles, as well as the relationship between human culture and nature. Currently a member of the curatorial team of Nan Fung Group - World Promise. Focus on planning work on culture, art and sustainable development.

Date: May 24-25
Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm, 2:30pm-3:30pm, 4:00pm-5:00pm (one hour per session) Number of people per session: 10
Price: HK$220
Location: M/F Annex
Instructor: Stephanie Kwok @littledreamembroidery

14【Appointment Fabric Festival｜Animal Wood Fan Weaving Workshop】

Introduction:
In the hot summer, in addition to using an electric palm leaf fan, you can also try making an animal wood fan by yourself. Weave your favorite animal heads, such as cats, dogs, pandas and pets, into unique and cute animal fans, which are both environmentally friendly and practical. Iron weaving is one of the intangible cultural heritages, which uses natural iron to weave various products. The repetitive weaving process also has a healing effect, allowing you to forget your boredom, free your thoughts, and feel calmer and cooler during the creation process.

Artist/Brand Introduction:
The strips overlap, are neat, horizontal, vertical, and repeated, weaving into a "well-organized" texture. This is a very healing process. Using the most comforting materials from nature, we weave a spiritual journey.

Date: May 25
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm, 3:30pm - 5:00pm (each session is 1 hour and 30 minutes) Number of people per session: 15
Price: HK$350 per person (children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent)
Location: 1F Atrium
Instructor: Cindy Tai @well_wellwell52

15【A Bag of Fabric Festival | Screen Printing DIY Workshop】

Introduction:
In this event, in addition to finding super cute fabric festival stamps, we have also prepared a series of patterns designed specifically for the fabric festival, so that everyone can use screen printing to print these patterns on fabric festival bags on the spot. Each pattern is specially designed, and participants can not only enjoy the fun of the fabric festival, but also experience the creative process of screen printing. Come and make your own unique cloth bag!

Date: May 24-25
Time: 1:00pm - 7:00pm (half-hour session)
Price: HK$110
Location: M/F Annex

16【Appointment for Fabric Festival | "You draw, I embroider" MOSORSISI hand-cranked embroidery pendant customization service】

Introduction:
Have you ever thought that your baby, a precious memory, or a pattern that represents you can be turned into a textured hand-cranked embroidered pendant? Now, this dream can become a reality at MOSORSISI! At the "Promise Fabric Festival", the World Promise curatorial team took the concept of integrating art into life and teamed up with the hand-cranked embroidery weaver MOSORSISI to bring you this special customized service.

All you need to do is draw your favorite pet or favorite object with a brush, and then our artists will use exquisite hand-cranked embroidery techniques to transform your creation into a unique handmade keychain. Every stitch and every thread carries your story and emotions, allowing you to feel that precious connection anytime and anywhere. We invite you to draw your love and memories and turn them into hand-cranked embroidered pendants.

Artist/Brand Introduction:
MOSORSISI is an independent handmade brand established in 2010, with handmade hats as its core. Later, in order to keep her interest in handicrafts fresh, MOSORSISI began to delve into the century-old hand-cranked embroidery technique in 2022. The right hand constantly pulls the thread rod and the left hand holds the fabric. Hand-cranked embroidery requires a long period of practice to become proficient. MOSORSISI has created many hand-cranked embroidery works in the past year and is one of the few creators in Hong Kong who uses this medium.

Date: May 24-25
Time: 1:00pm – 6:30pm (half-hour session) Number of people per session: 1
Price: HK$ 320 /person
Location: Nan Fung Spinning Mill 1/F
Instructor: Mosorsisi @mosorsisi_factory