Check out the available workshops.

 What you will learn

Tools: learn how to make the best use of needles, scissors, and threads, as well as various types of fabric.
What you will try out:
Using needles and thimbles; cotton and synthetic threads: differences and applications.
Various stitching techniques: basting, guide stitches, and blind stitches; backstitch and running stitch.
Attaching buttons, eyelets, and hooks; blanket stitching and belt loops.

What you will learn

Tools: scissors, squares, tailor's chalk, and needles. Learning to identify and use them.

Fabrics: wool, cotton, silk, synthetics, and stretch fabrics.

What you will learn: tracing a pattern
Fabric layout, notches, and reference marks.

What you will learn

Introduction to the machine and its operation, basic stitches, threading, and bobbin winding.
Fabric preparation, use of pins, straight and zigzag stitching.
Special stitches, stretch stitches, buttonhole making, and zipper insertion.

What you will learn

Knowing how to repair various types of tears and rips in garments is just as important as knowing how to make them—if not more so.

What darning is and its history,
The basics of weaving. Repairing woven fabrics and fixing tears.
Repairing knitwear; the duplicate stitch. Repairs involving reinforcement and the application of patches.

What you will learn

Fabrics and threads for various types of embroidery, fabric preparation, and mounting on a hoop frame. Design transfer using carbon paper or tracing paper, cross-stitch, and free-style stitches.

What you will learn

Tools: how to use knitting needles, scissors, and yarn, as well as various types of circular and double-pointed needles.

How to cast on stitches and the fundamental steps for working garter stitch and purl stitch. By alternating these stitches, you can create numerous textured patterns and classic Irish stitch designs.
How to work ribbing.
What you will achieve
You will be able to knit your own sweaters, having learned how to create stretchy edges. For specific details like armholes and necklines, please book private lessons.

What you will learn

Tools: the various sizes and colors, and how to use crochet hooks, as well as basic and specialized yarns.

How to cast on, the chain stitch, single crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, and double treble crochet. Increasing and decreasing. Working in rows and in the round. Using unconventional materials and creative, practical applications of the crochet hook.
You will be able to create projects worked in rows—such as scarves—and in the round—such as hats, doilies, and more.

What you will learn.
What fringes are and the different types available. The yarns and materials used to create them. How to make a simple fringe. Various artistic and decorative knotting techniques. Uses and applications. Maintenance.

What you will learn

Tools: Set of 5 short double-pointed needles, short-tip circular needle, yarn, invisible elastic thread.

Casting on, distributing stitches, differences between double-pointed and circular needles, various cast-on techniques, ribbing, and techniques for working the heel, hourglass toe, and progressive-decrease toe. Option to request private lessons to supplement the workshop; personal assistance available by appointment (free, online).

What you'll learn

Tools: Demonstration and registration materials are provided.
Wooden discs, fired ceramic, circle gauges, hand drills, raffia, papier-mâché. Molds and shapes.
Introductory part: We'll discuss the difference between functional and decorative buttons, and the different materials used.
Theoretical part: We'll learn about the materials and tools needed.
Practical part: Making the chosen button.

What you'll learn

Tools: classic zippers and invisible zippers. Needle, thread, thimble, sewing machine, fabric sample.

We'll learn about zippers and their components, measurements, materials, and uses.
The application of classic and invisible zippers by hand and with a sewing machine; theory and practice.

What you'll learn

Tools: various sizes of crochet hooks and crochet hooks, cotton, wool, and raffia yarns.

Knowledge of the various types of yarn and their uses. How to begin work and develop the technique, assembling the various pieces to make scarves, blankets, tablecloths, and elegant placemats. Theory and practice.

What you'll learn

Tools: wool and cotton yarn and pieces, pigments, vinegar, salt, pot, ladle.

The course is theoretical because it's complex and time-consuming, but it's interesting to attend. It allows you to recycle old wool balls, stained sweaters, and pullovers, create new items using different techniques, and achieve various color effects, from saturated to watercolor and nuanced.
Available online to follow the various stages of the process after the workshop.

What you'll learn

Making natural clays, using ready-made clays, and clay.

Explanation of the various modeling clays and how to make natural clays. Cellulose clay, salt dough, cold porcelain, and wood dough. Explanation of the basic techniques for the various methods, both flat and three-dimensional. Decoration. Theory and practice.

What is a beauty routine? The best-kept secret of beautiful women.
Let's learn our beauty routine, suited to our skin type and our time, and apply it faithfully. Success here, too, depends on consistency and dedication.
Let's set up a program and analyze whether it's truly applicable.
Let's discover products and accessories, from cleansing to makeup, relaxation, and time management, to achieve reliable and guaranteed results.

This is perhaps the part where it's easiest to make mistakes when making a garment. Following a pattern can be complicated, but much less so than adapting it to your own measurements or those you intend to make it for, or simply making it shorter or longer, wider or narrower than it appears.
Tools: notebook, pen, tape measure, knitting needles, ball of yarn.
During the workshop, I learned how to calculate measurements correctly and adapt stitches, drawings, and patterns to them. Theoretical and practical.

You can learn a lot in three hours, but despite taking notes and remembering them, once you get home you realize you're struggling or that some parts don't make sense. I'm available via chat or email, and you can schedule a follow-up appointment to review the difficult part. This service is free, short, and helpful in clarifying the issue. Did the topic of the workshop interest you, or is it part of your work, but you need more time and individual assistance to improve and sustain your learning? You can take private lessons or a specially designed 12-hour course. Archive & Cabinet members sign up by privately requesting to take part. Workshops can be reserved for you and your guests, as entertainment for weddings, receptions and parties, or attended individually. Payment is made through direct, private channels.

These courses are taught personally by me. In italian. For a new experience.

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