Workshops Dual with Nina Vastl Štefe

Two people collaborate on a textile project and together create something beautiful and useful. The project offers an opportunity for two people—whether already acquainted or meeting for the first time—to form a new bond. Each pair’s task is to sew a piece of fabric within a set time frame using simple stitches and patterns. Participants can help each other, talk, and collaborate during the process. In the end, both pieces of fabric are joined and sewn into a decorative cushion. The cushions remain with the participants or the organization hosting the workshop.

Locations and dates

22 October – Ajdovščina
Reception Center Nova Gorica – Project Learning for Youth Ajdovščina and House of Good Will Ajdovščina
Workshop with PUM Ajdovščina participants and retirees

27 October – Ljubljana
Reintegration Center
Workshop with participants of the Društvo Projekt Človek programs

5 November – Maribor
Maribor Correctional Facility
Workshop with inmates

Zavod Carnica and Društvo Projekt Človek are partners in the Culture for Mental Health project, a national NGO initiative aimed at researching, promoting, and implementing projects that intersect culture and health/well-being. Textile art and community-based textile creation are practices that respond to health promotion needs and are proven to trigger psychological, physiological, social, and behavioral responses related to our well-being. Social interaction, physical activity, aesthetic engagement, stimulation of imagination and senses, emotional evocation, and mental activation are among the elements of these activities that can influence emotional expression, regulation, and stress reduction—thus improving overall well-being.