Moniquenwerk Broderie d’art is the shop for materials for broderie d’art and gold embroidery, run by Monique van Munster.
Broderie d’art is the artistic embroidery used in haute couture in Paris. Monique regularly travels to Paris to source the most beautiful beads and sequins. The shop also specializes in silk embroidery threads and other fine threads.
Monique has been involved in needlework her entire life. Since 2013, she has had an embroidery studio in Tilburg. In her studio, Monique teaches broderie d’art, gold embroidery, and 3D embroidery. Her students come from all over the Netherlands, and even from Germany and Belgium to attend her classes. Since 2023, Monique van Munster’s broderie d’art has been included in the Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Netherlands.
Because she often works with hard-to-find materials, she began sourcing them for her students. The product range grew out of the lessons but has since expanded into a treasure trove for embroiderers who love experimenting with unique materials.
At Ambacht in Beeld (Craft in Focus), Monique sells materials for gold embroidery such as gold thread and cannetilles, silk embroidery threads, beads and sequins, coloured silk organza, several types of ribbons and trims, silk velvet, and materials to make handmade buttons.
During the festival, Monique also teaches masterclasses Beautiful embroidery.
Moroccan brass engraving, known locally as az-Zuwāq ʿala an-Nuḥās, is an old tradition. The techniques of brass engraving in Morocco, using a chisel and other stamps, and the methods of constructing patterns using a hand-forged divider, date back to early 11th century.
This workshop invites you to be part of this commitment to old techniques and methods that marks transgenerational legacies. This drop-In workshop will showcase the following technical steps:
Hamza El Fasiki is an artisan and author. Hamza has apprenticed under his father at Dar-Attamania Studio in Fes, Morocco between 2011 and 2021. Hamza holds an MA degree on Moroccan Cultural Studies with an academic research focus on the cultural history of Moroccan traditional crafts from Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Fes. Hamza is specialist in traditional Moroccan geometric patterns, brass engraving and bookbinding and had published academic works in the field and traveled around 16 countries while learning and teaching Moroccan culture.
Join in and add one ore more pieces/modules that will attach for a bigger work/installation in the shape of a river.
The work will organically grow and change with every piece attached as continuously process.
We’ll use recycled materials, pieces of textile and yarns which will be knotted, twisted, combined and attached on a harder base to create textured surfaces.
Working together for one project is another layer of the workshop, we will think about the metaphor of the river in each of other lives.
Children can join the process too, together with their parents, everyone can use own imagination and create freely.
The participants can as well create smaller pieces to take home as they would like to.
Mirela Marinescu is an artist born in Bucharest, Romania now living in Arnhem, NL. She graduated at the Academy of Art in Bucharest – design, textile and decorative art and followed a museology master program at The Reinwardt Academy in Amsterdam.
She has worked several years in a museum as restaurator and conservator of a mediaeval textile collection.
“Living abroad, I am more aware and think about the similarities and differences of people, culture, traditions in both my country and the country of adoption. I find the boundaries are sometimes faded, people have similar ideals, qualities, people like to travel, to broaden knowledge, speak more languages, everything is more and more intertwined and connected.
At the moment, living very next to the Rhine River and knowing that it is connected with the Donau River from my country, Romania, I like to imagine the flow of the two waters, the idea that I could take a boat and travel between the countries. I see the River as a symbol or metaphor for connection, a link between hearts, minds, lives and experiences, as blood veins running along, passing through countries and their people.
As artist I use different media and materials to create my artworks, depending on the theme and idea. The idea behind my work is sometimes more important than the finished object, but even though my work may be conceptual I make use of traditional techniques like collages, weaving, graphic techniques to give form to my concept.”
Regular
€7.50 pre-sale online
€10.00 at the door
CJP
€5.00 pre-sale online
€7.50 at the door
Children up to 12 years
Free entrance (with entrance ticket < 13 years).
Stadspas
Free entrance (only at the door upon presentation of your Stadspass, cannot be reserved online).
The prices mentioned include: VAT, service costs and €1.50 entertainment tax for the municipality of Amsterdam.
Please note: everyone who visits the festival needs an entrance ticket, even if you are going to attend a workshop or masterclass.
Join us in embroidering the pink “Impact Power Pak” – an ode to clothing. A unique garment filled with shared memories and insights. During this workshop you can embroider a piece of fabric with fifty shades of pink yarn and beads, share your story and create a work of art together with others. You will learn different embroidery techniques and discover how textiles and personal stories come together. The workshop is accessible and suitable for all levels, from beginners to experienced embroiderers. Everything revolves around participating, discovering and enjoying the creative process.
Embroidery is an age-old craft that connects stories and traditions with creativity and craftsmanship. It is an expressive technique with which you can decorate fabric and convey personal messages. In this project, embroidery symbolizes connection and reflection: every stitch carries a story. From decorative stitches to symbolic patterns, embroidery is an accessible and meditative way to show your own style and voice. It invites attention and patience, while at the same time offering space for spontaneity and experimentation.
At the end of the workshop, you will not only leave your embroidery behind in the shared garment, but you will also take inspiration and new insights home with you.
Meike Nieuwenhuis is a fashion designer with a focus on upcycling, craft and storytelling. She explores the relationship between fashion, identity and sustainability and works at the intersection of fashion, textiles and social interaction. With her projects and workshops, she invites people to share stories and create awareness through embroidery and reuse of textiles.
Practical information
Meike Nieuwenhuis. Foto: Evy Hachmang
Festival address:
NDSM Loods
NDSM-Plein 85
1033 WC Amsterdam
Postal address:
Stichting Ambacht in Beeld
Kalf 158
1509AH Zaandam
The Netherlands
