Get your first introduction to woodworking by crafting small artistic objects, designed for children (and their parents). If desired, you can also paint your creation. The theme is animals, and you can either follow a provided example or let your imagination run wild.
Under the guidance of La Cruz and Helweg, who have collaborated for over 20 years in developing and conducting art projects and workshops for children (and their parents).
Sessions run continuously on both days, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM, and 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
Using porcelain clay as your primary material, design and make a piece of jewelry where your creativity takes center stage. You can bring your own ideas or get inspired by examples provided during the workshop. The choice is yours.
The workshop begins with an exploration of the available clay types, techniques, tips, and tricks relevant to your design. You will then start working on your piece with individual guidance as needed. After shaping, your work will need to dry and will be fired in the kiln at 1250 degrees Celsius, a process managed by the instructor at her studio in Haarlem. On Saturday, October 5, you can pick up your piece there or opt to have it shipped for an additional cost. If you need haberdasheries to assemble your piece, you can choose and take them with you; these are included in the workshop price.
Jeanet Gem is an active jewelry designer and teacher, living and working in Haarlem. She studied at the Academy for Visual Education in Amersfoort in the 1970s and later received instruction in goldsmithing and jewelry design from Anneke de Bruin in Amsterdam between 2006 and 2008. Jeanet Gem creates colorful jewelry using materials such as glazed ceramics, hematite, plastic, gold, and silver.
Special thanks to Amsterdams Kleibedrijf for sponsoring the materials for this workshop!
Take a seat (together with your child) at an embroidery table and embroider without compromise, without prescribed rules or patterns.
Our tables were specially designed for small children to embroider on in a simple way. We find the ‘doing’ and the pleasure in doing it more important than the result.
Join in on these unique installations by Hausgemacht, a mobile craft workshop from Belgium.
You can either freely embroider or follow a special embroidery plan using these framed grids—it’s all up to you!
This installation allows every visitor to contribute to a giant circular loom.
Just roll up your sleeves, smile, and create something substantial connecting with all those who have gone before or are following you.
With the help of a pocket knife, we’ll transform a raw branch into a splendid walking stick. If you have a knack for using a knife, you might even add intricate carvings and designs to your creation.
Once you’re content with your masterpiece, we’ll drill a hole and attach a vibrant, colorful rope to your walking stick for that finishing touch.
Hausgemacht is a dynamic mobile haven for handicrafts, crafts, and creative exploration in Belgium. Our mission is to guide people from all walks of life to shift from overthinking to hands-on crafting. In a world where reconnection with ourselves, natural elements, and one another is vital, we’re here to inspire you.
We prioritize utilizing residual materials as much as possible, respecting the Earth’s capacity. We believe that crafting unique and sustainable items with our hands can foster a happier world and a healthier planet.
For adults, our workshops offer a diverse array of craft techniques, including woodcarving, glasswork, textiles, and printing. Meanwhile, children have access to a plethora of basic play materials crafted from natural and recycled sources. This encourages imaginative play, where creativity knows no bounds. Our creative workshops introduce kids to upcycling and the use of natural materials while they play, all rooted in the principles of crafts and handicraft techniques.
Children’s workshop (age 11 and up). Parents/guardians are responsible at all times. Participation at your own risk, do not wear highly flammable clothing.
Together with the blacksmith, a bar of iron is heated in the fire, and this glowing iron is forged into a keychain. This is done by hammering the hot material on an anvil. You will go home with a unique keychain.
Two children can forge per 20-minute slot, with hourly time slots, so you may have to wait your turn.
Having started as a freelancer in the metal industry, Cees Pronk conducted research on blacksmithing courses in the Netherlands in 1999/2000. However, a good vocational training no longer existed, which led him to develop a blacksmithing course himself. The end terms he wrote, approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science (OCW), served as the basis for compiling and writing teaching materials for the Blacksmithing Course in Andelst and the establishment of Mondra Training. In addition to the Blacksmithing Course, various workshops and masterclasses are also offered for young and old, artists, and primary school students. All of this takes place at the Cornelis Pronk Forge, the place to gain knowledge about forging techniques.
As of January 1, 2024, Cornelis Pronk Forge has been handed over to his daughter Lotte Pronk, keeping the business in the family.
Due to great success in 2023, this workshop returns to the festival: join us and learn all about traditional and authentic Korean fermentation!
In this Kimchi workshop by Mina from House of Fermentation, you will be guided through making a unique kimchi recipe from Jinju, South Korea. Additionally, you will learn about the differences between fermentation methods worldwide, kimchi variations, and kimchi recipes.
All participants will work together to complete one large batch of kimchi, which will be shared at the end of the workshop, just like in Mina’s childhood when all the neighbors would come together to make a huge batch of kimchi to feed the entire village.
With the Korean kimchi recipe, the fermentation process continues practically forever. You can open the jar as often as you like to take some kimchi out; it will keep fermenting. Making kimchi is a craft that relies on the harmony between ingredients, microorganisms, nature, and us, humans.
During the festival, the traditional Korean ‘Hang ah ri,’ a 2000-year-old cooling instrument still in use in Korea, will also be exhibited. You can taste naturally fermented kimchi that has been fermenting for about 3 months in the Hang ah ri. This Hang ah ri, made by the government-registered (and protected) craftsman Choong-Ghil Hwang, was imported directly from South Korea by Mina in 2021 through crowdfunding.
Mina was born and raised in Jinju, South Korea. She studied nursing at university, which helped her research and verify the traditional recipe. She moved to the Netherlands and in 2019 started House of Fermentation to reintroduce the legacy of kimchi making and pass on Korea’s rich cultural heritage.
Step into the world of a student at the Hout- en Meubileringscollege (HMC). In the Creative Craftsman program, students learn to combine the latest techniques with traditional craftsmanship.
The leather pattern pieces for the make-up bag are cut out using a laser machine. You choose the leather and thread color you want to use. During the workshop, you will be introduced to hand stitching and learn various decorative stitches. After the workshop, you will leave with a hand-stitched makeup bag.
Since 1929, HMC has been an independent vocational school. As a relatively small school, we offer a personal and safe environment. We train students for careers in interior design, furniture, technology, and design. We offer programs for various professions including furniture maker, interior advisor, creative craftsman, home sales advisor, carpenter, upholsterer, and piano technician. We also provide courses and training for adults.
You might think of lace making in terms of traditional costumes, lace collars in paintings by the old masters, or doilies at your grandmother’s house. Perhaps you have no idea how lace is made. Maybe you’ve watched a lace-making pillow with bobbins darting every which way and wondered how anyone knows which bobbin goes where and when.
In either case, we invite you to experience for yourself what it’s like to sit behind a lace-making pillow and create something small with bobbins. You will leave with a cheerful little fish and an idea of how experienced lacemakers know which bobbin goes where and when.
We (Corrie and Rit) met through various lace-making courses we have taken both domestically and internationally. Corrie is currently pursuing a teaching qualification in Germany, and Rit is the chairperson of a large lace-making group in the Netherlands.
With other enthusiastic lacemakers, we have formed a group (Lace Group Kanthousiast) that meets once a month to exchange information about lace-related topics. This ranges from new techniques to interesting lace-making books, designs, colors, and more.
Festival address:
NDSM Loods
NDSM-Plein 85
1033 WC Amsterdam
Postal address:
Stichting Ambacht in Beeld
Kalf 158
1509AH Zaandam
The Netherlands
