An invitation to join a multitude of machine and hand-sewing makers to create a map of what home means to us. Working alongside artist Amy Pitt, we will create a miniature handmade landscape of Torbay and beyond if the journey takes us there! The landscape will grow up from the lawns at Oldway Mansion mapping our homes, roots, dreams, memories and everyday life.
The making will be ongoing and the map will be growing from 10am to 6pm on each day.
To be part of our army of 500+ makers you can register on the website.
Not a maker? Bring a picnic and join us for a day as the work unfolds.
From March to May, Amy Pitt and textiles artists from across Torbay are working with local sewing groups to create the foundations of the map that explores what home means to us, and what we sew and make at home.
We are inspired by Singer and the invention of the domestic sewing machine. Built in 1873, Oldway Mansion was the home of the Singer Family. Isaac Singer designed the first sewing machine produced en masse for leisure and domestic use, opening up new opportunities for ordinary households to make their own clothes, designs and products.
Part of eyeview - A cultural programme - working with artists and communities to offer fresh perspectives on the places and spaces that make Torbay unique.
Time 10am to 6pm
Cost Free
Web https://eye-view.org.uk/extraordinary-events-listings/fabric-of-home
