De fil en fil is a non-profit association whose aim is to pass on the skills of artisanal weaving in a way that is affordable for everyone.
We offer workshops, courses and training to introduce you to weaving or improve your skills.
Our workshop is a friendly place to learn and meet people with an eco-responsible approach to textiles.
We work with textile experts to offer a wide range of activities; including creative sewing, recycling clothing into reusable materials, spinning, felting and dyeing.
For a long time it was a distant dream, which finally became a concrete project thanks to four Geneva-based weavers with a passion for textile art. Motivated by the desire to pass on skills that were being lost, they set about creating a weaving and textile art workshop open to the public.
Creation of the non-profit association ‘De Fil en Fil’.
We receive the excellent news that we have been granted a studio on the bd Helvétique, and move in on the 4th of September.
Opening of the workshop to the public with free SAORI weaving workshops.
Official inauguration of the workshop by the Mayor of Geneva, Mr Alfonso Gomez. The path is opened up for numerous textile projects and collaborations.
The De Fil en Fil workshop aims to preserve the ancestral tradition of hand weaving. Our teaching activities, open to all, will keep the savoir faire alive to produce valuable, unique and original fabrics.
Through workshops which recycle used textiles, we aim to raise awareness among children and adults of our consumption habits. The impact of the textile industry is disastrous, both environmentally and socially.
Weaving is a way out of isolation, and has the ability to facilitate exchanges between people from different walks of life . It has a beneficial effect on health, both physical and mental, and helps to develop individual creativity. We offer a welcoming and caring environment that is accessible to all.
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Join our association to support and develop the workshop's activities. The membership fee is CHF 30 per year.
