# Event Details - **Event Name**: Tassel Making with Jenny Steele - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Jul, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun, 05 Jul, 2026 at 05:00 pm - **Event Description**: Learn how to make colourful tassels with a braided trim with artist Jenny Steele at the National Festival of Making.About this EventUsing a range of colourful, sustainably sourced yarns, learn the heritage craft of tassel making with artist Jenny Steele..Tassel making is a form of passementerie, an endangered heritage craft that is used to create decorative trimmings for interiors, clothing and special occasions such as ceremonies.Using a range of brightly coloured sustainable cotton, silk and polyester yarns, you will create 1-2 wound tassels that you can take away to use on textiles, hang at home or attach to clothing. Creating a multi-coloured braided trim, you will learn how to bind the tassel in different ways.All materials during the session are yarns and ribbons that have been sourced from a recycled yarn agent, who sources ex industrial yarn that has been collected from Northern textiles businesses and mills, saving the materials from landfill.Suitable for ages 12+. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.This workshop is £10 per personThere are 12 places available each session.The workshops will last approx 1 hour 15The workshop is taking place on the lower-ground floor of The Exchange (Blackburn’s historic Cotton Exchange) - access is via the main entrance on King William Street. The venue has a new lift operating to all floors of the building.Please arrive at the venue 5 minutes before the workshop. Unfortunately your place may be allocated to a participant on the waiting list in the event of late arrival.Advanced booking required.Pricing GuidanceThe National Festival of Making is delivered through a combination of public funding, partnerships, sponsorship and ticket income. This session has been partly subsidised by the National Festival of Making to provide a low-cost opportunity for people to try this technique at the festival weekend. You can chat to Jenny about other ways to experience her work, in exhibition or through one-off workshops at full rates.To see what else is going on over the festival weekend, click here.About Jenny SteeleJenny’s practice uses heritage weaving techniques to create tactile, evocative and joyful sculptures, exploring celebration, grief and ritual. She is interested in how celebration can be an act of empowerment, a way to feel belonging and fulfil our innate need for uplifting warmth.Jenny uses the processes of loom weaving, basketry & passementerie and her work highlights the tactual, sensorial and metaphorical qualities of weaving, experiencing it as a universal sculptural language, with familiar and accessible properties due to everyday use in interiors, dress and functional objects.Website: www.jennysteele.co.ukInstagram: @jennycsteeleThe National Festival of Making: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th July 2026, Blackburn Town Centre. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blackburn/tassel-making-with-jenny-steele/100001991199568511 - **Event Categories**: festivals, workshops, art, exhibitions - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 6 hours - Location: The Exchange - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 10, max: 10, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Blackburn - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: The Exchange - **lat**: 53.75004029999999 - **long**: -2.4851774 - **full address**: The Exchange, 71-73 King William Street, Blackburn, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Tassel Making with Jenny Steele - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/4f703f8ee58b9f9bd9dfda9a270e825bbe1a7dc71bf6f595ba55e444f4ea88d0-rimg-w1200-h1099-dcf94e71-gmir.jpg?v=1781378176 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Tassel Making with Jenny Steele being held? - **A:** Tassel Making with Jenny Steele takes place on Sat, 04 Jul, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sun, 05 Jul, 2026 at 05:00 pm at The Exchange, 71-73 King William Street, Blackburn, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Tassel Making with Jenny Steele? - **A:** Tassel Making with Jenny Steele is organized by The National Festival of Making. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Tassel Making with Jenny Steele is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Blackburn, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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Presenting a programme of work that combines Art, Manufacturing, Making and Communities, we commission international and national artists to create world class works, a year round programme and a participatory FREE FAMILY festival for all to enjoy. The next annual festival takes place in Blackburn Town Centre on the 8th & 9th of July 2023.Click hereto see the programme!" } ] } ] ```