Process
From arrival to fringe — what a typical adult workshop looks like at the atelier.
- Arrive and settle. Hang coats, wash hands if you like, and find your marked seat. Water is available; please keep open drinks away from cord bundles.
- Brief and materials. We outline the knot sequence for the day and hand out pre-cut lengths or full hanks depending on the format. Tools stay in shared trays.
- Mount and first rows. Cord is mounted on the dowel or ring. The first rows set your tension — we correct early so later rows stay even.
- Independent building. Most of the session is quiet making with circulating help. Advanced groups receive shorter demos and denser correction rounds.
- Finish and fringe. Ends are trimmed, steamed lightly when needed, and checked for hang. You pack your piece for travel or leave it overnight if a commission continues.
Pacing
We do not race to fill Instagram moments. If a group needs an extra twenty minutes on mounting, we shorten the decorative section rather than skip fundamentals. Open Cord Evening skips the formal brief — you arrive with a project and ask for help as needed.
Commission Clinic begins with measuring and sketching before any cord is cut. That planning hour prevents expensive mistakes on wide panels. Follow-up hours use the same benches but without a full class structure.
If you have hand fatigue or prefer to stand for part of the session, tell us at the start so we can adjust bench height and break timing. We are a craft workshop, not a medical service; we simply pace the room reasonably.
Ready to join a format? See Workshops and Pricing, then reserve via Contact.
Materials matter as much as sequence — read how we choose cotton on the materials page.