This year, Cocol is once again hosting Madrid Mes Textil, an initiative of the Association for Textile Creation that was born with the vocation to talk, think and work on textiles, the ancestral knowledge that surrounds them, their cultural expressions and the challenges they face in contemporary society.
Experiences
Wool4Life: Feel the wool
Thursday 27th from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
A tasting experience perfectly paired with wool, crafts, cheese, and wine. Each strand reveals its territorial origin, its texture, its history, and its symbolic power, offering the public an immersion into the very soul of wool. Inspired by the ritual of gastronomic tastings, this experience proposes a journey through the four major wool lineages that structure Spain's ovine biodiversity: Merino, Churro, Entrefino, and Foráneo/Insular.
Through cards that combine technical description, gustatory metaphors and poetic sensibility, participants discover how each type of wool reflects a landscape, a material culture and a way of relating to the environment, always accompanied by a gastronomic selection in tune with each territory.
Price: €70
Book your place - adriana.cagigas@wool4.life
Events
Textile Market
Friday 14th and Saturday 15th from 11:00 to 20:00
Sunday 16th from 11:00 to 15:00
In the back room of Cocol you can discover the proposals of creators who work with wool, silk and natural dyes.
Jimena Zalles A world of animals, landscapes and magical beings created with wool felt.
Luisa Guardo Weaver of shawls made of wool, silk, and alpaca.
Paz Mesa creates natural textiles inspired by the light of her native Asturias. She is one of the finalists for this year's National Craft Awards.
Dehesa Lana Wool garments and accessories made using various techniques.
Berit Hals Handkerchiefs and fans of painted silk
Workshops
Lala of God
History and processes of natural dyes
Friday 21st from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
We will learn, step by step, the art of natural dyeing: washing, mordanting, dyeing, cleaning, and preservation, and we will explore how each process influences the final result. Participants will work with swatches and dyed samples to create their own color swatch book, a small personal collection that combines knowledge, practice, and tradition.
Workshop taught by Lala de Dios, with more than 40 years of teaching and creative experience in loom weaving techniques, natural dyes and wool processing at her Indigo Textile Studio workshop.
Price: €110 (materials included)
Book your place - laladedios@indigotextil.com /
+34 658 059 627
Jimena Zalles
Soap felting workshop
Saturday 22nd from 12:00 to 13:30
Discover the magic of combining nature and creativity by crafting felted soaps with sheep's wool. A unique experience where you'll learn to wrap and decorate soaps with natural wool, transforming them into soft, exfoliating, and decorative pieces.
A relaxing workshop where wool and soap are transformed into small handcrafted treasures.
Price: €30
Reservation of place - jzallesv@hotmail.com
Luisa Guardo
From fiber to fabric
Saturday 22nd from 4:00 PM to 8:30 PM
For four hours we will go through the complete process that transforms wool into fabric.
We will learn how to prepare, comb, card and spin the fiber, and then weave it on a frame, understanding how the weft is constructed and how to read weaving charts to create different weaves.
Each participant will take home their own yarn and tapestry, and will also be able to choose between a frame or a spindle to continue working at home.
An experience to reconnect with materials from their origin, understand the logic of the loom, and enjoy the slow rhythm of textile making. You can see Luisa's work on her website .
Price: €110
To reserve your place - idemdelienzo@outlook.com
Marga Morais
Repair by embroidering
Sunday 23rd from 11:30 to 14:30
We'll learn that clothes can be repaired and given new life with a few simple techniques. We'll give a new lease on life to our clothes that would otherwise be discarded.
Repairing is patience, love, recycling, concentration, and awareness.
Price: €75
Book your place - zurcirhistorias@gmail.com
Ídem de lienzo
TEJIDO
DE ALTO LIZO
Domingo 23 de 11:30 a 14:30
En este curso nos introducimos en el tejido de alto lizo hasta la realización de una pequeña pieza textil.
Aprenderemos a apretar la urdimbre, tensarla correctamente y a comenzar a tejer explorando combinaciones de materiales, colores y texturas. Trabajaremos con distintas hilaturas para descubrir cómo cada fibra modifica la superficie, la densidad y el carácter del tejido.
También nos iniciaremos en la lectura de gráficos sencillos, entendiendo cómo interpretar un esquema y trasladarlo al telar para construir dibujo y ritmo en la trama.
Una experiencia práctica para descubrir el lenguaje del tejido y crear una pieza propia, combinando técnica y creatividad.
Al finalizar el curso el alumno se llevará a casa un tapiz.
Número máximo de participantes 10.
Precio: 75€
Reserva de plaza - idemdelienzo@outlook.es /
+34 617 143 303