An Introduction to Textile Winding Workshop with Nowshin Prenon
Saturday 21st June 2025 , 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Join us as we explore the relationship of colour and form through textiles! Artists and textile designer Nowshin Prenon will guide you to create a piece of art exploring the interaction of colour using winding techniques- all materials provided.
Taking the artworks features in the Bow Open Show 2025 as inspiration, artist and weaver Nowshin Prenon will work with you to extract colours and use those to create your winding.
Followed by a step-by-step introduction into winding techniques, Nowshin will guide you through creating a small piece of artwork to take home! Frames are provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
This event will take place at the Nunnery Gallery, 181 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ. Alongside this workshop, Bow Arts is running Bowfest: Open Studios 2025. Please find out more information here.
This event is part of the Bow Open Public Programme.
More about Nowshin Prenon
Nowshin Prenon is a multidisciplinary artist, specialising in woven textile design. As a textile designer, Prenon’s work focuses on telling a story through the use of material and processes. She creates hand-dyed and hand-woven artwork. Her process investigates both digital explorations and expressive winding techniques, which are influenced by her cultural heritage. Her use of rich colour and detailed pattern translated into fabrics illustrate her style as a designer.
Prenon is interested in the relationship of colour and form, which she uses to create layered textile. Playing with line and colour in different order of thread through wrapping allows her to construct intricate artwork.
Nowshin graduated from Textile Design at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
Access information
The Nunnery Gallery has step-free access throughout from street level, including to the accessible toilet, and is service animal friendly. This venue does not have a hearing loop system. Accessible parking is not available on-site.
If you have any questions regarding accessibility at this venue or event, would like to make us aware of any access requirements that you have in advance of visiting, or would like this information in an alternate format including Easy Read, please email nunnery@bowarts.com or call 020 8980 7774 (Ext. 3)
Access requirements could include things like providing equipment, services or support (e.g. information in Easy Read, speech to text software, additional 1:1 support), adjusting workshop timings (e.g. more break times), adjustments to the event space (e.g. making sure you have a seat near the entrance) or anything else you can think of!
Transport Information
Address: Nunnery Gallery, 181 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ
Nearest station(s): Bow Road (District and Hammersmith and City lines) is a 6-minute walk away, and Bow Church (DLR) is a 3-minute walk away.
Bus: 205, 25, 425, A8, D8, 108, 276, 488 and 8 all service the surrounding area.
Bike: Bicycle parking is located at Bow Church Station. The nearest Santander Cycles docking station is at Bow Church Station.
About the Bow Open
The Bow Open is Bow Arts’ annual exhibition of astonishing artwork created exclusively by our Studio Holders, Affordable Housing residents, and Artist Educators. Every year, a different guest curator is invited to select the work. For our 30th anniversary we have three guest curators; Bobby Baker, Albert Potrony, and Nye Thompson have each had a studio with Bow Arts so bring an embedded insight and commitment to the selection process in this special year. This year, 22 artists explore the ties that bind and divide, responding to the theme of ‘Connections’.
Find out more about the exhibition here.
