ASTRL Fibres
Macramé
Training bursary recipient
CIRCLE
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UK
BT6 9DQ
Training bursary recipient 2024
Alison Pascoe, from Belfast, is a self-employed macramé craftsperson who wishes to branch out into the related fields of passementerie and braiding in order to make her business more sustainable. Following receiving her training bursary in 2024, Alison has studied one-to-one with Elizabeth Ashdown, Julie Hedges and Jacqui Carey. Alison’s bursary was funded by the Art Scholars’ Company.
About
Alison Pascoe is an artist, craftsperson and tutor, and the founder of ASTRL Fibres: a Belfast based studio dedicated to fibre craft skills and established in 2016. The ethos of Alison’s practice is deeply rooted in generational skills, exploring new perspectives with heritage techniques and sustainable handcrafted methods. Alison specialises in the craft practice of macramé and in 2024 was awarded a bursary from the Heritage Crafts Association to train in the endangered craft of passementerie and specialist braid-work. She is a member of The International Guild of Knot Tyers, Craft NI, Heritage Crafts Association, the a-n Artists Network, and Professional Conservators of Ireland.
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