ASTRL Fibres
Macramé
Training bursary recipient
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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 a Belfast based artist, craftsperson and tutor. Her practice combines traditional macramé, passementerie, braiding and cane/cord weaving techniques ~ handcrafted objects and artworks that embody a playful sense of place and storytelling ~ rooted in the space between art and functionality. Alison founded her studio ASTRL Fibres in 2016 ~ a dedicated workshop and learning hub.
In 2024 Alison was awarded a training bursary from the Heritage Crafts to undertake 1:1 training in passementerie, with leading passementerie artist Elizabeth Ashdown, alongside ply-split braiding with Julie Hedges and traditional Japanese braidmaking, or Kumihimo. With only a handful of makers across the UK and Ireland practicing passementerie, she is proud to be one of the rare few committed to keeping this endangered skill alive and sharing it with new audiences.
For Alison, craft is more than just a skill ~ it's a mindful practice, a powerful form of connection, expression and a grounding way of thinking with your hands in a virtual age.
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