Activities in Pakiršinys

Participants learn about the history and kinds of Lithuanian woven bands, techniques and traditional patterns. They braid, tie or twist thei…

A wool-felting programme on felting history, types of wool and techniques. Using dry and wet felting, participants make bracelets with ethni…

Covers the origins, symbols and tying of straw “gardens” and their value as heritage. Participants tie their own straw rattles.

Participants learn about the leatherworker’s craft, natural and artificial leather and how they are worked. They make a leather bracelet tha…

Covers the traditions of the Advent wreath and the circle as the cycle of the year, plus decorating materials. Participants make their own w…

Covers the symbolism and tying traditions of Easter palms and common motifs such as the sun, moon, circle and bird. Each participant ties a…

Participants follow flax from seed to finished product, revisit Baltic signs and compare textile markers and paints. They finish by decorati…

A clay modelling and glazing programme covering types of clay, traditional and modern techniques and pottery traditions. Each participant mo…

A session on the origins, types and traditional making of soap. Participants experiment and make small soaps decorated with Baltic motifs.

Senior pupils learn about the origins of silk and decorating it with textile paints, and discuss Baltic symbols in art. Each decorates a sil…

A wool-felting session on the history of felting, types of wool and the dry and wet methods. Participants revisit Baltic signs and dry-felt…

An ethnic culture and crafts centre in one of the surviving buildings of the old manor, showing local craftspeople’s work and changing exhib…