Sat 25 Jul 2026, 2.30-4.30pm
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About This Event
This event takes place in the Foyle Reading Room at Whitechapel Gallery, located on floor 1A.
This event lasts approximately 2 hours. Attendees are encouraged to take as many breaks as they need during the event.
You must book a ticket to attend the event.
We are unable to provide British Sign Language interpretation for this event
We are unable to provide live closed captioning or CART for this event.
Transport
To the best of our knowledge, there are no planned disruptions to local transport on the date of the event.
Our nearest train station – Aldgate East Underground (1 min) is not wheelchair accessible. The closest wheelchair accessible stations are Whitechapel (15 min), Shoreditch High Street (15 min) or Liverpool Street (15 min).
Free parking for Blue Badge holders is available at the top of Osborn Street in the pay and display booths for an unlimited period. Spaces are available on a first come, first served basis.
Join British-Bangladeshi textile artist Rukia Begum for a hands-on weaving workshop exploring creativity, sustainability, and textile craft. Using simple cardboard looms, participants will learn three different weaving techniques while working with a vibrant selection of yarns and reclaimed fabric strips.
The workshop introduces key weaving skills and vocabulary, including warp, weft, texture, and pattern, while encouraging experimentation with colour and materials. Participants will discover how discarded fabrics can be transformed into beautiful woven artworks, gaining insight into both traditional weaving processes and contemporary textile practice.
By the end of the workshop, each participant will have created their own mini tapestry to take home, along with the confidence to continue weaving independently!
No previous experience is required and all materials will be provided.
This event accompanies our current exhibition OITIJ-JO Collective: TUFAN.
Rukia Begum is a British-Bangladeshi fashion and textile designer whose work blends bold surface design with cultural narrative. A graduate of the University of the Arts London, she specialises in print, pattern, and material exploration, creating pieces that reflect identity, heritage, and memory.
Her collections have been showcased on Not Just A Label, the global platform for emerging fashion talent, where her silk-printed garments and textile works express a strong visual language rooted in colour, texture, and storytelling. Inspired by journeys between London and Bangladesh, her practice often explores themes of migration, femininity, landscape, and belonging.
Alongside her design practice, Begum is an experienced educator and creative leader. She currently leads an Art & Design department in East London, where she shapes curriculum, mentors emerging creatives, and champions textile design as both craft and contemporary art. Her leadership allows her to bridge industry practice with education, nurturing the next generation of designers while continuing to evolve her own artistic voice.
Working across fashion, weaving, and textile art, Begum’s work is tactile, expressive, and deeply personal — grounded in craftsmanship and driven by narrative.
