Craftsmen and craftswomen teach the basic techniques of their trades in six workshops
– Every day of the Fair, adults and children will be able to participate in workshops on macramé, clay, leather goods and textile decoration.
– The Organization reminds that for each purchase at the Insular Crafts Fair, a raffle ticket will be given for an important purchase at the same Fair.
The XXXVI Insular Crafts Fair offers every day of celebration, open and free craft workshops, in which the same craftsmen and craftswomen teach basic techniques of crafts such as macramé, learning to join in knots ropes and threads to make bracelets or hangers, You can also learn to differentiate the textures of muds and know which is the most suitable for a piece or another, or enjoy with decorations and dyes on fabrics to design your own shirts, and you can also work the leather to make bracelets, purses even leather bags.
The Mayor of Antigua, congratulates the craftsmen and craftswomen not only for the quality of the work exhibited but also for the design and decoration that they give to the stands, many turning them into workshops to understand what their trade consists of and how difficult it is.
On this occasion, says the mayor, Matias Peña, congratulated each participating municipality, as well as the Cabildo of Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura, highlighting its presence in the institutional tent, with spectacular designs, showing tradition, and characteristic beads in each Canarian house.
The Councilman of Culture encourages to visit the Insular Crafts Fair that offers the best Canary crafts, a program of attractive activities and concerts, and adds Jonathan Peña, all in a sunny and spring weekend to enjoy with the family.
The president of the Colectivo Mafasca Foundation, Nereida Brito, reminds that for every purchase made, you receive a ticket whose numbering allows you to participate in the raffle of a major purchase of handicrafts in the same Insular Crafts Fair.
