Materials saved from the landfill: stained textiles Skills you’ll learn: techniques for growing and dyeing with indigo plants Have you ever dyed with a indigo kit? Try something new or take your natural dye skills to the next level by learning how to cultivate and use the indigo plant. As with many natural dye classes,... Read more »
Materials saved from the landfill: fabrics, papers, slide film, transparencies Skills you'll learn: cyanotype process Discover the vintage photographic method of cyanotype printing! Cyanotype printing uses light from the sun to create photographic or silhouetted images in beautiful shades of blue. Class participants will learn how to alter scrap paper, fabric, and clothing into unique... Read more »
Materials saved from the landfill: matte board, scrap paper Skills you'll learn: pulling + pressing sheets of paper using a mould and deckle Create beautiful, handcrafted papers! In this workshop, participants will make handmade papers using discarded paper waste. The class will cover the basics of papermaking techniques, including fiber and pulp preparation, how to... Read more »
Materials saved from the landfill: tights, embroidery hoops, textiles Skills you'll learn: creating an image on a screen, printing the image onto textiles, caring for your printed textiles We're talking eco-friendly, DIY alternatives to the traditional screen printing process! You'll learn how to use 100% reclaimed materials to create a screen for your image that... Read more »
Materials saved from the landfill: plant material Skills you'll learn: how to make pens + inks from natural materials Join us to learn a few bushcraft-inspired essentials, using the natural elements around us to make functional yet creative tools. Enjoy a mixture of demonstrations and hands-on making to learn how to create natural wood pens... Read more »
Materials saved from the landfill: bed sheets, pillow cases, fabric scraps, salvaged yarn Skills you'll learn: punch needle Learn how to use a punch needle using salvaged fabric scraps + yarn! In this workshop, participants will use a selection of pre-cut fabric scrap yarn and salvaged yarn to “punch” with into a woven fabric base,... Read more »
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Materials saved from the landfill: plant materials Skills you'll learn: ethical foraging, identification + extraction of fiber from a plant, cordage making from plant fibers Let’s go back to our roots (pun intended)! In this class, you’ll go on a foraging field trip down our alleys (weather permitting) to learn how to identify plants that... Read more »
Materials saved from the landfill: salvaged yarn, beads, twine, fabric Skills you'll learn: punch needle and embroidery techniques Got punch needle fever? Take your punch needle designs to the next level in Punch Needle: Level 2. In this class, you’ll expand on what you learned in Intro to Punch Needle. We’ll teach you new techniques... Read more »
Materials saved from the landfill: tins, bottlecaps, glass Skills you'll learn: processing natural pigments into watercolor paints Play with pigments to create your very own handmade watercolor paint set! In this class, you'll learn how to process raw, natural pigments with a glass muller and grinding slab, and different methods and materials for setting and... Read more »
Materials saved from the landfill: fabrics, papers, slide film, transparencies Skills you'll learn: cyanotype process Discover the vintage photographic method of cyanotype printing! Cyanotype printing uses light from the sun to create photographic or silhouetted images in beautiful shades of blue. Class participants will learn how to alter scrap paper, fabric, and clothing into unique... Read more »
Materials saved from the landfill: clothes and other household textiles Skills you'll learn: darning; assessing + repairing holes in clothing Never worry about damaging your favorite sweater, sock, or soft stretchy garment again! In this class, students will learn how to repair small holes in stretch knit garments using traditional mending + darning techniques. Students will be provided with hole-y sample... Read more »
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