Create beautiful and useful items from materials that would otherwise be thrown away.
Max. 8 students, ages 14 and up.
Create beautiful and useful items from “past use” textiles and plastic bags -materials that would otherwise be thrown away. Time-honored handcrafts - such as crochet, cardboard loom weaving, Amish knotting and coiling - will be introduced for your own contemporary interpretation. The possibilities are endless.
Materials fee: $15 includes recycled textiles, plastic bags, scissors, needles, threads, twine, floss, pins, clips, rotary cutters, cutting boards, iron, thimbles, masking tape
Students should bring
Any lightweight fabrics (sheets, old clothes, thin flannel), towels for repurposing, good scissors/sewing kit (if available)
Schedule a week or two, or three! Or, just sprinkle some classes in between other commitments.