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TextileX Textiles Waste Workshop by Victoria Wanjuhi

October 23, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am PDT

A workshop to discuss different ways artists and makers can use upcycled textile waste and turn them into art pieces.

AWe all interact with textiles every day of our lives, which is one thing we have in common, but we also have the issues of how to recycle waste ends or scraps. This workshop will be a great place to discuss multiple methods we can use to upcycle materials and explore all of its possibilities.

For thousands of years, people have extended the life of their clothes and textiles by using mending techniques such as stitching, darning, and patchwork. Today, this practice has become a vital method to reconsider how we as consumers and humans on this earth can “try” to reduce our intake of materials by seeing value in what we already have.

During the workshop, Victoria will lead the group and teach yarn painting, a simple and direct method of reusing textile waste that doesn’t need too many materials or directions. The workshop intends to bring together a diverse pool of people that share a passionate interest in prolonging the life of materials and recognize the worth of recycling and salvaging textiles.

Textiles Waste Workshop has been sponsored and made free to attend by TextileX.

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Date:
October 23, 2021
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10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Victoria Wanjuhi
TextileX

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Atlanta
Atlanta, GA 30301 United States

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