CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN PRACTICE (WORKSHOPS)
sleeve). Clothes or textile that would have been thrown away: the clothing items can be old clothes, damaged clothes, clothes that don’t fit anymore or that are out of style or any other textile. - Only for the tawashi workshop: you will need a tawashi board OR a make one, with a small square wood plank + 20 nails + a hammer. See pictures below:
With the next activities, your participants will get to experience first hand some alternative circular methods and principles, and get to organise their own local action to raise awareness and practice Circular Economy.
UPCYCLING TEXTILE - introduced by Youth Express Network
DESCRIPTION This workshop will include two textile productions: the creation of a tawashi (japanese sponge made out of old clothing), and the creation of a no-sew bag. It can be organised with a group. It aims at showing easy ways to avoid throwing away textile, reuse and repurpose clothing that we don’t want to keep. It also will allow you to inform young people on the impact of fashion and overconsuming clothes, through a fun, practical and simple activity.
- Scissors - Tables and chairs to be more confortable - Optional : to customise your bag, you can use tie-dye, heat transfer paper or fabric pens.
TIP It could be useful to work in partnership with a professional sewer for more complex workshops on textile upcycling, if you intend to create more complex clothing and need sewing machines, or want to teach more complexe sewing techniques as well, such as the patchwork technic.
TIME NEEDED Around 2 hours
MATERIAL NEEDED - The tawashi workshop will require textile in the shape of a « sleeve »: socks, leggings, tights, pants or the sleeves of a long-sleeved t-shirt or cotton sweater. For the bag, you will need a t-shirt (short or long
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