Saturday 03 May | 11:00am - 1:00pm

We are reaching out for support from the community to help sort out our Textile scraps so that we can improve our waste management processes and create new and beautiful "Shoddy" community projects.

Participants on the day, will help us split our scraps into different piles:

- For composting (i.e. tiny bits of natural fibres, shredded finely)

- For "Weaving Out Waste" projects (longer pieces of natural fibre fabrics, that can be used for future weaving projects)

- For "Repair // Rewear" (square/rectangle pieces of natural fibre fabrics, that can be used for patches, sashiko etc., to repair good-quality clothing)

- For "Crafters for Change" (other fabrics that can be used to create well-made long-lasting items made through community-initiative Crafters for Change)

- The No Good pile (i.e. tiny bits of non-natural fibres)

This workshop is part of a bigger strategy for better dealing with our waste at The Exchange, creating more circular economies. This will include a new Import Policy in the Textiles Workshop, which will enable us to incrementally lessen our environmental impact.

To say thank you, everyone that is able to help us for an hour will receive a FREE COFFEE voucher for the Garden Room.