#ScienceWeek #VirtualEvent

Join Fashion Designer Rebecca Marsden for an online upcycling workshop for families. This workshop is recommended for ages 13+ but families are welcome to attend together with adult supervision.

In this workshop, we will be making our own DIY looms out of cardboard and leaning how to weave with recycled materials. We encourage you to collect scraps of fabric and found objects in the lead up to this workshop, you can use these materials in your weaving pattern.

The coastline is our inspiration for this workshop, when collecting materials, think of all the different colours and objects you might see on the seashore, feathers, pebbles, twigs etc. See what materials you can find around the house or in the garden! 

During this workshop, as part of the Creating our Future campaign, we invite you to share your  ideas for the future of fashion sustainability in Ireland, or any other big ideas you have that might inspire researchers in Ireland.

• Loom Base (Click here for instructions on how to prepare)

• Lollipop stick

• Scissors

• Selection of wool yarns –  we suggest colours that you see along the seashore!

• Fabric scraps – to shred during the workshop

• Beads and sequins – if you like a bit of sparkle

• Small Found materials – what might you find on the beach? Collect things from the shore or around the house that we can weave into our creations. Rope, seaweed, feathers, leaves, twigs, tiny shells, netting etc.

Online  Family Workshop

Tickets €6 (Family Ticket)

Friday November 12th at 19:00

Sunday November 14th at 12:30

Booking Essential. Please register below

This workshop is part of a series of workshops from fashion designer Rebecca Marsden discovering sustainable fabrics, materials, and upcycling during Science Week.

Science Week is a week-long event in Ireland each November, celebrating science in our everyday lives. Taking place in 2021 from November 7th to 14th the programme includes workshops, science shows, talks, laboratory demonstrations, science walks, and other science-related events. To find out more and to discover a huge programme of virtual events taking place around the country visit www.scienceweek.ie

Rebecca Marsden is a graduate of the Royal College of Art specialising in Fashion knitwear. Following on from her MA she was selected for the Santoni Pioneer program in Shanghai to further develop her knowledge and understanding of circular and seamless knitting applications.  In recent years Rebecca has worked in an educational capacity, lecturing in Textiles, Fashion and Design.  Her own label has received the ‘IDI’ Award 2016 for Fashion Design, Nissan Brand Ambassador for ‘Generation NeXt’ 2015-2017 ‘Designer of the Year’ and overall ‘Innovation Award’ at the Irish Fashion Innovation.