DATE | Multi-day Workshop: Starts Sunday 6 October, finishes on Monday 7 October (Kings Birthday Holiday)

TIME | First Session – Sunday 6 October - 10am – 5pm. Second Session Monday 7 Oct 10am-1pm.

LOCATION | Bag End Studio – 190 Station Road Yeerongpilly, Station Road Creative Precinct.

COST | $250 (covers all materials and tuition).

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE!

Rags to Riches – Goddesses, Fairies, Angels – Recycled Fabric Statues with Sacred Ibis

Join Sacred Ibis for a multi-day workshop and learn how to build, dress and personalise your own sculptural forms with recycled materials and textile waste.

On the first day discover how to build sculptural forms with simple household or recycled materials in order to use fabric hardener to create and dress your sculpture from textile waste. On the second day, once dried, learn dry brushing techniques using pigments and varnish to colour and seal your masterpiece. Skills learnt will enable you to experiment with other sculptural forms including garden art.

All materials and tuition is included in the workshop. You may also be able to include personal memorabilia such as broken jewellery, or crystals, favourite fabrics or grandma’s doily.

What to bring: Lunch and or snacks or any special dietary requirement including special milks.

About Ethical Clothing Australia Week 2024

Ethical Clothing Australia Week recognises the people and businesses that make textiles, clothing and footwear (TCF) products in Australia. Currently there are almost 500,000 workers in the TCF industry in Australia, with most employed as garment workers in manufacturing. The only event of its kind in the country, this week-long campaign celebrates the skilled workers within the vibrant TCF industry and highlights accredited manufacturers and brands.

The official program will run from 7-13 October with a calendar of in-person and online events hosted by Ethical Clothing Australia and their community of accredited businesses. Ethical Clothing Australia will also host a series of industry events in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. Join us for Ethical Clothing Australia Week 2024 and celebrate ethically made!

To find out more, visit the Ethical Clothing Australia Week 2024 page.