Youth Fibre Arts: Wearable Textile Art (Ages 14-16 years)
4 Day Workshop | Available
In this workshop, students will blend contemporary textile art with fashion by exploring the creative possibilities of upcycling and mending. Students will learn a variety of simple embroidery, hand-stitching and visible mending techniques, while also experimenting with botanical dyes to transform garments. Through hands-on projects, students will develop work that reflects their individual style, while gaining practical skills they can use for years to come. By positioning garments and textiles as a canvas, students will explore sustainability, identity, and the beauty of repair, leaving with finished wearable artworks and a toolkit of skills for repairing, redesigning, and reimagining clothing and textiles.
Base Tuition: $345 + Material Fee: $15 = $360 Total
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Most materials will be provided. Students are asked to bring items they would like to upcycle, such as jeans or pants for patching, tote bags and plain T-shirts for botanical dyeing.
We will discuss materials on the first day of class (please be prepared to bring items for mending and upcycling for the following days).
Madi Schmidt
Guest Artist
Madi is a Toronto based fibre artist and educator. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Visual Studies from the University of Victoria, and a Masters of Arts in Fashion Studies from Toronto Metropolitan University. She also holds a certificate in Fibre Arts from the Haliburton School of Art and Design. Her work explores sustainability and functionality through the lens of the historically feminised realm of craft and craft making. Her work in fibre challenges the boundaries that have historically confined craft to the periphery of fine art.