One Day Workshop at CERES, Brunswick.
Saturday October 6th, 2018.
10am to 3pm

Mend and Make Fab!
Your Grandma probably knew a thing or two about making things last.
Join Ilka White for a one-day workshop that honours those skills and adds a contemporary twist to patching and darning your favourite textiles.
Mending can become an opportunity for wonderful decoration, alongside saving money and reducing landfill.
Earn yourself some serious sustainability street cred. on the quest for zero waste!
Some tools and materials will be provided.
Bring along your own worn clothes and home cloths for a special dose of creative TLC.

Cost: $85 (bring-a-friend ticket $75)

CERES BOOKINGS >

For thousands of years plants have been used to dye fibre and fabric and a beautiful natural palette is still available today without the need for harmful chemicals. Local weeds or kitchen off-cuts can offer you harmonious hues in a range of values and intensity. This hands-on workshop introduces a selection of local colour possibilities, as well as discussing fibre types, mordanting options and dye safety. A shibori technique will also be used to produce patterned cloth. Come and discover some of nature’s hidden sources of colour!

CERES Environment Park. 
Stewart Street, Brunswick East VIC 3057, Australia

Saturday 8th September, 2018
10 AM to 3 PM.

Cost:
Bring-A-Friend Ticket – $99   Normal Price Ticket – $110
CERES members and concession holders are entitled to a 10% discount.

Bookings: HERE

For thousands of years plants have been used to dye fibre and fabric and a beautiful natural palette is still available today without the need for harmful chemicals. Local weeds or kitchen off-cuts can offer you harmonious hues in a range of values and intensity. This hands-on workshop introduces a selection of local colour possibilities, as well as discussing fibre types, mordanting options and dye safety. A shibori technique will also be used to produce patterned cloth. Come and discover some of nature’s hidden sources of colour!

Community Kitchen (Continuing Ed. Building). 
30 Templeton St, Castlemaine VIC 3450, Australia

Sunday 26 August, 2018
10 AM to 3 PM.

Cost: $95