Celebrate Mardi Gras with glamorous upcycled garments
To celebrate Sydney Mardi Gras 2024, sustainable fashion designers Sally Jackson and Gary Bigeni will facilitate a weekend of workshops for adults and kids to create unique and custom-made tote bags for your Mardi Gras celebrations.
Times:
10am - 12pm
1pm - 3pm
Run time: The duration of this workshop is 2 hours.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age: This workshop is recommended for those 16+ and adults of all ages.
What to bring on the day: Bring your uniqueness and creativity! Gary Bigeni will use slow hand-dying processes in his signature colourful style on upcycled denim tote bags. These beautiful hand-made accessories will be available for participants to use and take home as part of the workshop.
Note: Some sewing experience is necessary, however enthusiasm and a willingness to make and try new things will also help!
Workshops designed by Sally Jackson, alongside queer designer Gary Bigeni, attendees work with recycled and sustainable fashion materials, generously donated by Upparel, to repurpose material offcuts into glamorous costume accessories.
Participants will receive an upcycled denim bag lovingly hand-dyed in Gary Bigeni's bold signature colourful style. Each bag is constructed from upcycled garments painted separately, creating an original work of art on each bag. Bigeni's slow hand dyeing techniques achieve brilliant colours that are ready to wear.
In this workshop, participants will customise these accessories using fringing, beading and other textile manipulation techniques to create a bespoke to flaunt wherever they celebrate Sydney Mardi Gras, as well as learn the essential and dynamic history of upcycling textile waste with handy tips to incorporate this thinking and making into your everyday life.
Of course, no workshop is complete without the necessary catwalk and photoshoot to proudly display your creations with friends.