Making Uncovered Workshops 2014 - 13.09.14

Make your own hair conditioner or perfume

Create handmade hair conditioner or perfume using natural oils with Brixton-based hairdresser Hairy Jayne. Jayne will take you through the steps involved in mixing the perfume, then personalising the product with your own choice of ingredients. You can then take it home with you!

11.30am - Hair conditioner (1 hour); 3.30pm - Hair perfume (1 hour) 

Upcycling Uganda style!

with AFRORETRO. Turn an old T-shirt into a unique desirable circular scarf.  Embellish it with your own design using African fabrics, beads, sequins and macrame knotting. You will leave with a beautiful scarf, some renegade sewing techniques, a handy info sheet to remind you of your new skills and a little bit of Uganda in your soul. We will provide everything you need, but in the spirit of upcycling please feel free to bring an old T-shirt you would like to give a second life to, the bigger the better! 

12pm and 4pm (1.5 hours)

Make a wool purse or phone cover

Create your own wool purse or phone cover using different textured wool cloth and printed cotton linings. You will be shown ways of decorating your product with handmade tassels, wet felted beads and appliqué. Susan of WOLLE+HIDE will be running two workshops for up to eight people at a time.

12.30pm and 3.30pm (1 hour)

Restore a chair

Judith Bartlett will run a workshop for up to five people, in which participants will be given the chance to learn how to use upholstery to restore a discarded chair. All materials will be provided, and you can either buy your chair at the end or donate it to charity. Or you can bring along your own chair to restore.

1pm (2.5 hours)

Crochet a beautiful bracelet

Learn how to make your own original crocheted chain bracelet with brightly coloured embroidery threads with jewellery maker Elena Hall. Places for up to five participants available. 

1.30pm

Ilustration workshop

Illustrate your world – drawing and illustration for the artistically shy adult! Through fun exercises and interesting techniques, this workshop with Elena Blanco will inspire you and build up your confidence to start or reinforce your art practice.

12pm (2 hours)

Cyanotype postcards

Zoë Burt will run workshops in which you’ll be shown how to produce postcards using the cyanotype process she will be demonstrating throughout the day. You'll get to take home two postcards of your own unique designs. Up to five places are available for each workshop. 

11.30am, 2.30pm (half an hour)