Upcycling Workshops

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Alterist workshops provide a space for storytelling, creativity, and impact, helping children see textiles and everyday materials in a whole new light.

As part of OPNY’s Shop Sustainable initiative, the workshops introduce pupils to upcycling pre-loved clothing as a fun form of self-expression and sustainable thinking.

Through hands-on making, they learn practical skills in dyeing, customising, sewing, and design – discovering how discarded materials can be transformed into something new and unique.

Explore our workshops below…

HERNAN GUARDAMAGNA

Hernan offers a range of creative, hands-on workshops that introduce students to upcycling, recycling, and sustainable fashion.

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Tie Dye / Shibori – Upcycle unwanted garments with simple dyeing techniques.

Patch & Badge Making – Design patches or badges from fabric scraps with playful or sustainable messages.

Customised T-Shirts – Transform plain garments into bold fashion statements using fabric markers, stencils, and paints.

Fabric Collage, Bunting & Banners – Create collaborative decorations from scrap fabrics, tailored to themes or festivities.

Garment Customisation with Iron-On Vinyl – Cut and press vinyl shapes for bold, personalised designs.

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ABIGAIL HODGES

Print designer hosting wellness workshops where students use art and sustainable textile design to process feelings around climate change.

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Combining mindfulness, self-expression, and sustainable printing techniques, the session transforms eco-anxiety into positive action.

Create climate-related prints using sustainable methods and recycled fabrics.
Explore self-expression through painting, drawing, journaling, and pattern-making.
Collaborate on a collective textile piece, sustainably printed and shared digitally with participants.
Gain tools for managing eco-anxiety and reflecting on personal impact through art.
Inclusive for neuro-diverse students.

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GEO KNITS SLOW

Fashion and knitwear designer teaching students how to transform second-hand T-shirts into yarn and use it to create new knitted pieces.

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With a focus on sustainability and celebrating the many “hands” that make our clothes, this workshop connects students to the process of making while giving discarded textiles a second life.

Learn how to cut and repurpose T-shirts into usable yarns
Pick up beginner knitting skills and pattern reading
Create a simple scarf in a single session, just in time for the colder months!
Option to extend over three sessions to make a full mini bag using the same technique
All patterns and needles provided.

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