LET’S MAKE STUFF

Registration on our e-calendar is open! No experience required, just bring your imagination!

Upcycled Accessories /  February 8, 2018 / 3:30-4:30 pm

At this week’s activity we’ll play with new materials and make unique bracelets and earrings.

Mood/ Vision Boarding /  March 1, 2018 / 3:30-4:30 pm

We’ll dream the biggest dreams and use discarded magazines and books to make a personalized and inspirational mood board!

Hand Sewn Felt Fortune Cookie / March 22, 2018 / 3:30-4:30 pm

Learn & practice sewing by hand, and make a cute fortune cookie to charm your key chain or backpack

Clothing Making Basics /  April 5, 2018 / 3:30-4:30 pm

Today we’ll review the basic structure of a shirt, and use a dummy to make an experimental piece, which will hopefully be wearable…

DIY // DYED Tshirt / April 10, 2018 / 3:30-4:30 pm

Make a colorful, painterly, tie-dye looking T!

OPEN WORKSHOP !! / Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, APRIL 23, 24, & 25 / 3 – 5 PM

Need help finishing (or starting) your piece for the Trash’n Fashion Showcase? We have the supplies, sewing machines, expertise, and encouragement you might need!

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN / All are invited to participate and attend / Thursday, April 27, 2018 / 5-7 PM

Come see what your creative community members and young library patrons have constructed from trash or upcycled material. Light refreshments will be served, and artists will be on hand to discuss their process! Members of Old Lyme’s Solid Waste and Recycling Committee will also share what you probably didn’t know about recycling here in Old Lyme!