Recycled Weaving Workshop

​Welcome to an exclusive hands-on recycled weaving workshop where you transform plastic waste into your own wall art and textured tapestry with sayo @needsaiii. No experience needed—just curiosity.
​In this cozy workshop, you’ll learn basics of tapestry weaving: making an easy DIY loom, setting up a loom, transforming plastic waste into strips of material, and different weaving techniques before weaving away—with hands on support as needed!

​This beginner friendly class centers reuse, care, and creative play—inviting you to collectively explore textile, slow down, and rethink what “waste” can become. You’ll leave with a one-of-a-kind textile art and new skills you can use again and again.
​What’s Included?
​All weaving tools + materials
​Reclaimed materials to add unique textures
​Guided instruction + hands-on support
Optional: Bring Clean Plastic Packaging Waste to Weave With:
​plastic bottles / bags
​bottle caps / tabs
​misc strings / nets
​used but clean saran wrap
​Come solo or bring friends and spend the evening surrounded by creativity and like-minded connections!

Your Instructor:

sayo (they/them) builds interactive human-centered creations and experiences. They're a multi-media artist, archiving "trash," metal, ceramics, and textiles to explore play using discarded objects.

This is a masks optional workshop.

As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/.

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