Plastics Upcycling Workshop with Looply for Solace Women's Aid
This one had to be the most innovative creative up cycling workshop we've had so far! For our last impact workshop, we invited the incredible team at Looply to teach women supported by Solace Women's Aid to learn how they can repurpose single-use plastic into useful handmade items!
We went through a step-by-step process learning what types of plastics can be repurposed and how we can turn plastic sheets into beautiful pieces of fabric!
The best part? You can make it all at home with an iron and some baking sheets. We ended up making some beautiful reusable toiletries pouches and the ladies had so much fun customising their own design with different plastics, threads and zippers.
One of the participants said: "Thank you for teaching me a new useful skill to do when my son is in school."
We were not only able to save plastics that would otherwise go in the bin but also turn them into useful items that prevent us from having to spend more on new things!
Check out our video on instagram here to see the workshop in action!