Circular Campus to Community Making Sessions

Learn how you can make, mend and create to reduce waste through fun workshops with like-minded people.

RMIT's and Merri-bek City Council's – Circular Campus to Community Project is delivering a series of collaborative and connected circularity-themed Workshops. Activities will centre around five circular streams: Regenerate, Repair, Recycle, Redesign and Rethink – with a focus on textiles creation, repair, and care, through knowledge and skill sharing.

Led by experts from RMIT's School of Fashion and Textiles and College of Vocational Education, sessions focus on clothing repair alongside other circular practices.

Explore the full range of workshops on offer and register ASAP to secure your place.

To find out more visit RMIT PlaceLab or for any questions, please contact place.lab@rmit.edu.au

Workshop program

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Circular Campus to Community Making Workshop: (re)Print Workshop – Session 1

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Got a tee or shirt you love but never wear? Bring it along to a 2-hour (re)Print Workshop and give it a second life.

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Circular Campus to Community Making Workshop: Sashiko Stitching and Denim Repair – Session 2

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Got a worn or torn denim piece in need of repair? Bring your favourite denim items to a 2-hour introduction to Sashiko stitching!

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Circular Campus to Community Making Workshop: (re)Print Workshop – Session 2

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Got a tee or shirt you love but never wear? Bring it along to a 2-hour (re)Print Workshop and give it a second life.

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Circular Campus to Community Making Workshop: Zero Waste Pattern Making Exploration

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Want to elevate your patternmaking skills? Join the Advanced Zero Waste Patternmaking Masterclass, designed for participants with existing patternmaking knowledge.

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Circular Campus to Community Making Workshop: This is Not a Shoe – Footwear Deconstruction Workshop

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Have a pair of shoes you no longer wear but can't bring yourself to throw away? Come along to this expert led hands-on footwear deconstruction and flat-lay artwork workshop

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Circular Campus to Community Making Workshop: Student Led Community Repair Session

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Are your garments in need of mending or alteration? Bring your items along to a 2-hour clothing restoration workshop with assistance provided by RMIT Bachelor of Fashion (Design) students.

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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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