Living Textile: Make your own Algae Bio-Yarn

Join us for a 4-hour hands-on workshop where you'll delve into the innovative world of bio textiles through the lens of Beth Williams’ creative practice. You’ll learn how to make algae-based bio yarn— an entirely compostable material—that you can take home and experiment with in your own fashion and fibre projects! Together, we’ll explore the yarn’s unique properties, how it behaves, and ways to customise it using natural dyes and different techniques.

Everyone will leave with their own handmade sample of bio yarn and the knowledge to keep experimenting beyond the workshop.

Please bring a sealed container to safely transport your yarn home.


Led by Beth Williams - a queer, disabled designer and multi-disciplinary artist based in Crawley, West Sussex who specialises in Living Textiles, biodesign and knitwear. Their practice centres around their experience of an inaccessible world, as well as the relationship between human and environmental sustainability. Their living textiles and garments grow alongside them. They collaborate to raise questions about the lifespan of clothing, and ask their audience to consider what happens at the end of a garment’s use by presenting an alternative afterlife through their living garments.

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Organised by Undergrowth Collective,
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with Beth Williams
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www.beth-williams.com

Entry requirements: 16+