Saturday 25th May 2024, 12-2pm

Hosted by Avery and Cassian. Bring 100% cotton t-shirts new and old that you’d like to enhance with a DIY industrial aesthetic. It’s very simple and easy and fast! You can use some nerdy stencils pre-made by Avery, you can cut stencils yourself in cardboard, and if it’s not too busy we might be able to help you make a more detailed, reusable stencil from plywood with the laser cutter.

You will need to bring:

• Any clothing that you would like to try bleach-stencilling, must be over 95% cotton.
• Designs that you would like to turn into stencils – PNG or SVG files for laser cutting, printed or drawn onto paper for cardboard stencils.
• A corrugated cardboard box, with as little ink printing on it as possible.
• A face mask, if you are sensitive to strong smells.

We will provide:

• Rubber gloves
• Bleach spray
• Sharp craft knives for cutting stencils

Warnings:

• Your fabric must be >95% cotton, or the bleaching won’t work well/at all!
• This craft uses bleach, and there will be strong bleach smells throughout. We will be ventilating the space by opening the front and back door to encourage air flow, but the air will still be quite bleachy. You might have a better time wearing a really good face mask, if you’re sensitive to that kind of thing.
• The bleach may land on your clothes and cause discolouration that can’t be undone. Wear clothes that you don’t care about that much.
• We will be using sharp craft knives. We’ve got first aid supplies and plasters just in case.

As it’s an open day, Machspace will be open to the public and free to attend. We invite you to read our open day rules before attending.

We look forward to seeing you there! 🙂

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