{"title": "Material Memories: Reshaping the Token", "start": "2026-11-21T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Foundling Museum", "address": "Brunswick Square 40, WC1N 1AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/jewellery-making"], "description": "Material Memories: Reshaping the Token is a hands-on textile brooch making workshop in which participants transform fabric scraps into wearable tokens. It is designed by students on Central Saint Martins' BA in Culture, Criticism and Curation, inspired by the Foundling Museum's collection of fabric tokens, which will be explored during the session. Artist facilitator Caroline Ip, in collaboration with Assemblage Collective, guides participants in working with reclaimed, vintage and recycled fabrics, ribbons and buttons to create a personalised brooch. The workshop lasts 2 hours, requires no previous art experience and is open to anyone aged 18-30.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/material-memories-reshaping-the-token-78693/", "official_url": "https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/event/material-memories-reshaping-the-token/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7ea469c48763908a8d8647886767dd0a401d56846d62c8593f5de0a903abe66c-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-21T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Foundling Museum", "address": "Brunswick Square 40, WC1N 1AZ London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Monday Morning Crafting", "start": "2026-11-09T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T13:00:00Z", "place": "St. Margaret's House", "address": "Old Ford Road 15-23, E2 9PJ London", "price": "Free to attend, registration essential; all materials provided", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/textile-crafts"], "description": "Monday Morning Crafting is an open, group-led textiles workshop at The Create Place, where members sew, knit and alter clothes with mutual tutoring, cake and plenty of chat. Run for over 10 years by long-standing volunteers Sheila and Julia at St. Margaret's House, the group often turns discarded textile scraps into tote-bags for the charity shop with Ayoka, and has collaborated with the house's Arts & Wellbeing initiatives, including the Artist in Residence programme. Anyone can come along to work on their own textile project with like-minded crafters.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/monday-morning-crafting-38770/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/monday-morning-crafting", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c7ab59c37ebc6b98edd6bdac3ac50755d216c205df66c12bb735f623261e1b92-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Touch Grass Day-Tripper — upcycling", "start": "2026-11-18T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-18T21:00:00Z", "place": "Firepit Art Gallery", "address": "Cutter Lane 10, SE10 0XX London", "price": "GBP 6.13", "price_from": "6.13", "price_to": "6.13", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/textile-art", "diy/sewing"], "description": "Touch Grass Day-Tripper: Wild Creatives (Upcycling) is a hands-on beginner-friendly workshop where you hand-sew and embroider a personal charm from fabric remnants to decorate your favourite bag or keys, using upcycled materials to reduce textile waste. It is run by Touch Grass CIC, an outdoor community for queer women, trans and non-binary people of colour, and is an exclusive event for queer women, trans and non-binary people of colour. The session is facilitated by Tiana, a Greenwich-based designer, stylist and maker known for her sustainable crochet accessories made from upcycled materials, a Kingston School of Art graduate who has collaborated with brands like Puma and Selfridges, appeared on BBC's Make It at Market (Season 3), and led workshops at the V&A Museum and Somerset House. The workshop is hosted to celebrate the launch of Touch Grass's first exhibition, Earth to Us, an archive of queer folk of colour in nature; materials and light refreshments are provided, attendees must be 18 or over, and the venue's ground floor is accessible, with the nearest step-free station being North Greenwich.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/touch-grass-day-tripper-upcycling-78663/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6ece9bf5e32c0961ba536ad7ca8d7f5430c8d280841def182e03249e68e933cd-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Sashiko sessions with B_Boheme", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-09T00:00:00Z", "place": "Chiswick House", "address": "", "price": "From £45", "price_from": "45.00", "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/textiles/embroidery"], "description": "A relaxed, beginner-friendly two-hour workshop introducing the Japanese art of sashiko stitching, where participants use reclaimed denim to create their own stitched piece to take home. The sessions are led by Alicia Lai, founder of B_Boheme, and teach the foundations of the stitching tradition, from transferring a pattern to working its distinctive running stitches. No sewing experience is needed, all materials and equipment are provided, and returning stitchers can bring a garment or textile to mend and embellish. The session offers a chance to step away from everyday busyness, enjoy making by hand and connect with others.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sashiko-sessions-with-b_boheme-78583/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2207581373f4093c377b0a021b0d6690450d6b7abdfc9d73bf1a6685b1dbde72-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Mend and Upcycle", "start": "2026-11-13T12:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St Christopher's", "address": "All Saints Hall, Surrey Square, SE17 2JU", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/repair/textile-repair"], "description": "Mend and Upcycle is a relaxed Friday session where people come together to mend, upcycle and make in a shared, welcoming space. It takes place at Walworth Living Room and includes clothing repair, small item fixes, jewellery work, collage and open creative projects. You can bring something from home to work on or simply drop in, with the focus on creativity, sharing skills and connecting rather than following a fixed structure. The sessions run on the second and fourth Friday of the month, and places can be booked through Tara Mack.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mend-and-upcycle-93241/", "official_url": "https://www.pembrokehouse.org.uk/events/mend-and-upcycle-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e08ecd0ca756e16a0848f0d8df59c9b929c4dfb86311127430d96eae1ab27c67-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Stitched Stories — Mixed‑media making with Tapestry of Black Britons", "start": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-22T00:00:00Z", "place": "198 Contemporary Arts & Learning", "address": "Railton Road 198, SE24 0JT London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["history/black-history/black-british-history", "art/textile-art"], "description": "Stitched Stories is a hands-on mixed-media workshop in which histories, memories and stories are transformed into textile. It is led by Paula Ogun Hector, artist, curator and founder of Tapestry of Black Britons. Working with archival materials from 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning, participants use embroidery, appliqué, collage and textile-making to explore imagery connected to Brixton, community activism and histories of Black British resistance. The workshop forms part of the research and community engagement around Uprisings: From Haiti to Brixton, a new tapestry in development within her evolving Tapestry of Black Britons project, and no previous experience is required as all materials are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/stitched-stories-mixedmedia-making-with-tapestry-of-black-br-34609/", "official_url": "https://198.org.uk/contemporary-art/stitched-stories--mixedmedia-making-with-tapestry-", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1cded6f5ee5d9e9a0e9000070520990c82c53127204339bba1c57fc6916652c7-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Memory Collage", "start": "2026-11-13T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T18:00:00Z", "place": "Ibraaz", "address": "Mortimer Street 93, W1W 7SS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/photography", "community"], "description": "Memory Collage is a drop-in workshop where participants bring a photograph, a keepsake or another meaningful personal item, which is scanned during the session and returned the same day. It is a collaborative artwork by artist Molly Gochman, created in 2009, exploring how the objects we hold on to carry personal histories, connect generations and bring communities together. For this iteration, Gochman works with Ibraaz to gather the intertwined histories, migrations and lived experiences of Global Majority communities, drawing on family photographs, mementos and objects that tell stories of journeys, belonging and home. The digitally captured objects are woven into a shared visual narrative, with contributions brought together in a public display at Ibraaz in 2027.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/memory-collage-111996/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/afd7e4a94b56900a8d0a7f2276de4a8d4978d94f80025eb9bfed6731178378a4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Beading and Jewellery Making", "start": "2026-11-12T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T13:00:00Z", "place": "St. Margaret's House", "address": "Old Ford Road 15-23, E2 9PJ London", "price": "Free (registration essential)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/jewellery-making"], "description": "Beading and Jewellery Making is an open, group-led workshop where members make their own jewellery from scratch or upcycle and repair beloved pieces, with peer-to-peer tutoring and plenty of chat over tea or coffee. Running for over 15 years every Thursday at The Create Place, the group has created countless seasonal window displays, some of which were shown in the Gallery Cafe. It is led by St. Margaret's House's longest-standing volunteer, Brenda. Attendance is free, registration is required by email, and all materials are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/beading-and-jewellery-making-38775/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/beading-and-jewellery-making", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d4b85c14531c564be15c4e5431684ee0b252cf0a4ffbbf0f3b66b82997706237-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Fast Fashion Therapy", "start": "2026-11-21T11:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T13:00:00Z", "place": "St. Margaret's House", "address": "Old Ford Road 15-23, E2 9PJ London", "price": "Free (booking essential)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/upcycling"], "description": "Fast Fashion Therapy is a sewing workshop where you can bring damaged clothes to repair them, or practice new techniques on materials provided, giving old clothes new life instead of sending them to landfill. It is run by St. Margaret's House at The Create Place, and encourages repair, reuse, up-cycling and remodelling of used clothes. The session suits beginner sewers who need some help as well as more experienced sewers looking for a dedicated space and time to sew.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/fast-fashion-therapy-49493/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/fast-fashion-therapy", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0893f74a77abdb5470cafcd4af47ed4aff54f43cb666b051ecbfa4a80237fc72-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Mini Morris: Wonderful Windows", "start": "2026-11-19T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "William Morris Gallery", "address": "Forest Road, E17 4PP London", "price": "Free, donations welcome", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "Mini Morris: Wonderful Windows is a drop-in crafting workshop for toddlers aged two to five at the William Morris Gallery. Led by artist educator Lesley Palmer of Scribble & Smudge, it invites children to explore William Morris's stained glass designs on display and then make their own stained glass-style window from paper and vibrant cellophane, experimenting with colour, shape and pattern. Each session also includes singing, a snack to take away, and aprons for what can be a messy activity, with one adult required per two children. The sessions are free, with donations welcomed, and children take their artwork home to hang in a window and catch the winter light.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mini-morris-wonderful-windows-40321/", "official_url": "https://www.wmgallery.org.uk/event/mini-morris-wonderful-windows/", "image": ""}]}