Trash Bag Garment Design
Explore garment design through an unexpected material in this three-hour workshop using ordinary trash bags as a creative medium. Through cutting, taping, braiding, laminating, and shaping, participants will investigate how simple rectangular forms can be transformed into expressive wearable structures inspired by global clothing traditions. The workshop concludes with an informal presentation of the finished designs.
Trash Bag Garment Design
An Exploration in Creative Garment Construction
What can you create with a few ordinary trash bags and a little imagination?
Quite a lot, as it turns out!
This lively, three-hour workshop invites participants to set aside conventional garment-making expectations and explore the possibilities of designing with an unexpected material.
Using ordinary trash bags, we'll experiment with cutting, folding, taping, braiding, and laminating to transform simple rectangular shapes into inventive wearable forms. Drawing inspiration from clothing traditions around the world, we'll investigate how flat materials can be shaped to fit and move with the human body.
Working with a partner, participants will explore proportion, structure, drape, and creative problem-solving as they develop their own garment designs.
We'll conclude with a lighthearted fashion showcase, sharing our creations and celebrating the unexpected discoveries made along the way.
No expensive fabrics or complicated patterns—just imagination, experimentation, and the freedom to explore new possibilities in garment design.
Four-hour, hands-on workshop, including an informal fashion showcase.
Duration / Format
Facility Requirements: A well-lit workspace with sufficient tables and chairs for up to 20 participants working in pairs. Tables should provide adequate space for cutting, shaping, and assembling garment designs. An open area for the concluding fashion showcase is desirable. A full-length mirror is helpful but not essential. No sewing machines or electrical equipment are required.
Workshop Information
$25 per participant for a unique variety of trash bags and duct tapes.
Fees & Registration
Workshop Fees
Instructor fee: $525 for a four-hour workshop, plus applicable travel, meals, and lodging expenses.
Materials fee: $25 per participant. Includes a specially selected assortment of trash bags, tapes, and other supplies used in the design exercises. Materials for additional participants and any shipping expenses will be quoted separately.
The hosting organization is responsible for providing a suitable workspace and coordinating participant registration.