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Proddy Rug Making Class
How to upcycle old clothes and textiles to make a new rug or wall hanging
3 hours
8 to 12
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$49
Your teacher, Reverse Garbage is COVID-19 aware
This means that this teacher won't run a class if they've had flu symptoms in the last 14 days, and will adhere to relevant state restrictions (e.g. on maximum number of students per class)
What you'll do
Made by prodding or poking strips of fabric through burlap or linen from the backside, proddy rugs are a fabulous way of upcycling unwanted clothes and textiles into floor rugs or wall hangings. In their early days, they were often made for more utilitarian use such as by the backdoor as their pile hides the dirt well.
Working on a small piece of hessian, you will create a design and be taught how to poke the rug through the back or through the front using a crochet hook. You can use any material for proddy, however, we will use t-shirt strips for this lesson because of their tensility and ability to grab the hessian.
Rag rugs made this way have many names: clippies, proddies, stobbies, pricked. In Northumberland they are called proggy mats, and in Scotland, they are called clootie mats.
This workshop will be lead by Ffranses Ingram, a visual artist/illustrator living in the Inner West. She has been working in textiles since a child, studied at the School of Wool and Textiles in Adelaide, and has just returned from a two-month residency at the Textile Centre in Iceland where she explored prod rugs using Icelandic materials. Having been brought up in Wales, textiles had to be functional - an idea which she has never really shaken off. She has tried to make her functional items as beautiful and colourful as possible.
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We work very hard to reach our minimum numbers for every workshop, but sometimes (not very often) we just don't get there. When this happens, we need to cancel. To be fair to our team members and to you, we make this decision around five business days before the event. If we cancel the workshop, we will be in touch to organise a full refund.
Aside from this class, this teacher also has the following coming up:
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Add-on available for this class
BYO (RSA) ($100)
You can add these when you book (optional).
Knowledge Required
No experience required.
What you'll get
- Three hours of expert tuition- The hessian base of the rug
- A selection of t-shirt fabrics to choose from
- The skills to continue on their own
What to bring
Bring a 3 to 4.5 crochet hook and any favourite t-shirts you want to recycle. All other materials will be supplied.
Suitable for
This class is
a great indoor activity idea for
a birthday, hens party, team building activity, corporate event, bucks party or Christmas party.
This is a fun indoor activity, suitable
for adults, and kids (minimum 10 years old).
An adult must accompany any attending kids, and must pay for a separate ticket.
Your teacher
We are a creative reuse centre making a difference in the world by reducing waste and creating change in the way we look at resources.
We run workshops for kids, adults and community groups so everyone can learn how to consume less and make more! With us, you'll see the creative potential in leftover and castaway materials to save them from going into landfill.
At Reverse Garbage you’ll find the materials, skills and inspiration you need to live more creatively, more sustainably and more meaningfully.
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Kelly Willis • Sep 2020
The class was fantastic. Ffranses was a brilliant and engaging teacher. We highly recommend booking this class with Ffranses and Reverse Garbage!
Liz Carter • Aug 2020
Hi, thanks very much for a great 3 hours. The tutor was amazing! - so much knowledge and skill.
Everything was great, room setup, provision of tools and material etc.
Great value for money. Thanks for a great experience.
Katrina Ironside • Jul 2020
An interesting morning. Lots of ideas provided. Well organised and good resources. Have a go!
Caitriona Ridler • Jul 2020
Class very well presented, very encouraging teacher who would go above and beyond, materials provided both from the teacher and Reverse Garbage
Leanne O’loughlin • Jul 2020
Wonderful workshop. Thank you. Warm, lovely and encouraging teacher. It was fun to be able to produce something beautiful from old T-shirts and coffee sacks. Great value for money. Positive in every way.
Beth Garswood • Jul 2020
Ffranses (the teacher) was lovely and friendly. She brought along fantastic inspiration for us to look at. She was very clear in her instruction and provided lots of one on one attention. I feel confident that I can now complete my project to a high standard. The class was very good value. I'll definitely do more classes at Reverse Garbage.
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Anne Donald • Mar 2020
I really enjoyed this. The teacher was great, covered the basics then let us get on with it, while still providing advice based on her extensive experience.
All materials were provided and there was a good supply and choice.
The class size was good.
I came away feeling confident I'd be able to continue doing this at home.
I'd thoroughly recommend this class.
Claire Bell • Mar 2020
Loved this class. Francine was friendly and helpful, the materials were well set up and plentiful, really lovely experience. Thank you.
Sallianne McClelland • Mar 2020
Ffranses was a delight and extremely skilled and forthcoming with techniques and ideas. Space was great. A 10% coupon or similar to the. shop at RG would have been nice. I would take a class with Ffranses again.
Simone Hazelwood • Mar 2020
The teacher Frances was warm friendly and knowledgeable. She provided most of what we needed and good instructions. Class was fun
Janine Dawson • Jan 2020
This class was most enjoyable. Ffranses was open and friendly and very informative, with gorgeous examples of her own work. Generous with materials and ideas and resources. All materials were supplied but were a bit used. I suggest taking your own pair of scissors and a sharpie. Otherwise it was great.
Cassandra Hooke • Jan 2020
The Proddy Rug course was excellent. The teacher was wonderful and explained/demonstrated each step really clearly. Heaps of great textiles to play with and I now know what to do with all my old tshirts.
Diana Kincaid • Jan 2020
I enjoyed the class very much. Ffrances was enthusiastic and knowledgeable.
Slight suggestions participants to bring scissors as well as hook. Include the frame in the cost.
Sherry Dalrymple • Jan 2020
Teacher was knowledgeable and generous. Venue was cosy. Abundant materials provided. Great value for money. Got started on making a Proddy Rug. Great fun.
Sonya Mason • Jan 2020
What an interesting thing to do! This will be hours of fun at home. Frances was a great teacher.
Catherine Chase • Jan 2020
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