POSTPONED: Plastic Free July – Crochet your own dish cloth

Most dish cloths are made from plastic, so you’ll want to ditch them if you want to reduce plastic use in the kitchen during Plastic Free July. In this free hands-on workshop you’ll learn simple crochet stitches to create your own dish cloth. Or if you prefer, you can use the same pattern to make a wash cloth or face cloth.

BYO crochet hook if you have one, and some remnant thread if you’d like to use your own. We’ll have crochet hooks you can use in class, and various threads to choose from such as jute and reclaimed cotton.

The facilitator is Gail Russell who is a multimedia crafter ranging from beading, crocheting and knitting to decoupage. She is particularly interested in using recycled and upcycled cotton and yarn to make wash cloths, face scrubbies, dish cloths and shopping bags. She often sells her works under the name of Vintage Sister at the Glebe markets.

COVID-19 Safety:

• A COVID-19 Safety Plan is in place for this event and the event will go ahead dependent on NSW government directives at the time of the workshop. We will be in touch if we need to cancel or postpone the workshop.
• All participants must provide contact details and observe good hygiene. Hand sanitiser will be available. Everyone must maintain a 1.5m distance from other attendees at all times.
• Please do not attend if you are feeling at all unwell on the day of the workshop. For information on COVID-19 symptoms visit NSW Health.
• We will be monitoring the progress of the disease and will abide by any directives from NSW Health. If you have any safety concerns, please get in touch.

This free workshop is presented by the Green Living Centre, an initiative of Inner West Council. It is for residents of the Inner West local government area and priority will be given to Inner West residents. Search by address at the Office of Local Government website to find your local government area.

If you are not from the Inner West local government area please ask to be put on a waitlist. For this and any other questions email: education@greenlivingcentre.org.au or phone 0466 428 063.

Take a step closer to zero waste.