Ealing Sewn Up Challenge

Our Year 6 students were able to show off their creativity whilst gaining an insight into the wonderful world of textiles and design. Our young fashionistas were able to work with a variety of experts in the fashion industry to learn about the processes involved in creating but also upcycling old clothes.

A brief overview of the workshop:

• Dairy Meadow are one of four schools to have teamed up with Act for Ealing to take on the Ealing Sewn Up Challenge.
• The children have learnt how fast fashion negatively impacts the environment (one rubbish truck of textiles is landfilled or burned every second!)
• The children have learnt how to repurpose and upcycle their old clothes, for example: they have used old cotton t-shirts to make friendship bracelets, necklaces and belts!
• Thanks to Toyah Hemmings, the children developed a new skill of finger knitting! Our children are super talented where some even began finger knitting with their eyes closed!
• Dairy Meadow were then tasked with creating a fast fashion trailer highlighting the impacts of climate change – this will be debuted at a local fashion show at Gunnersbury Park Museum.

A massive Dairy Meadow 'Thank You' to Miss Nessa for organising.

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