FAMILY WORKSHOP
REUSE IN PRACTICE

Old textiles, new stories

With Amanda Vesthardt and Future in our hands.

When: Sunday 4 October 2026
Times: Choose between the 11am–1pm session and the 2–4pm session.
Age group: 5–10 years. Participatory workshop for children accompanied by an adult.
Please note: There will be hands-on activities, so please dress accordingly. Places are limited (maximum one adult per child).
Registration: Fill out this form or send an email to m.stephansen@uks.no by Saturday 3 October.

What happens to all the clothes we lose, forget about or throw away? Every year in Norway, we discard more than 80,000 tonnes of clothing! Using forgotten clothes and textiles gathered from recycling centres, UKS and Future in our hands invite children and families to a creative workshop about textiles, reuse and weaving.

The workshop is led by textile artist Amanda Vesthardt, who has hosted weekly workshops for children and families at the children’s museum Young V&A in London. Together, we will explore weaving and other textile techniques. The children will weave with used textiles and try out a range of different techniques, working both on their own small loom and on a large communal loom that the whole group will contribute to.

Clothes, bed linen and other textiles will be transformed into something new that you can take home with you. The point is not to create something perfect – it’s the joy of experimenting, learning and creating with your hands.

ABOUT

Amanda Vesthardt (b. 1993, Denmark) is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily with textiles and fibre art. With a background in fashion, she often explores different aspects of textile waste and the relationship between our bodies and the textiles we wear.

Future in our hands is one of Norway’s largest environmental and solidarity organisations. They work for a fair world where we care for people, nature and the climate.

The workshop is kindly supported by Sparebanksstiftelsen DNB.

Access

The workshop will be held in Norwegian.

UKS is wheelchair accessible.

We do not have sign language interpretation. Please contact Miriam Wistreich at m.wistreich@uks.no if you require sign language interpretation and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Further information about visiting UKS can be found in our access note here.

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We are also arranging several workshops suited for school classes in October. You can find more info about these here. 

Image above: Abrakadabra Studio