So far, I have been primarily talking to friends and family who know how to sewing and alter clothing. One friend in particular, named Ariel, has been a huge help in enhancing my ideas about up-cycling. She is a college student now who lives in Boston and has much experience and credibility in up-cycling clothes because she has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award project on up-cycling clothes and currently has a blog where she posts up-cycled items she has made. It has been a big help to me and has really gotten me familiar with how to up-cycle and all the ways in which clothing can be transformed. She has given me some great tips to ensure the best results of this project, which I will definitely apply to my actually work. I am ready and excited to start working on actually up-cycling clothes. One thing I have learned is that it is a lot harder than I thought to get people to donate clothes. I have realized that if I want to get donations, I need to be more proactive and continuously reminding people to please donate. This has been the main setback, however I plan on handling this by expanding my horizon by asking more people to donate; such as friends and family. The next steps for my project are to collect more clothing to allow me to start up cycling clothing and just continue talking to get advice for starting this project. I will also be watching an extensive amount of videos online about "How to up-cycle" and hopefully get some more ideas for items to make. I can apply the things I have learned to myself, school and community by showing the passion I have for my project and reaching out to my school, family, friends and the rest of my community for donations for my project.
Reminder: PLEASE DONATE!!! I will take any clothing you no longer want or need, as long as it is in fairly good condition. You can place the clothes in the basket in Mr. Man's room. (Excluded items: socks and undergarments).
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So many people throw out old clothes and I think your project would make a huge change in our community. To get more people to donate, I think you should talk to the local Starbucks or some Cafe and ask if it is ok to have a donation box there. That way, people who regularly visit would be willing to donate.
ReplyDelete-Won suk (Joshua) Han
This project is so innovative. I love the idea of transforming old, used clothes to something "new" and different. If you have a tough time getting clothes, maybe you can reach out to your neighbors and relatives. I am sure they would have something to offer. How will you be transforming these clothes? Will you be using a sewing machine?
ReplyDelete-Ariel H.
It's great that you are reaching out to others to help you with your project. I also really like the idea of your project. Making use of something that seems no longer useful is a great idea! What will you transform the clothes into? And how will you transform the clothes?
ReplyDelete-Taylor H.