Learn different weaving techniques with local artists Norwin Anne and Carol Ann Apilado. Norwin Anne will teach participants how to weave a new textile and create their own tapestry using fabric scraps on a handmade loom / repurposed frame. This activity aims to remind us of this cultural craft and how textiles are made to encourage a slow and conscious fashion mindset. Carol Ann will teach weaving the Kusikus Pattern on a Table Loom.

Carol Ann Apilado (b. Oslo, Norway) is a self-taught Ilokano weaver based in Toronto. Originally a designer and mural artist, she shifted her creative practice to focus mainly on traditional Filipino weaving. Through this practice, she has found a deeper connection to her ancestral traditions - specifically her paternal grandmother’s weaving roots in Bangar, La Union, Philippines. Carol Ann sees weaving as a universal language that transcends divides and celebrates shared stories of the past, present, and future. Her work aims to honour and remember tradition while embracing contemporary expression.

Norwin Anne is a Filipinx multidisciplinary artist/designer, (re)maker and eco-culture communicator. They studied Fashion Techniques and Design at George Brown College with a waste-conscious approach and slow fashion mentality. Primarily working with second-hand materials, they started focusing on textile waste as a research study during school, which evolved into learning more about our waste culture to understand its environmental impacts and beyond.