Karla Uriarte and Daniela Montalvo taught the workshop “De Trapillo: weaving memories” at the Municipal Institute for the Strengthening of Mayan Culture. This initiative seeks not only to teach how to knit using recycled clothing but also to raise awareness about the environmental impact of textile waste.
Karla Uriarte explained that the workshop aims to address the problem of textile waste, specifically clothing that cannot be reused or sold second-hand and that generally ends up in the trash.
“We will teach how to make Trapillo, a thread made from old clothes, and we will explore various dynamics that involve movement and play in space,” said the performing artist.
Trapillo, she explained, is created by cutting the clothing into strips that are rolled into balls, which are then used to weave a wide variety of objects: “From clothes, rugs, backpacks, to anything that allows creativity.”
“De Trapillo: Weaving Memories” is aimed at an intergenerational audience, open to all ages from six years old.
One of the axes of the workshop is the generation of environmental awareness: “We want to raise awareness about the importance of our relationship with the environment,” stated the interviewee.
The initiative, he added, invites participants to reflect on the life cycle of textile products and consider alternative ways to give them a second chance through creative recycling.
“The clothes we no longer use can have a new function, and this is a way of getting in touch with our ecological responsibility,” he said.
In addition, Karla Uriarte highlighted the positive impact that weaving has on those who practice it: “Weaving can strengthen the capacity for attention and generate awareness about our body and the space in which we operate.”
Since the workshop is also aimed at children, Uriarte stressed that the dynamics will be “totally playful and adapted for children.”
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