Join Making for Change and Trashion Factory to upcycle old clothes into children’s superhero capes. Rounding each workshop off with a kids’ Superhero finale, this workshop will inspire imaginary play and encourage creativity through themes of waste reduction and upcycling. Play Capes is part of LCF’s 1000 Coats initiative, exploring how fashion and making can build communities and inspire social change.

Making for Change: Established in 2014, Making for Change began as a fashion training and manufacturing unit within HMP Downview women’s prison, equipping participants with skills and qualifications. The next stage will be a community-focused unit in East London, delivering accessible programmes for women from marginalised community groups and female ex-offenders.

Trashion Factory: Taking clothes that would otherwise end up in landfill and refashioning them into made-to-measure wardrobe staples and one-off pieces, Trashion Factory also takes bespoke orders to upcycle beloved items and offers craft workshops to women in the local community.