Kathie Sever and Bernadette Noll
Posted By Craft Corps on June 23, 2009
Kathie Sever and Bernadette Noll
Name: Future Craft Collective – Kathie Sever and Bernadette Noll
Age: The collective itself is about 10 mos. old. Kathie is 36 and I’m 43
Location: Ramonster World Headquarters, Austin, TX
Profession: Mothers, sewers, teachers
Craft(s) of Choice:We do sewing classes with 8-12 year old kids using all reclaimed materials. For example this month we made cycling caps out of old pants/sheets We made winter gnome hats out of felted wool sweaters and today we’re making bags out of old curtains.
Blog (if applicable): www.futurecraftcollective.com
The creation of FCC came about first of all because we are mothers. We saw our kids being bombarded with messages to generically consume. We wanted to give them a different and more creative outlet than just going out and shopping. So we started the classes that are FCC. In the classes we are striving to teach kids the beauty of not just making it themselves but making it with what’s around them. We are getting kids back to the basics of “scrape, scrounge, dig, build, create” mode that comes with salvaging and upcycling. From there we inject the projects with the hip factor that appeals to their sense of and desire for style. It combines environmental friendliness, fashion and a creative challenge. Plus it’s fun and it looks totally good and they learn the power of that amazing phrase, “thanks, I made it myself”.
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