There’s something quietly powerful about making something with your hands. Through the process of making, we open up a portal not only to creativity, but to slowing down and just being with oneself. Making becomes a shift: from owning to engaging, from consuming to creating, from speeding through to simply being with what’s in front of you.
And yet, even the most creative among us can forget how grounding it feels to make something just for the joy of it. Without a deadline or outcome, but just because it calls. In a world that rewards polish over process, it’s easy even for the most intentional among us to slip into consumption mode. Buying is faster than making. Convenience wins over curiosity. And the more fast-paced and optimised things get, the further we drift from the slow, tactile act of shaping something from scratch. Our ancestors used their hands daily - not just to cook and build, but to mend, dye, weave, knead. Making wasn’t a hobby; it was how they lived, connected, and passed knowledge down. In our modern life we've lost that rhythm, but we also believe that maybe it's still somewhere in our fingers, waiting to return.
Woven over 5,000 years ago, this linen tunic from ancient Egypt stands as the world's oldest known garment. Its existence underscores how making was integral to daily life—serving as a means of expression, connection, and survival.
At WASTD, we’ve spent the past year working with brands and businesses to turn waste into materials for interiors and fashion. But we’ve always felt that making shouldn’t be something that happens quietly behind studio doors.
So this June, we're thrilled to share that we’re opening that door. With Make Something Sundays ✨
It’s a monthly gathering where you, our community, get to come together to make something simple, beautiful, and by hand. An invitation to rediscover the playful, sometimes messy, but always joyful act of making! It starts small: a simple object crafted by your own hands. But here’s the magic we truly believe in: when you start making something tangible, it changes something intangible within you. It shifts the way you see possibilities, in yourself and the world around you.
We know creative inertia is real. Maybe you’re someone who hasn’t picked up a paintbrush, a cooking spoon, or even a gardening tool in ages. Starting can feel daunting, intimidating even. That’s exactly why Make Something Sundays is designed to be casual, accessible, and welcoming. No complicated instructions, no pressure for perfection, just a gentle nudge to experience the simple joy of making, using materials that already exist abundantly around us: waste.
Our hope is that these Sundays will become a space not just to create objects, but to reconnect with the empowering belief that if you can make this, you can make anything happen.
Our first session kicks off end-June, where we’ll be painting with natural colours made from bio-waste such as onion, pomegranate and avocado skins. More details coming very soon. Keep an eye out here, or better yet, sign up for our newsletter to be first in line.
Welcome to Make Something Sundays - we can’t wait to make something together 🙂
