Intro to Fabric Patches & Linocut

Thursday, September 24, 2026 | 1-4 PM
FREE

This workshop was designed for 2SLGBTQI+ community members and is generously sponsored by the Community One Foundation.

Linocut is a printmaking method achieved through relief printing, in which a design is carved into a block of linoleum, wood, or rubber, then applied with ink and pressed onto a medium in order to create a print reproduction. Using this technique, punk artists have been able to create fabric patches for ‘battle jackets’, or anywhere else an artist may desire to place their patch creations.

With use of the Reuse programs donated textiles, fabric scraps can be upcycled into purposeful wearable art when combined with the linocut method. Queer artists have been drawn to this method for some time, as the technique is deeply rooted in DIY culture and political art.

For any accessibility needs, please contact Isabelle Sain (isain@textilemuseum.ca)

Type: Program

Date: Sep 24, 2026, 1pm - Sep 24, 2026, 4pm

About Second Life: Sustainable Textile Workshops

Second Life: Sustainable Textile Workshops is a series of free; sustainability focused workshops developed with the Textile Museum of Canada and contemporary local artists. The series converges ecological thinking with art-making opportunities for our community. Starting in January, each month, the Museum will bring in an artist who confronts the climate crisis by rethinking materials and reimagining textile processes, decolonial methodologies, and sustainable craft traditions. Together, artist and participants will reform reused materials to create new works of art through a variety of techniques. These textile-focused artistic mediums will include weaving, embroidery, crocheting, quilting, natural dyeing, felting, upcycled fashion, or mixed-media fibre practices.

Facilitator Bio:

E Li is an artist traversing queer, trans, and racialized identity politics. His work gestures towards a horizon defined by the radical embodiment of queer racialized lives. Taught how to use machine sew by his grandmother one summer at age 12, he has roots in textile art through fabrication and play. He is currently launching a project to distribute free gender affirming chest binders.