STEMinist - Green Fabric

Green Fabric is a unique textile fablab in Brussels. It uses the gender bias of textiles to offset the gender bias of technology and promote science to a female audience that is too often under-represented in STEM disciplines. Participate in different workshops, all about textiles and touching on programming, electronics, chemistry and geometry.

• Event 1 - What is a textile fablab?
  Discover what a textile fablab is: the meeting between a classic fablab and a textile lab.
  > FR/all ages/max. 10 people/continuous

• Event 2 - Pimp your t-shirt!
  Customise your t-shirt using a vinyl cutter and Inkscape design software.
  > FR/6+/max. 6 people/30 minutes
  > Friday (school day) – registration required - 10.00, 11.00, 13.00, 15.00
  > Weekend - 11.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00

• Event 3 - Bio materials
  Experiment with designing materials from food waste.
  > FR/6+/max. 8 people/30 minutes
  > Friday (school day) – registration required - 10.00, 11.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00
  > Weekend - 11.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00

• Event 4 - Make textiles sing
  Learn about electronic textiles. Add simple electronic components and lead wires to make the textile sensitive.
  > NL/8+/max. 6 people/30 minutes
  > Friday (school day) – registration required -10.30, 11.30, 13.30, 14.30, 15.30
  > Weekend - 10.30, 11.30, 13.30, 14.30, 15.30

• Event 5 - In the footsteps of the Brussels 'indienne' print-makers
  Indienne prink-making is a textile technique involving the printing of polychrome motifs on cotton canvas. You will create printed canvases using plants and the latest fablab tools: CNC, laser cutter and 3D printer.
  > FR/7+/max. 5 people/30 minutes
  > Friday (school day) – registration required - 10.30, 11.30, 13.30, 14.30, 15.30
  > Weekend - 10.30, 11.30, 13.30, 14.30, 15.30