Site Vibing Making Days

The Site Vibing team hold Making Days early each festival year. They are an opportunity for creative people over 16 to get together to make things to make the Greenbelt site look even more glorious!

Under the expert eye of Site Vibing co-ordinator Saga Arpino, attendees make flags and bunting, stencilling and painting placards, making decorations for trees and using their creativity for the benefit of everyone who comes to site.

The key skills required are:-

Fabric-based Skills
Cutting fabric and sewing to make bunting, flags and wind catchers

Drawing Skills
Nice hand writing or the ability to colour within the lines, to make elements for larger scale projects - most likely by making speech bubbles with beautiful handwritten text to hang from trees or in clouds above peoples heads

Crafty Construction Skills
Using scissors, craft knives, glue, card, plastic and such like to make elements such as flying creatures, clusters of stars, or such like to hang in clusters

In 2010, Making Days were held in Leeds and London, before a Making Week for a small group of volunteers. Check out some of the things that were made in Leeds on our blog, and also take a look at some of our other blog posts about Site Vibing throughout the year...

Hunting For Bunting

The Site Vibing team will be adding to the miles of bunting which adorned the festival this year.

It's a nice job to get started on during the winter, so download the pattern, and get creative!

Or... why not start up a bunting group? It could be a family, a church group, a youth group, older group or the Girl Guides for example — it's a really good way to get all ages working together.

All you need is a space to get crafty, a sewing machine or two, some cutters-out and some fabric. This is a great way to recycle the items of clothing you no longer wear and, like a giant patchwork quilt, you can add your page to the Greenbelt story.

Finished bunting can be sent to the Greenbelt Office, All Hallows On The Wall, 83 London Wall, London EC2M 5ND, or brought along to the Site Vibing Making Days.

If you have any questions about making Bunting, email volunteers@greenbelt.org.uk. We look forward to seeing your handiwork above our heads!