Close-up of a richly patterned red saree fabric with folds, showing detailed blue, teal, orange and cream motifs inspired by traditional textile design.

Roopa Basu/ Roopa Design

Saree Stories: Making mini sarees & unfolding their stories

Name: Saree Stories: Making mini sarees & unfolding their stories
Start: 2026-07-10T15:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-07-20T16:30:00+01:00

Date

Fri 10 - Mon 20 Jul 2026

No Booking Required

Craft mini sarees and uncover the stories they hold. Saree Stories brings Wandsworth communities together to explore heritage, memory, identity and journey through making and storytelling.

Saree Stories: Making mini sarees & unfolding their stories, is a participatory South Asian Heritage Month project by artist and designer Roopa Basu, made possible through a Wandsworth Heritage Grant.

Through a series of free creative workshops across Wandsworth, participants will make their own mini sarees while exploring the heritage, craft, memories and journeys held within the saree. Each session will include a short storytelling element, introducing different ways a saree can carry meaning: from migration and family history to regional craft traditions and cultural identity.

Using accessible materials, pattern, colour and surface decoration, participants will create mini sarees in a welcoming space for shared learning, creativity and cultural exchange. The workshops are open to all.

WORKSHOP DATES:

July 10 - Kambala Creative Health and Wellbeing Centre

July 15 - Alton Arts Hub

July 20 -Sound Minds