FOR COUNCILS · LIBRARIES · COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
Bring Conscious Wearing
to your community.
A public engagement toolkit for exploring how clothing is used, noticed, cared for and kept active in everyday life.
Designed for settings such as libraries, repair cafes and community centers.
WHY USE IT?
Turn everyday clothing experience into a public conversation.
Public engagement
A playful way to begin conversations about clothing use, waste, repair and reuse.
Local insight
Gather anonymous observations about the everyday conditions noticed by community members.
Low-pressure participation
Self-guided tools make it possible to participate without specialist knowledge or lengthy facilitation.
HOW A LIBRARY OR COMMUNITY DEPLOYMENT WORKS
A toolkit people can discover, borrow and use in everyday life.
01
DISPLAY
Toolkits are made visible in a trusted local space.
02
BORROW
Participants can a toolkit home, and explore their everyday routines.
03
NOTICE
They use GarMap and GarDeck to record garment experiences.
04
CONTRIBUTE
The community can co-create an archive of observations.
WHAT IS IN A COMMUNITY TOOLKIT?
Everything needed to run a small local participation point.
— GarMap packs
— GarDeck sets
— Public information posters
— QR access to the digital archive
— Research and consent information
— Printable replacement materials
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WHAT CAN AN ORGANISATION RECEIVE?
Participation can generate a local picture of clothing in use.
Participation overview
See how many people took part and which forms of noticing appeared most often.
Community observations
Build a picture of where clothing works, adapts or creates friction for the community.
Connection to Repair
Use the tool-kit to support local engagement, repair, reuse or textile-waste conversations.
START A LOCAL PILOT
Bring the toolkit into your library,
borough or community space.
Request a community toolkit or discuss a small local trial.
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