North Paddington Canalside Festival: Weaving Waves
A Communal Weaving project at Westway Canalside using reclaimed textiles and collective creativity
Dream overview
Weaving Waves is a participatory community arts project on the fully accessible Floating Classroom, part of the North Paddington Canalside Festival — and a response to Second Hand September.
We invite local residents, boaters, schoolchildren, emerging artists, and fabric & fashion companies to use reclaimed fabrics and co-create a woven installation beneath the Westway. Together, we will transform a space often seen as dark and industrial into a place of care and imagination.
Dream Time
27 Sep 2025, 11:00 - 17:00
Dream Location
Under the Westway flyover and in the grassy area in front of the Westbourne Park Bus Garage.
Grand Union Canal, W9 2HE
Floating Classroom
Organised by
The Floating Classroom
Canal Dream CIC
Funded by
Westminster City Council
About Weaving Waves
Event Documentation
Acknowledgements
Production
The Floating Classroom & Canal Dream CIC
Funded by Westminster City Council
Floating Classroom Boat Operations Team:
Cameron Drysdale - Deputy Chief Executive & Programme Manager
Emma - Lead skipper & boat operations manager
FC Event Crew
Creative Lead:
Chuntian Hu, Canal Dream CIC - Founder & Director
Volunteer Artists:
Zichen Wu, Jiazhen Lu
Fabric we used for the NPCF Weaving Waves project are all end-of-life textiles, supported by ethical creative organisations:
Hanies Collection, Fashion Enter & Fashion Capital, Eva the Waver Studio
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