Do you have a wardrobe full of clothes you don't wear?
Have you got old jumpers with holes in them, but you can't bring yourself to throw them away?
What about upcycling old jeans, or an army jacket or getting creative with a bunch of clothes.
Come along to the repair/recycle/revamp workshop and turn your wardrobe rejects into wearable items, A fun creative and inspiring day.
If you are doing full restyling some basic sewing machine skills will be needed, make sure you are ok threading and sewing with a machine.
What you will cover:
This all depends what you bring to work on, here are a few suggestions.
Turn a pair of jeans into a denim skirt.
Repair holes and patch up.
Take multiple items and make patch work from them.
Take in/up/add to an existing dress to make it wearable.
The opportunities are endless all you need is imagination and some basic sewing skills.
"There is no such thing as a mistake, just an opportunity to embellish"
What you will need:
Your projects to work on
Any embellishments you would like to use/add
Any threads you may want to use
We will have a selection of fabric off cuts which can be used but we don’t have a large selection of embellishments.
Sewing machine ( if you need to use one of our machines, please inform us when booking as we have limited number to offer)
Basic sewing kit, such as pins, scissors, tape measures etc
What we will supply:
We will have a selection of fabric off cuts which can be used but we don’t have a large selection of embellishments.
Basic sewing kit, such as pins, scissors, tape measures etc if you don’t have your own.
Level:
You need basic sewing machine skills
Tutor:
Tessa Taberner
Duration:
6.5 hrs including a lunch break
Read about your teacher HERE
Please note we try to calculate how long a workshop will be and plan to finish each garment in the allocated time but this isn’t always possible, If you are unable to finish in the workshop time we will make sure you are confident with your garment to be finished at home.
We need a minimum of 4 people for this workshop go ahead, if this number isn’t achieved by one week before we will be contacting you with an alternative date, if you are unable to re-schedule, we offer a full refund. Why not see if a friend wants to join you and get 10% off both your workshops when booked together.
Please read our workshop cancellation policy before booking your class
Make Workshop Cancellation Policy
