Dress Undress long as there are clothes being made, there will be off- cuts, and as long as will be wearing clothes, we will leave a trail of our unwanted pieces. Challenge your inner textile chameleon and design your fleeting costume from wonderful waste. Floordrobe real life doll” scenario that will inspire guests “paper to create outfits on the floor and see how old clothes can look as cool as than new clothes. Darn cross stitch, back stitch, thread, pin, patch, iron, cover, uncover, embroider, add beads, mend a seem, needlework, patchwork, re- hem, reshape, customise, improvise, transform, reborn, reconstructed, deconstructed, bespoke, cut short, made longer, tailor made, remade, saved. Loved clothes last. D.I.Y. stress your denim Tear or mend? New or old? Ripped or stitched? The only way is up (cycled)! Our guests will include designers such as Michelle Lowe Holder, Katie Jones and Bethany Williams; experienced makers and campaigners Craftivists and By Hand London A special Thank you to Mercato Metropolitano for hosting the event, Traid and Barnardo’s for donating all second hand garments involved in the action, Wool And The Gang for donating their wools. This @makesmthng week is all about taking action for a better world — instead of buying we want to MAKE something. #makesmthng #fashionrevolution Contact:
Dress Undress long as there are clothes being made, there will be off- cuts, and as long as will be wearing clothes, we will leave a trail of our unwanted pieces. Challenge your inner textile chameleon and design your fleeting costume from wonderful waste. Floordrobe real life “paper doll” scenario that will inspire guests to create outfits on the floor and see how old clothes can look as cool as than new clothes. Darn cross stitch, back stitch, thread, pin, patch, iron, cover, uncover, embroider, add beads, mend a seem, needlework, patchwork, re- hem, reshape, customise, improvise, transform, reborn, reconstructed, deconstructed, bespoke, cut short, made longer, tailor made, remade, saved. Loved clothes last. D.I.Y. stress your denim Tear or mend? New or old? Ripped or stitched? The only way is up (cycled)! Our guests will include designers such as Michelle Lowe Holder, Katie Jones and Bethany Williams; experienced makers and campaigners Craftivists and By Hand London A special Thank you to Mercato Metropolitano for hosting the event, Traid and Barnardo’s for donating all second hand garments involved in the action, Wool And The Gang for donating their wools. This @makesmthng week is all about taking action for a better world — instead of buying we want to MAKE something. #makesmthng #fashionrevolution Contact:
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