Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It: Resisting Fast Fashion Through Visible Mending

Stitch it, don’t ditch it: Resisting fast fashion through visible mending | News Channel 3-12

Stitch it, don’t ditch it: Resisting fast fashion through visible mending Once a month between April and October, a group of stitchers takes to the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland, making themselves comfortable on camping chairs decorated with hand-embroidered banners inviting people to #stitchitdontditchit. Equipped with sewing baskets and mending skills, they repair their garments in public and teach interested passers-by how to do the same. Th…

Stitch it_ don’t ditch it: Resisting fast fashion through visible mending

Stitch it, don’t ditch it: Resisting fast fashion through visible mending Once a month between April and October, a group of stitchers takes to the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland, making themselves comfortable on camping chairs decorated with hand-embroidered banners inviting people to #stitchitdontditchit. Equipped with sewing baskets and mending skills, they repair their garments in public and teach interested passers-by how to do the same. Th…

Stitch it, don’t ditch it: Resisting fast fashion through visible mending

Reasons to be Cheerful reveals how stitchers around the world are repairing their clothes with pride, turning a once-hidden process into a bold fashion statement.

Tapestry of culture returns | Brimbank & North West

Come along and help stitch the next chapter of Wyndham’s ‘Tapestry of Culture.’ Taking place at the Saltwater Community Centre on Saturday, July 12, guests will learn how to make amazing art with the help of an expert. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll be guided by textile artist Phong Chi Lai Studio to explore the expressive world of improvisational hand stitching. Phong Chi Lai is a Melbourne-based textile artist, maker and designer who specia…

Sewing Club is back!

C3R – COMMUNITIES REDUCE REUSE & RECYCLE Want to learn how you can reuse & repair fabric to mend your clothing or to make entirely new creations? Our C3R sewing club is back, this time joined by our lovely new sewing facilitator, Karen Giroud! You can come along regularly every Wednesday, to learn new sewing skills – this week we will be creating small bags using our sewing machines! We will be introducing this technique at a beginner level, whi…