Fashion Upcycling & Clothes Mending Course - Workshop 2

This is where the fun begins! The next stage of our time together focusses on harnessing our creativity. This was a chance to see that everyone has a well of creativity that they can tap into; to understand that it is not just the designers and artists in society who have access to this precious commodity. 

Before moving onto upcycling and making we needed to first look at how to wear and style clothes differently to reinvigorate the pieces already owned. The short course tutor demonstrated this principle to show how flexible certain garments can be, creating new and attractive looks. 

Participants were given access to massive piles of pre-owned clothing, many of which had been saved from being destined for ragging at best, landfill and burning at worst. Together with garments some attendees had brought in there was a chance to ‘play’ with fashion and experiment with different possibilities, assisted by the tutor and the course volunteers (all with relevant fashion and making skills).