After last month’s SOLD OUT workshop, October’s Upcycling Cafe will also take the form of an evening Sip & Stitch!
Spend your Friday night partying, and Saturday evening craftinggg 💅 Drop-in anytime, and stay for as long as you like - just come with something to yassify and upcycle :) Feel free to bring drinks and Sip & Stitch your way through your project! (BYOB responsibly!!)
Xxxxtra Sxc Ticket band includes a Sxc Scraps patch of your choice, and you can learn to sew it onto any garment during the workshop!
Upcycling options:
- Eyelets and hardware
- punkify with all sorts of metal additions
- Applique patching, graphics, letters, slogans, reverse applique (have a shape and contrasting fabric peeking out from behind your garment - best for hoodies/crewneck jumpers)
- Visible Mending: Sashikko, Boro stitching, Visible jumper darning
- Invisible Mending: repairing the seat of your trousers by machine darning, + other techniques
- Rhinestoning - Beading, and adding lots of buttons All tools are provided
- guidance and teaching provided for different techniques, as well as advice if you’re not feeling sure on your final design or what to do! Sxc Scraps is there to help guide you through the process.
No experience necessary, Sxc Scraps will teach you everything from threading a needle, to advanced mending and stitching - just bring yourself and something to upcycle!
Materials: Bring a garment or other textile that you would like to upcycle (or you can just experiment with any techniques offered onto a denim sampler/patch - if you’re not sure what to bring, but just want to learn some techniques)
All other materials are provided: thread, eyelets, rhinestones, 2nd hand textiles and fabrics. We do encourage you to bring along any fabric, textile scraps, buttons, or beads that you might like to use.
About your host: Sxc Scraps is run by a sewist of over 17 years, and has been a full-time sewing + sustainability teacher for over 2 years, running classes & workshops for all ages and skill levels. Her mission: teaching people to extend the lifecycle of clothing and save as much textile waste from going to landfill - with style, slogans, and a bit of spice!
Help! What can I bring!
🧵 Bland trousers, tops, etc (with some dubious stains?..) - to add patches onto, a previous Sxc Scrapper made Ocean Trousers by adding applique fish, seaweed, and bubbles! Check out @sxc.scraps to see them
🧵 A blazer to add lots of eyelets, hardware, chains galore onto
🧵 A plain top or garment to add buttons & beads galore - get that maximalist textural effect, and learn the secure and speedy way to stitch them on.
🧵 A holey jumper that you’ve been meaning to learn to darn or repair for aaaaaaages… there’s so many exciting visible mending techniques you can choose (same thing for torn and broken collared shirts!)
With the skills you learn in this workshop, you’ll be able to upcycle any future clothing with slogans, graphics, etc using just a needle and thread! The best part: it’s sustainable, one-off, and custom to you! Don’t let fast fashion giants tell you what to wear: make your own statements ;)
QueerSwap Studio is wheelchair accessible, but please note the accessible toilet is on the ground floor at main reception. A step-free toilet is available inside the studio. Tea and coffee are available, and you’re welcome to bring your own snacks or drinks into the studio. Please refrain from bringing nuts or shellfish.
QueerSwap Studio is a non-profit community creative space. All proceeds for this activity go to the facilitators of Badge Cafe. If you’d like to support QueerSwap Studio, consider becoming a Friend of QueerSwap!