Repair and Rewear
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Location |
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| 3 x Sat, 16 - 30 August | 09:00 am – 12:00 pm | Byron Community College - Mullum Campus |
Introduction:
Upcycling and repurposing clothes is an easy and fun way to live a more sustainable lifestyle and reduce waste. Learn hand repairs including visible mending using sashiko (a traditional Japanese technique), patching, hems, buttons, how to repair torn seams, darning, minor alternations and a touch of embroidery.
What to bring:
- Pen and paper
- Sewing needle, snips and/or scissors
- Own refreshments and snacks
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With small class sizes for a better learning experience, our courses can fill up fast, but they also need a minimum number of enrolments to run, so avoid disappointment and enrol early!
Tutor Profile:
Christina Cameron
Christina Cameron loves sewing, wild creativity and teaching skills that help preserve our precious planet while having fun. She has worked in the fashion industry as an assistant designer, pattern maker and cutter in designer, sportswear and swimwear in her 20s. Finding that the fashion industry was so wasteful, she moved into other areas of life but has returned with a passion for teaching sewing and mending.
She wants people to have the confidence to repair their clothing, upcycle and enjoy the adventure of making beautiful things for themselves and enjoying the creative process while reducing textiles going to landfill. She takes into consideration all materials used and discarded and their impact on the Earth.
She teaches sewing in Mullumbimby to a wide variety of students – children and adults and welcomes those with learning challenges.
www.theartofsewing.net
Instagram - theartofsewing_Mullumbimby
Christina Cameron loves sewing, wild creativity and teaching skills that help preserve our precious planet while having fun. She has worked in the fashion industry as an assistant designer, pattern maker and cutter in designer, sportswear and swimwear in her 20s. Finding that the fashion industry was so wasteful, she moved into other areas of life but has returned with a passion for teaching sewing and mending.
She wants people to have the confidence to repair their clothing, upcycle and enjoy the adventure of making beautiful things for themselves and enjoying the creative process while reducing textiles going to landfill. She takes into consideration all materials used and discarded and their impact on the Earth.
She teaches sewing in Mullumbimby to a wide variety of students – children and adults and welcomes those with learning challenges.
www.theartofsewing.net
Instagram - theartofsewing_Mullumbimby
