11/04/2026
Are you looking to learn new skills in making and mending, upcycling and customizing clothing? Maybe you have skills to share?
As part of our project we are exploring the impact of fast fashion and our throwaway culture on the environment.
Each year, considering the 'produce no waste' , we have held a fashion show showcasing preloved, swopped and shared items. This year we want to uplift methods and techniques which would have once been in everyday usage. Darning, repairing, patching and creating new garments from old, outgrown or unused fabrics. We will also explore crochet, knitting, embroidery, sashiko, kantha and using unusual, sustainable material
Join us on Monday 13th April 6-8pm in the community room at Hawbush, we have been given the go ahead to do a Pop up intro to this project in their weekly crafting connections group
And/or
Join us on Sunday 3rd May 11-1 in the community room
Beginners, experts, all welcome ✨️☀️
Bring your enthusiasm, curiosity, ideas and any fabric, old garments, yarns and threads you would like to use or share.
We will have a couple of sewing machines in our Monday group and resources for hand sewing, embroidery, patchwork and more
We would love to showcase your creations at our Summer Festival on Saturday 13th June for
Come and see us and find out more or contact us at erika@ekhocollective.com