TEXTILE UPCYCLING 101 // Bring life back to existing textiles.

TEXTILE UPCYCLING 101 // Bring life back to existing textiles.

Looking to learn fundamental skills to repair and upcycle textiles at home. Look no further. For this course, no prior sewing skills are required, all you need is a hate for landfill and a thirst to bring materials back to life.

BAGS & CREATIVE OUTCOMES: Over the five weeks you won't just learn how to sew and produce a glasses case and a tote bag. We teach you the pattern making, assembly and problem solving so you can design, tailor and iterate designs to your personal preference. 

• Customisable glasses case design
• Customisable tote bag design

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Over the five weeks you learn the following skills:

Fundamental sewing and repair skills:

• How to operate, thread and troubleshoot a domestic sewing machine
• Sewing and joining seams on woven fabrics
• Hand stitch patchwork including sashiko and blanket stitch techniques
• Domestic Machine Repair Techniques (mending splits or reinforcing worn textiles)
• Applique & Reverse Applique (patching and styling holes)

Fundamental textile upcycling techniques:

• Decorative Stitches & Embellishment (add pattern, style and texture to repairs)
• Creating sewable patches from waste materials
• Pattern making for glasses case and customisable tote bag design

CLASS FORMAT: Each week consists of one two hour class, for five weeks. Each class focuses on a different learning outcome so you can continue to tackle waste with your own projects at home.

• Class runs 6.30pm-8.30pm 
• 5 Weeks of 2 hour classes
• No prior sewing skills required
  
• We have an abundance of waste textiles here but feel free to BYO garment/textiles
• Each student will have their own sewing machine to practice on

WHO IT'S FOR: This class is for beginner to intermediate sewers. Maybe you remember sewing years ago but want to brush up on your skills, maybe you've never sewn before but you want to bring some of your wardrobe back to life. Either way, we cover the fundamentals of sewing while ensuring there's ample time for creativity and refining skills so you can repair your own garments at home. 

THE NUMBERS: Included in the $370 ticket is five weeks of classes, valued at $100 per class, carry wear, est $100, total value of $600 for $370. 

All leftover textiles and offcuts are externally recycled with UPPAREL. 

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Cancellations. We offer a refund policy up until 7 days prior to the semester starting. If the cancellation is within this 7 day window, we will release the ticket and refund your amount pending it's resale. No refunds will be processed once the semester has started. To see if the classes are right for you, try our one-off 2 hour Intro Class! :)

Free shipping Australia wide on orders over $50. All parcels are shipping in composible mailers with composible labels, tape and a 100% recycled product card from local legends Dodgy Paper.

Buying goods online can be a risky game (we've been burnt before). To ensure you're happy with your product, we offer 30 day returns. Not available on custom made products.