Do you have some items that are in need of repair yet you are tempted to just donate them?
Join us for this mending workshop and save your clothes from ending up in landfills that are polluting The Global South!
After a short video from the OR Foundation and a discussion on textile waste with Remake Ambassador and Host Amy Auerbach, we will learn some ways to keep your clothes in use longer and out of landfills with Special Guest Audrey Danser from @a_thrifted _wardrobe and @SalvageStudioSF.
You will learn three easy ways to Be-A-Wear and Repair-
1. Hand sewing buttons = loose or missing buttons or snaps can be hand sewn easily or hide a stain with an artfully placed button.
2. Sew it back to life = have things that are coming undone at the hem? Learn some quick stitches to solve that in a jiffy!
3. Patch it = Holes got you down? Cover them up with fabric scraps and some simple hand stitches.
SUPPLIES:
Clothes that need repairs
Sewing needles
Sewing thread and or Embroidery thread
Scissors
Buttons or snaps
Scraps of fabric
TIMELINE:
Introductions 5 min
Presentation on textile waste with videos from The OR Foundation 15 - 20 min
Discussion 7 - 10 min
Short Break to gather supplies 5 min
Repair/Mending techniques 30 - 45min
Group share/discussion 5 min
Wrap Up/Thank yous 🙂
ABOUT AUDREY:
Audrey is a San Francisco-based content creator and the owner of Salvage Studio, a zero-waste denim and garment repair business. Through her platform, @a_thrifted_wardrobe, she normalizes the practice of thrifting, re-wearing, mending, and upcycling, and educates through digestible mending tutorials to empower folks to repair their own clothes. Audrey founded Salvage Studio in September 2021 and has repaired over 200 garments since. In addition to repair, she designs limited collections of accessories utilizing her sewing scraps.
@a_thrifted_wardrobe
@salvagestudiosf
ABOUT AMY:
As a sustainable fashion enthusiast and Remake Ambassador, Amy strives to maximize materials to their fullest potential to reduce textile waste. She believes that everything has potential, even the tiniest scrap of fabric. She is passionate about being a part of the fashion industry where sustainability, fairness, respect for the environment, the supply chain, and the people who make the clothes are valued.
For more of her work go to www.auerfoto.com
@auerstyle
ABOUT REMAKE:
https://remake.world/
Remake\'s mission is to make fashion a force for good. Our fast-growing community of activists, designers, IG addicts, feminists, storytellers, and all-around fashion aficionados are committed to advocating for the women who make our clothes and have taken the pledge to buy better, remaking our closets with fashion that respect women and our planet.
ABOUT THE OR FOUNDATION:
https://theor.org/mission
The OR Foundation is a USA and Ghana-based not-for-profit working at the intersection of environmental justice, education, and fashion development.
Their mission is to identify and manifest alternatives to the dominant model of fashion – alternatives that bring forth ecological prosperity, as opposed to destruction, and that inspire citizens to form a relationship with fashion that extends beyond their role as consumers.
Donations will be shared between Remake and the OR Foundation.
