Workshops
For Sustainable Fashion Week Brighton 2024, Sew Fabulous and some very special guests will be running a full programme of workshops at Brighton Dome on Saturday 28th September.
Scroll down to discover all our workshops - covering DIY, mending, patching and styling - and book tickets to attend.
Sustainable Styling 1-1 Consultation with Sophia Lorimer
Saturday 28th September
10am – 4pm (20-minute slots)
Suitable for: Adults
Tickets: £20
Unlock the potential of the clothes you already own with a personalised styling consultation with Sustainable Stylist Sophia Lorimer of Fine Tuned Wardrobe. Bring an item or two from your wardrobe that you absolutely love but struggle to style and discover how to create stunning, sustainable outfits in a 20-minute 1-on-1 consultation.
Sew Fabulous DIY Repair Space
Saturday 28th September
10am – 4pm (1-hour slots)
Suitable for: Adults
Tickets: Free
Bring along an item of clothing that requires a simple repair and get help from the expert team at Sew Fabulous.
Achievable mends include: fixing on buttons and fastenings, mending small tears or rips, taking up a hem or trousers, small darns and patches.
(For larger repairs, we recommend coming to see us at the Sew Fabulous studio or joining a class.)
Visible Mending and Creative Darning with Jayne Eagle
Saturday 28th September
10am – 11.40am
Suitable for: Adults
Tickets: £10-£30
Learn simple darning techniques to mend holes in your knitwear. Bring something to work on or work on a sample.
Join Sew Fabulous Tutor and Textile Artist Jayne Eagle aka The Stitching Magpie to learn how to use hand darning techniques in a creative and individual way in this visible-mending workshop.
Creative Machine Mending with Julie French
Saturday 28th September
12pm – 1.40pm
Suitable for: Adults
Tickets: £10-£30
Join Sew Fabulous and Local Textile Artist Julie French to creatively and beautifully mend holes, rips and worn areas on your clothing with a sewing machine and a darning foot!
For this workshop, be sure to bring along an item of clothing. Suitable items include: shirts, blouses, skirts, sweatshirts that have holes, worn areas or rips.
Spirit Memoria: A Sanctuary of Remembrance
Saturday 28th September
10am – 4.00pm
Suitable for: All
Tickets: Free
From the creator of Brighton's Spirit House, artist Jim Sanders invites you to experience and partake in the creation of the Spirit Memoria. Spirit Memoria is a travelling, collaborative art installation built with found materials and upcycled fabrics. A place of contemplation and remembrance, where visitors are invited to leave messages for departed loved ones on the tasselled walls, preserving their memory within this sacred space. Be a part of this growing installation, come honour the past, contemplate the present, and connect the spirits uniting our world and that beyond. All welcome to drop in at any point throughout the day.
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