The Slow Fashion Sewing ADVANCED Series for Young People: REMAKING CLOTHING

At The ReDress Hub, we're here to help you on your journey to be more 'circular' with your clothing choices, avoid or reduce the consumption of fast-fashion, and clothing and textile waste.

This series of workshops, takes the next step in your circular clothing journey by showing you how to design and remake a pair of jeans into something new. They have been created to further your skills in creating your own handmade 'slow-fashion' clothes, contributing to this global circular clothing movement, as well as an introduction to the design process.

This series has been specially designed for year 7-12 secondary students who wish to advance their sewing skills in an after-school time slot (Thursdays 4:00-6:00p).

The amazing Lisa Haas (a designer and experienced high-school technology teacher) will be your workshop facilitator, guiding you over these workshops, to deconstruct, design, reconstruct and finish a garment for you to proudly wear at the end of the course.

It is also the perfect workshop series for those wishing to enter the . For those wanting to enter ReDressed 2024, you can complete the workshop in 3 weeks to get your entry in by November 1st. This will require you to stay an additional 30 mins for the first 3 weeks of the series. The course will be adapted accordingly for you over the 3 weeks.

The Slow Fashion Sewing ADVANCED Series includes:

• Week 1, OCT 17 (2 hrs): Explore design opportunities by using the design process and design thinking

• Week 2, OCT 24 (2 hrs): Deconstruction techniques - how to make the most of existing garment/s, by understanding the construction of the garment, fabric types, notions etc.

• Week 3, OCT 31 (2hrs): Simple pattern making (or adapting) - according to design decisions and starting to consider construction
• Week 4, NOV 7 (2hrs): Constructing new design - including complexities involved with using heavy fabrics including existing seams, notions etc

• PLEASE NOTE: there may be some tasks we will need you to complete before the workshop in the following week

If you can attend all weeks except one, please get in touch with us as we would like to work with you to see how we can still make this work for you.

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Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is suitable for year 7-12 secondary students still learning sewing skills and wishing to advance their knowledge and expertise.

Students must have either completed at least one of The ReDress Hub’s Slow Fashion Sewing Series for Young Beginners and/or demonstrate a more advanced level of sewing skills from a complete beginner.

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What do I bring?

One or two pairs of jeans. These do not have to be jeans that fit you; you may decide to make another type of garment from the jeans or refashion them to fit you or someone else. All materials and tools (including sewing machines) are supplied for use during the workshop.

Should additional fabrics be required as part of your design, we recommend purchasing upcycled fabrics where possible. The ReDress Hub has a large assortment of fabrics for you to choose from and we can also assist you in choosing the best for your garment.

Sewing machines:

While The ReDress Hub has perfect sewing machines for your needs, you are also welcome to bring your own sewing machine to use in these workshops if you'd prefer.

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How do I book?

Choose the first date of the Series and book selecting the Series Workshop ticket.

Please note: We need a minimum of 4 participants for this series of workshops to go ahead. If we don't get this number we will let you know via your email address

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Where do I go?

We're excited to be able to run our workshops face-to-face in our beautifully designed space.

The ReDress Hub is located at:

Shop 4, Quadrant Plaza, 94 York St, Launceston, Tasmania.

You can find us just behind Toyworld :) in Dell Lane

Super handy access to parking in the Care CarPark next door.

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What if I don't feel well?

If you have been or could have been exposed to COVID19 through travel or a close contact, please consider your attendance and or wearing a mask at the event.

If you have any symptoms and don't feel well please don't attend your workshop and get in touch with us for more details.

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More information or questions...?

For further information about The ReDress Hub please check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ReDressHub

Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, our best contact is redress.circularclothing@gmail.com or reach out via our social media.

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We hope to see you at The ReDress Hub soon!

Lisa is a practicing designer and experienced high-school technology teacher, with post-graduate study in fashion design and design technology. She is skilled in a broad range of textile-based techniques.

Her design ethos is strongly grounded in sustainability and all her work is made from either repurposed or natural materials.

Lisa predominately designs and creates homewares and accessories but also upcycles second-hand clothing, for herself and, we are pleased to say, you can also see her work for sale at The ReDress Hub.

Lisa works with a range of students, up until recently in a school setting, but now with individuals or small groups in her studio in Somerset and at The ReDress Hub. She is a patient and thoughtful teacher who believes everyone is capable of successfully completing their own design projects.