Lowie + Incredibusy Mending Loom Taster Workshop | Thurs 18th April

Lowie + Incredibusy Mending Loom Taster Workshop | Thurs 18th April

Name: Lowie + Incredibusy Mending Loom Taster Workshop | Thurs 18th April
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£95.00

Join us for an evening repair workshop at the Lowie shop, Herne Hill London, Thursday 18th April. In just two hours, you will learn to repair a hole in your clothes, using your own incredibusy salvaged speed loom (included in your ticket price). This is a handcrafted tool designed to simplify the process of darning and repairing small snags in fabric.

You will come away from this taster workshop with both a salvaged speed loom (worth £75*) and the knowledge of basic loom repair stitches, and the chance to give your favourite garments a longer, well loved life.

Lowie Shop - Thursday 18^th April 2024 - 6:30-8:30pm

We are hosting this workshop for Fashion Revolution week (includes 5% donation to Fashion Revolution CIC)

Fashion Revolution is working to secure radical change in the way that our clothing is produced, sourced and consumed. Pushing for greater transparency in the fashion supply chain through policy work, investigative research, innovative events, social media campaigns and inspiring informative content.

*Your donation will fund the global movement for a fair, safe, clean, transparent and accountable fashion industry.

Your speed loom kit comprises:

organic cotton ‘task bag’ to keep your loom safe
metalwork loom with 12 hooks, using reclaimed stainless steel, and repurposed bicycle spokes provided by a Tooting bicycle project
hand-turned darning disc, made with beech offcuts, hand finished in Berkshire
rubber bands x 2
darning needles x 2
and a quantity of British mulesing-free wool, enough to repair your first hole
and you will receive access to a password-only PDF to refer to post-workshop

There are just ten places available for this intimate workshop, so book your place now…

Extend the life of a favourite sweater or your denim jeans. Great fun too if you fancy experimenting with the creative weaving process in miniature!

Hand made in the UK, these incredibusy salvaged speed looms are constructed using carefully recycled components.

Tickets can be refunded up until 11th April 2024.

Book in for the Improver workshop on 2nd May to further your mending skills.

Your teacher:

Ali Clifford has an ethical fashion marketing background, previously working with Lowie Founder Bronwyn Lowenthal, and People Tree founder Safia Minney, and spent many years running the design studio at a leading UK department store chain. Ali has recently given a TEDx talk about sustainability, has a BA in Graphic Design, runs a marketing consultancy incredibusy.com. She enjoys sharing her love for repairing textiles through her @incredibusy social media platforms, and teaching private speed loom workshops.