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Sew, Upcycle, Repair, and Redesign for a Sustainable Wardrobe

4.8(13 reviews)
Do you have items in your wardrobe that you like but somehow you don’t wear? Let's change that!
Leith
In-person
£53 pp
Beginner
What happens in this class?

If you wish to breathe new life into your wardrobe and make it more sustainable, this is your chance. Whether you need to mask a stain, repair a garment, tailor a dress, or transform trousers into a skirt, Monika will provide you with the skills to fall in love with your pieces again. Don’t forget to bring your accessories and leather items as well!

How Does It Work?

Simply bring your own pieces of clothing to our studio and work with our designer, Monika, to alter, upcycle, and repair them. Monika will guide you through the entire creative process…

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Things to remember

Class Size: To ensure that everyone’s personal needs are addressed, we are accepting only 4 students per class. This small workshop size allows for valuable one-to-one time with the instructor, maximizing engagement and assistance. No previous knowledge is required; we will start from scratch and teach you…

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Latest Reviews
4.8(13 reviews)
Pauline - 19 September 2024
enjoyed the small group atmosphere. got loads of tips.
Helen Hughes - 2 January 2024
Fantastic: so useful and a very friendly atmosphere of teamwork and creativity.
Josephine Doorley Petersson - 22 September 2023
Superb. Monica is an excellent teacher
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Age Requirement

16

Flexible cancellation policy

Any class can be cancelled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase. See cancellation policy.
Your Teacher

Remode Collective is an award-winning social enterprise set up to explore ways to re-purpose textiles locally and build new skills, while celebrating multicultural diversity. The enterprise is based in Edinburgh and we offer a range of creative workshops, classes, community projects end events, as well as collect leftover and unwanted textiles to produce handmade and unique items. Our programme of workshops and classes covers various aspects of creative textile work. They are designed to inspire creativity, impart new skills and create a friendly and safe environment for social networking.

Class Location
Out of the Blue Drill Hall
Leith
36 Dalmeny Street
Studio G50
EH6 8RG
Edinburgh

Reviews

Pauline - 19 September 2024
enjoyed the small group atmosphere. got loads of tips.
Helen Hughes - 2 January 2024
Fantastic: so useful and a very friendly atmosphere of teamwork and creativity.
Josephine Doorley Petersson - 22 September 2023
Superb. Monica is an excellent teacher
Anna Eden - 18 September 2023
During our two sessions, we discussed about six different ideas, and also had the chance to hear about what others were working on. I also picked up some creative techniques for my future projects. These sessions were truly inspiring and brought to light fresh ideas that hadn't crossed my mind before. I successfully wrapped up two of the projects, but there's still a bit of homework to tackle. Thanks so much for the help and patience.
Paula Bell - 31 May 2023
Lovely tutor who was extremely friendly & knowledgeable & gave great advice. The course is two evenings over four hours. First class was talking through alteration methods which was informative & opened up a lot of ideas to be able to mend items brought to class. It did mean we were left with only 2 hours to do any alterations which felt too little. Feel like classes need to be longer or over more evenings. On a whole enjoyed the experience.
Valerie Jackman - 30 May 2023
What a great course. The tutor was really helpful and shared so many fantastic ideas. I highly recommend this course.
Hannah Copestake - 23 May 2023
Inspiring course! I feel so excited to start changing up my wardrobe and caring for my clothes better. Gonna try and book on another course soon!
Jennie Creitzman - 7 February 2023
Great teacher, facilities and Organisation, but not quite enough time and structure to complete tasks. Would still go back though :)
Kirsty Atkinson - 10 December 2022
This was such an informative and fun class, gave me loads of helpful advice and ideas for my sewing. Lots of focus on sustainability and affordability. Highly recommend!
Shona Ferguson - 18 July 2022
THanks Shona enjoyed despite timings not clear thus missed some of first session and was unclear if follow up session going ahead
Anna - 28 June 2022
I really enjoyed this course. I was a bit nervous about attending as I was out of practice using the sewing machine and not sewn for a while. Monika totally put me and the other attendee at ease and we went through lots of useful information to help guide our decisions. At the second day of the class, I brought some additional items with me to discuss and overall between the two sessions I altered a skirt and a top that had been hanging in the wardrobe not being worn for years! Both are now much better and more usable and I am looking forward to wearing them again. I would definitely attend further classes with Remode Collective.
Anna Morton - 28 June 2022
I really enjoyed this course. I was a bit nervous about attending as I was out of practice using the sewing machine and not sewn for a while. Monika totally put me and the other attendee at ease and we went through lots of useful information to help guide our decisions. At the second day of the class, I brought some additional items with me to discuss and overall between the two sessions I altered a skirt and a top that had been hanging in the wardrobe not being worn for years! Both are now much better and more usable and I am looking forward to wearing them again. I would definitely attend further classes with Remode Collective.
Fiona Jack - 1 March 2022
Excellent class - Monika shared useful practical ideas that will have me tackling clothing alterations in a more imaginative way. Lovely small group and good resources