About this Event
Step away from screens and reconnect with the mindful benefits of slow-stitched craft. Led by the pioneering collective Stitch-School, this hands-on workshop invites you to transform scrap fabrics and denim waste into a personal patch for a garment, a gift, or an ornament to take home.
While modern life moves fast, this session provides a welcoming space to sit down, slow down, and take part in collective stitching. You will receive a bundle of offcuts, stencils, and an instruction booklet to help you design and stitch your own unique textile piece with expert, step-by-step guidance.
About the Host & Craft:
Founded in 2017 by Melanie Bowles, Stitch-School was created to reconnect people to the benefits of embroidery through kits, workshops, and community events centered around their large 3-metre embroidery table. Melanie is a textile artist, educator, and former Senior Lecturer at Chelsea College of Art and Design with 30 years of experience in the field, as well as the author of two books on Textile Design. Stitch-School has collaborated with prestigious institutions and projects worldwide, including the V&A Museum, Alexander McQueen, and the D-Day Museum.
As part of our launch season FirstThreads, this workshop celebrates the power of sustainable reuse, tactile storytelling, and making together.
What You’ll Experience:
- Material Exploration: Receive a curated bundle of scrap fabrics, offcuts, and denim waste.
- Design & Stencil: Use stencils and an instruction booklet to map out your own personal patch design.
- Hands-On Stitching: Learn foundational embroidery and patch-making techniques in a relaxed, screen-free environment.
- Make & Take: Walk away with a completed fabric patch for a garment, gift, or ornament.
Who It’s For:
No previous sewing skills are needed! Whether you’re a complete beginner, a local resident, or an experienced maker looking to unwind, everyone is welcome.
Shoreditch Sandbox is a new space for making, experimenting and bringing people together around ideas, materials and creativity.
Come In. Play Around. Make it Real.
Tickets & Accessibility:
Tickets are Free, save your spot!
If you can no longer make it, please let us know so we can offer your place to someone else.
Find us?
When: Wednesday 25 November | 18:30–20:30
Where: Shoreditch Sandbox, 103 Worship Street, London, EC2A 2DF (Stations: Liverpool Street or Shoreditch High Street)
Parking: Paid public parking is available nearby
Event venue & nearby stays
Shoreditch Sandbox, 103 Worship Street, London, United Kingdom
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