"Setting up & running your own sustainable fashion brand" Sewcial & Talk

Come and celebrate with us! This event is also part of the "Community Fringe" events around

Whether your business idea is at seed stage or a mighty tree, all are welcome to join us for an opportunity to connect and share in a relaxed and welcoming envionment.

We are excited to welcome 4 special guests "In Conversation" - Barley from Fabrications, Smart from Not Far Behind, Sandy from Yodomo and Hannah from Alterist. Each are committed to working towards more circular business models within fashion & design / creative industry, and will candidly share their own journeys and experiences, with the aim of offering you some guidance and inspiration on your own creative path.

There will also be opportunity to see (and purchase!) unique upcycled pieces created by Barley & Smart collaboratively and independently.

F ormat for the evening:

6:30pm: Doors open / drinks / sewcialising

7:30 - 9pm: "In Conversation" talk followed by audience Q&A

Please Note: The refreshments and panel talk will take place in Fabrications studio (which is downstairs from the shop via 12 steps)

Your ticket includes wine / soft drinks & snacks.

Fabrications Booking Terms & Conditions can be found: HERE

Barley Massey is the creator, crafter and care-taker behind Fabrications. Barley started sewing at a young age, thanks to both her grandmothers and just hasn't stopped! A textile graduate of Golsdmth's University, Barley went on to work in costume for Film & TV before establishing her own textile studio and shop (Fabrications) where she has been championing upcycling, mending and "Cradle to Cradle" principles for over 25 years. Alongside producing one off upcycled pieces, offering her "Remember Me" service, Barley hosts regular classes and events at Fabrications and also free-range!

Smart Urhiofe is the designer and maker behind Not Far Behind - a life choice to live by; we are either not far behind the destruction we are facing or we are not far behind from fixing the damages we’re causing from over production and pollution. The choice is ours. Using left over dead stock and most of the time damaged fabrics found from around the UK, NOT FAR BEHIND create simple and classic pieces to showcase the beauty of imperfections not just in fabrics or within the industry, but within ourselves.Essentially, NOT FAR BEHIND is based on positivity and optimism. The optimism to feel lost and say to yourself and others “Don’t worry, I’m not far behind”, “Keep calm, you are not far behind.”

Sandy Di Yu is Researcher at Yodomo, who are pioneering new ways to combat textile waste. By applying circular principles and systems thinking, Yodomo are transforming today’s damaging linear processes. Yodomo redistribute textile 'waste' from the interior design and fashion industries to a community of over 2,000 makers, who reimagine discarded materials into valuable products.
Their innovative approach and integration of emergent technologies earned them the Marie Claire 'Progress toward Circularity' award in 2023, and funding from the UK Government, SHIFT Innovation, and the Mayor of London.

Hannah Standen is co founder of Alterist - a new platform that unites a community of upcycled fashion designers, using creativity to drive change, transform waste and make a positive impact on our planet. Alterist mission is to reduce textile waste guided by their 5 "C's" values of - Creativity, Care, Circularity, Collaboration and Community. To date Alterist have offered their community of designers selling opportunities and "exposure" through their online shop, London 'pop ups' and recently a "Making is Hot" campaign featured in Dazed.

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