Cutting with Courage - a ReMaking Workshop with Aukje Boonstra

In this workshop, textile artist and designer Aukje Boonstra, will use simple machine and hand sewing techniques, to help you to transform an outdated piece of clothing into a unique wearable art piece.

It can take bravery to start cutting into a garment but not when you have someone like Aukje to guide you, showing you how and where to cut and the many ways they can be put back together again.

This workshop is about deconstructing and reconstructing a garment. Aukje will help you decide what you do and don't like about it and take the courage to cut away what you don't like. Using additional pieces of cut-up clothing and materials to complement the main garment, Aukje will show you how it can be stitched back together into a unique outfit.

Techniques will be demonstrated to finish off edges and hems with knitting and other yarns on the sewing machine as well as using embroidery yarn in the bobbin.

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Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is suitable for anyone 18 years old or over who knows how to use a sewing machine and has done some hand-stitching.

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What do I bring?

Most of the materials and tools you need, will be supplied as part of this workshop. However, you will need to bring:

• Piece(s) of clothing you want to transform. Select a piece of clothing you like - the colour, texture, the feel, the weight. This may be something you have found in a thrift shop or something in your wardrobe you once liked but no longer wear.

You may also like to bring as an option:

• Other pieces of clothing, offcuts, lovely scraps of collected cloth /lace etc that complement the clothing you want to transform.
• Matching sewing threads, embroidery yarns, fancy knitting yarns etc

Food & Drink

This is a 6-hour workshop, so there will be a half-hour break for you to re-energise yourself with food and drink. While hot drinks and light snacks will be supplied you may like to bring something to eat from home or choose to grab something from the cafe's close by, particularly if you have special dietary needs.

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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 :)

Super handy access to parking in the Care CarPark next door, as well as disabled parking directly across from us, with great cafes close by to fuel you up for all your workshop needs.

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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 [email protected] or reach out via our social media.

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We hope to see you at The ReDress Hub soon!

Aukje Boonstra Textile Artist

When Aukje’s journey in the textile arts started in the late nineties she discovered the treasures to be found in thrift shops. Ever since then she has been working with rescued materials. First it was the challenge and the fun to create something of beauty out of what other's discard. Then it became a passion to keep clothing out of landfill and raise awareness of pollution and appalling working conditions in the textile industry.

Aukje’s area of expertise is the transformation of thrift shop clothing into unique sustainable couture, hand stitching and eco-dyeing. These techniques she has been teaching in workshops and textile forums Australia-wide for over 20 years. She has been active in Eco festivals and parades of Sustainable Couture.

Aukje had three solo exhibitions and was part of many joined art shows.

Apart from transforming clothing, she makes wall hangings and wrapping cloths (Furoshiki) and more, all using recycled materials.

Aukje is based in Ulverstone at NW Coast of Tasmania

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