Garment District of Baltimore & Needle Trades Tour

During this event you will get to see Baltimore's garment and needle trades district that spans a 20,000 sq ft space hosted by SEW BROMO a community of individual makers, artists and educators.

The tour will begin at the Fashion Innovation Hub at Suite 650 to learn about the revitalization effort through the Buyback Baltimore's Needle Trades campaign from 3PM-3:30PM.

Guests will gather in the heritage room where SEW BROMO's founder Stacy Stube will take you on her journey working to revive Baltimore's garment industry providing context for its past, present and future.

The attendees will have time to ask questions join in light discussion before then touring Needle Trades floor.

At 3:30PM - 4PM guests will get to see some product samples being made in the innovation space which is a lab for product development that will move into small batch production.

From 4PM-4:30PM Stacy will take the guests to the 4th floor to see some veterans of the Needle Trades to meet the makers.

Then from 4:30PM-5PM the guests can mingle ask questions directly to the Needle Trades community.

5-6PM guests will return to the 6th floor for the Fashion Heritage Society industry discussion and social hour.

The garment district of Baltimore & Needle Trades floor is traditionally not open to the public except for these tours that SEW BROMO hosts quarterly or by .

Stacy Stube

SEW BROMO

Jorge Padilla

Baltimore Uniforms & Tailoring

[email protected]

Michelle Edwards-Longway

Gregory Hardy

Sew Whatsup

Susan Clayton

WhitePaws RunMitts

Warren Savage

Carroll Mable

Nicole Myrick

Icosa Apparel & Belvidere Terrace Atelier

History

Did you know that Baltimore once had a garment industry that faded over 50-years ago? In the 1970's there was a max exodus and factories closed due to offshoring and the rise of the unions fighting for fair wages and improved working conditions.

Indonesian American fashion entrepreneur Stacy Stube had been working in the luxury fashion industry between the US, Europe and Asia for over 20-years before returning to her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland and was driven to fight to revitalize the industry.

She had been campaigning around the loss of industry since 2017, but it was not until colleagues working in the industry died suddenly that she knew that something more had to be done.

In January 2021, Stube ran 200-miles over 8-days to fundraise to convert an abandoned garment factory into a school to ignite a new wave of industry.

Despite, not raising all the money needed to do the work the city took notice and various individuals from the Baltimore community reached out. What started as a 5,000 sq ft area has now transformed into an entire garment district and needle trades floor in the heart of Stube's childhood neighborhood of Pigtown in the Wicomico building also known as the Baltimore Innovation Center.

This work has spanned 5+ years see the Andy Warhol Foundation funded short documentary about the Needle Trade.

If you want to learn more about SEW BROMO and the fashion education incubator you can find those details here.

Contact: [email protected]

We are thrilled that the industry has turned a new chapter and continues to evolve with kindness, compassion and humanity. The industry died because it did not work in its original form. This new wave of industry is far more collaborative and impact driven to transform that nature in which we sew clothes together as a community. Learn more about the Fashion Innovation Hub.

We look forward to showing you around.

Sincerely,

Stacy Stube

SEW BROMO Founder & Fashion President

Support SEW BROMO's Buyback Baltimore's Needle Trades Campaign.

Join us from 5-6PM for an optional Fashion Heritage Society Industry Discussion & Social Hour!

Host or Publisher SEW BROMO