DIY Workshop

Textile Repair Café

Work in our Lap Lab and learn valuable mending skills!

20 mrt 2024

Do you need help repairing your clothes or other textile items? Tired of throwing away clothes with minor tears or snags? At our Textile Repair Cafe, you can give your favorite garments a new lease on life! We bring together people like you who want to fix their clothes instead of tossing them out. Our skilled volunteers will be happy to guide you through the repair process. Learn valuable mending skills you can use for future repairs!

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Costumes in the Open Costume Lab - At Dutch Design Week 2021 we are hosting an open costume lab where participant is creating amazing costumes from species in our ego system, while hopefully becoming more aware of the biodiversity of our planet.   Caroline Aravicius

Here's how it works

Bring new life to your loved ones! At the Textile Repair Cafe, we can help you breathe new life into your favorite clothes, bags, and textiles. Whether it's a hole, rip, missing button, or anything else in need of some love and attention, our skilled volunteers are happy to guide you through the repair process. You will save money by extending the life of your clothes, and reduce textile waste and contribute to a more sustainable future. Plus, you'll gain valuable skills for future repairs!

We offer services for:

Repairing clothes and bags:

  • Mending tears, rips, and holes
  • Replacing buttons, zippers, and snaps
  • Resizing garments (taking in or letting out)
  • Shortening hems or sleeves
  • Repairing seams
  • Replacing worn out linings or waistbands
  • Darning socks or sweaters

Upcycling old textile items:

  • Transforming old clothes into new garments
  • Creating new accessories from scrap fabrics
  • Adding embellishments or embroidery to existing clothes
  • Repurposing old textiles for home decor

No ticket needed

Join us! There's no ticket needed, so come by, enjoy the company, and give your textiles a second chance!

Information

20th of March, 16:00 - 20:00

Please note that, unless everyone speaks Dutch, this workshop will be held in English.

For questions, please send an email to workshop@mediamatic.nl.

Read our ticket terms and conditions here.

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Creating costumes in the Open Costume Lab - At Dutch Design Week 2021 we are hosting an open costume lab where participants are creating amazing costumes from species in our ego system, while hopefully becoming more aware of the biodiversity of our planet. Caroline Aravicius

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Creating costumes in the Open Costume Lab - At Dutch Design Week 2021 we are hosting an open costume lab where participants are creating amazing costumes from species in our ego system, while hopefully becoming more aware of the biodiversity of our planet.     Caroline Aravicius

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Conny smiling while knitting - Breien is niet moeilijk. Voor de "Knitting for Survival!" middagen hoef je geen ervaring te hebben. We hebben alle materialen in huis om handwerktechnieken te proberen. De begeleiders Vita Buivid, Conny Groenewegen en Kristin Maurer hebben wèl ervaring met geavanceerder technieken dus als je je bestaande skills wilt verfijnen ben je ook aan het goede adres! Op deze foto zie je Petro Prattis, een van Mediamatics floor managers die voor het eerst aan het leren is om te punniken. Andrea Valdivia

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Conny smiling while knitting - Breien is niet moeilijk. Voor de "Knitting for Survival!" middagen hoef je geen ervaring te hebben. We hebben alle materialen in huis om handwerktechnieken te proberen. De begeleiders Vita Buivid, Conny Groenewegen en Kristin Maurer hebben wèl ervaring met geavanceerder technieken dus als je je bestaande skills wilt verfijnen ben je ook aan het goede adres! Op deze foto zie je Petro Prattis, een van Mediamatics floor managers die voor het eerst aan het leren is om te punniken. Andrea Valdivia