Visit Veronica at STASH as she deconstructs and unravels a secondhand sweater to harvest the yarn for her own knitting projects! This Fashion Revolution Week event focuses on best practices for sourcing a sustainable, recycled material solution for creative crafters to try out at home. Veronica will demonstrate each step over the two hour period, talk about the process, and answer questions while she works! Other topics to be discussed include ways to refresh your knitwear to extend the life of your loved pieces! 

STASH Lounge, 1237 9th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB, T2G 1S9

Free in-store demonstration

RSVP encouraged, link to be provided shortly.

Bringing it back on April 29th, Join us for an afternoon of making your loved clothes last. Hosted by Riyoko Work/Shop and friends in the spacious and inspiring Riyoko Work/Shop studio - From buttons, to hems, to holes in elbows, knees, socks and jeans, bring one to four pieces of clothing in need of attention, and we will have professional designers, costumers, and makers on hand to advise and guide you as you mend and re-beautify your clothes. Riyoko Work/Shop (formerly Assemble Work/Shop) was a monthly DIY event before Covid where people could learn how to mend clothes. We are back for quarterly events, this April 29th will be our first one since 2019 -can’t wait to see you!

$10 registration

(we believe sewing is a basic skill for everyone, so if $10 is not in your budget, no problem. Email us @ info@riyoko.ca! and we can make it work)

Join us for a panel discussion on the importance of appreciating Craft and Mending. We will feature three speakers who will talk about their journey to learning a craft in the fashion industry, both the successes and the challenges. We hope audiences will come away with a renewed sense of the realization of the effort and skill it takes to practice a craft in the fashion industry and why supporting local makers who are skilled craftspeople is so important to building resiliency and community. Buy less, buy mindfully, and repair when possible. Light refreshments will be provided.

RSVP your spot for $10 + fees on Eventbrite. Proceeds will go back to Fashion Revolution YYC to help plan for future events.

(we want to make this event accessible for everyone, so if $10 is not in your budget, no problem. Email us @ fashrevyyc@gmail.com and we can make it work)

Grab those slightly ripped or torn pieces of clothing that you have waiting to be mended and join us for a good old fashioned Mending Social! No experience required, all skill levels welcome. We will have one or two people available to provide some coaching, but otherwise, bring your own hand sewing materials to darn up those socks, mend the ripped seam in those pants, or re-attach that missing button. We want mending to be the norm, not the exception, and we will be tallying the number of items we avoid going to landfill. It’s also a great way to get to know those in your community better.

Free to everyone to attend, please bring your own supplies.

Learn the basics of mending and repairing your favourite wardrobe pieces in a fun and social setting! Sarah from Change is Good YYC will guide you through the in’s and outs of sewing buttons, fixing hems, and other handy skills to give your clothes a longer life! No previous experience is required and all sewing supplies are included! 

Ol’Beautiful Brewing Company 1103 12 Street SE

Advanced registration required, RSVP on eventbrite

This year, RICK RACK Textiles is participating in Fashion Revolution Week 2023 by hosting a me-made clothing swap! Is your closet bursting with mindfully me-made garments that you've put love and hard work into, but they just aren't doing it for you anymore? Join us on April 23rd for the first RICK RACK Me-Made Clothing Swap; find your handmade garments new homes and find yourself new treasures!

Space is limited and advance registration is required to participate in the swap. 

Link:

https://www.rickracktextiles.com/collections/events/products/rick-rack-me-made-clothing-swap

RICK RACK Textiles, 4704 Manhattan Road SE, Calgary, AB, T2G 4B5

$5.00 to register

Celebrate Earth Day April 22 by stopping by the Patagonia store downtown on 8 Avenue SW for a collaborative in-store event featuring a Patagonia Worn Wear station (offering repairs, gear care info, etc.) plus a variety of tables featuring organizations such as Canary Goods (a local refillery), who will be talking about zero-waste, an organic low-waste juice company and a conservation organization. Fashion Revolution YYC will also have a table too, so find out how you can be part of the revolution!