By occasion
Upcycle your clothes by learning the Japanese technique
2 hours of discovery with Annelies
Knowledge in sewing and upcycling
Your upcycled clothes
€79
per person
The workshop in detail
Meet Annelies, a fashion designer and repair artist who uses Japanese influences and techniques. She warmly welcomes you to her workshops to share with you her unique know-how!
The beauty of imperfection, according to the Japanese WabiSabi philosophy is the starting point.
During the workshop, you will get familiar with this Japanese techniques, but also with crossovers based on old Dutch craftsmanship.
Also, Annelies will introduce you to the tools and techniques used in the traditionally thriving handicraft culture of Eastern Europe.
In this workshop, they repair the material of the garment fabric that has been broken by wear and tear or eaten by moths. So NO loose seams, jumped off buttons, or broken zippers.
They only work with natural materials such as wool, silk and cotton.
In this workshop, you will learn everything about the different techniques, their advantages, and of course how to use them.
How it works:
- You bring your items of clothing with you that you wish to repair. It’s no problem if you do not have that at hand. They have enough material to get started with, and they work first with a test window in the form of an embroidery.
- Needle and thread, repair materials and tools are available.
- Everything is done by hand.
You can start at any level and it's fun to repair anyway! They love imperfection!
Once finished, you'll go back home with your one-of-a-kind creation!
Workshop location
The workshop is easily accessible by public transport.
Additional information
Languages of the workshop
English
Nederlands
Practical information
For this workshop, the only thing you will need to take with you is your own clothes that you want to repair. The needle, thread, repair materials and tools will be available at the workshop.
Meet Annelies
Repair Artist
After studying at the renowned ArtEZ in Arnhem, Annelies started in the fashion industry as a fashion designer and soon afterwards, she made workwear for craftsmen to highlight their know-how.
In December 2020, she started to run repair workshops inspired by Japanese techniques. Her objective: to restore objects in a way that gives them added value as well as a second life!
In addition, she finds it important to transfer knowledge and craftsmanship, and to make people aware that all fashion that one buys includes labor hours. Often these hours are the most expensive part of the process. Besides, it causes the most CO2 emissions because low-wage countries are always far away from the West.
Running the workshops Annelies works only with carefully selected high quality materials, which are durable and always repairable. She uses recycled materials daily, allowing her to work on upcycled artistic creations.
The Japanese Kintsugi technique she uses in her workshops is about repairing broken pottery and porcelain with gold glue. But according to Annelies, there are other ways to add value to an object by repairing it.It is a matter of using a little creativity, experience and skill!
Which is the philosophy behind these workshops, while you will learn different techniques applicable to different materials and objects (mainly textiles and ceramics).
Another important part of the philosophy is about the art of imperfection and the beauty of scars. With that principle in mind it happens often that the result of such a repair session is far more beautiful than the original item.
So, Annelies not only repairs, but she also develops concepts to give new life to what is broken or stuck and find solutions.
From now on you are welcome to join the workshops during which Annelies will be happy to pass on her unique knowledge to you!
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