Once again, the ladies of re-dress have us wishing we were in Ireland! Check out Crafternoon Tea: the crash course in fashion skills for absolute beginners, Saturday August 14^th 2010, Smock Alley Cafe Dublin

10am – the art of design
a short workshop on fashion flat drawing and design concept

11 – 1pm – Pattern Drafting
a beginners crash course in the basics of drafting a garment pattern

1-2pm Lunch

2-3.30 – Basic Alterations
A hands-on workshop in basic and beginners alterations…buttons, seams and hems.  

3.30 – 5pm Upcycling
A shirt into a skirt? Old man trousers into fabulous waistcoat? Transform something old into something new and give it a fresh lease of life!

Tickets are €90 and include lunch (Open Seating)

Mary F Hanlon

Mary has a PhD in Sociology from University of Edinburgh, researching responsible fashion and transnational labour rights activism in the wake of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh.