Upcycling ateliers
Old clothes in, new pieces out. Participants take garments that would otherwise be thrown away and turn them into something new.
Ateliers
You learn it by doing it
A table, a sewing machine, a pile of clothes that were going to be thrown away. That is how our sessions start, and how they end.
What happens in the atelier
Six things we do
Circular economy sessions
We look at what fast fashion does to the planet and at what the EU Green Deal expects from us, then work out how circular models work in real life.
Ethical sourcing
We look at where fabrics come from and what they cost the environment. Then we choose better.
Intercultural evenings
Food and music from Andalusia alongside design traditions from other European countries. One shared table.
Reflection circles
We debate. We run energizers. We give each other honest feedback. That is how the non-formal learning works.
After the exchange
Participants go home and run their own workshops with the toolkit from the project.
How a session runs
From a pile of clothes to a finished piece
1
Pick and sort
Everyone chooses garments from the pile and works out what the fabric can become.
2
Take apart
Seams open, buttons kept, zips saved. Nothing goes in the bin unless it really cannot be used.
3
Make it again
Cut, pin, sew. A mentor sits with each person while the piece takes shape.
4
Show and tell
Each piece gets shown to the room, with a short talk about the choices behind it.
Come and make something
Our next atelier is part of the exchange
The full programme runs inside Circular Fashion Futures. If you want to bring a group of your own, or join us for a session in Seville, write to us.