The original freestyle upcycling workshop for young creatives.

As seen on Better Homes & Gardens, Flip Fashion Forever is a totally different kind of sewing workshop — no patterns, no pressure, and 100% made from rescued textiles. Kids and teens thrift their own "project starters" from the pop-up racks provided, curated by the Slogue team from valued partner, secondhand clothes warehouse Re Place in the Inner West. Each participant can choose one item per day booked, all included in the ticket.

From there, it’s pure creative play: unpicking, reshaping, hand-sewing, embroidering, mending, adding trims, reworking T-shirts, turning jeans into skirts, or inventing something entirely new. Think finger-painting — but with textiles. There’s no “right” stitch and no one-size-fits-all preset projects. Kids learn by doing, experimenting, making mistakes, problem solving.

Each day's workshop is guided by our team of Gen Z fashion talents — emerging designers, HSC and Uni textiles students, fashion-school grads and circular fashion advocates. Mentors include Samara Darling, Daisy Rose Cooper, Eden Maytal, Tate Boswarva (all AFW Innovators), and Siobhan Killen (UTS FESS), alongside a team of young creatives who make slow fashion feel exciting, accessible and cool.

Choose to attend one or both days. Each day will offer opportunities to continue developing your ideas and experimenting with your garment. If you would like to attend both Thursday 1 October and Friday 2 October, you must book a ticket for each day separately.

Flip Fashion Forever is all about creativity, sustainability and giving rescued textiles a second life — while having fun and making something uniquely yours.

What to bring:
A water bottle, morning tea and lunch. All sewing equipment and materials are provided; however you are welcome to bring a garment you'd like to reinvent.

Age: 9–18 years
Location: The Mess Hall, Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability
Cost: Free
Bookings: Essential, limited places available.

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