Upcycling Adventures with Jane Milburn Workshop 2

Workshop 2: Denim Pinny or Geometric Dress (sewing machine required) This upcycling process is practical and regenerative, and transforms dormant textiles into new garments. At this workshop you will create a Denim Pinny or shift dress from 2-3 pair of old denim jeans (or jacket). You will create a pattern (bring an old sheet for this) based on your body measurements then dice and splice the jeans, sew a front and a back then sew these together. This is a loose-fitting, talking point, one-of-a kind, ‘drop over the head’ dress which is best-suited for those who enjoy natural, comfortable and independent styling. Alternatively, you can create a Geometric Dress using a subtraction-cutting technique to create a simple pattern of squares and rectangles with circles cut out (bring an old sheet for this). You then will make a Geometric Dress from squares and rectangles of material from your stash or salvaged from clothes you no longer wear. You will need about 4.5 metres of similar-weight natural-fibre material with more specific details provided after booking.