BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:173@southmaincreative.com DTSTART:20190908T170000Z DTEND:20190908T220000Z DTSTAMP:20190906T225543Z URL:https://southmaincreative.com/classes/building-a-sustainable-wardrobe/ SUMMARY:Building A Sustainable Wardrobe DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe idea of slow fashion can often seem inaccessible\, not affordable\, or simply too time consuming for everyday life. In this works hop returning artist Aaron of @aaronsandershead will teach basic\, easily adaptable skills to create a sustainable wardrobe without having to purcha se any additional clothing.\n\nStudents are encouraged to bring 3 well-lov ed\, favorite garments in need of a little sprucing. The garments can rang e from a worn\, older sweatshirt\, to a more formal dress with an unfortun ate stain\, to a favorite pair of jeans with lovely worn knees\, to a lovi ngly used denim jacket. Think natural fibers such as linen\, cotton\, rayo n and silk. These should be garments that bring you joy and that you want to continue living with.\n\nWe’ll begin the day exploring the world of p lant-based dyes. We’ll learn to use Indigo and Shibori techniques to cov er stains and bring new life to garments\, and explore osage\, black walnu t and onion skins to create a spectrum of color. Participants will dye fab rics to use as mending materials\, or use these colors to spruce up their garments.\n\nAfter a lunch break\, participants will also explore the worl d of meditative\, slow stitching. This includes stitching for embellishmen t\, sashiko stitching for mending and reinforcing weak stress points in ga rments. Students will learn which mending and reinforcement techniques wor k for different people\, and how to make clothing work for you in your eve ry day life. Using our dyed fabric from earlier in the day\, along with na turally dyed scraps\, thread and vintage fabric from my stash\, we will pa tch and mend our loved garments. Participants will begin to see their clot hing as an extension of their body\, and something that can grow and chang e\, rather than having to purchase new clothing.\n\nIt is our hope that pa rticipants leave with a different viewpoint regarding fast fashion and con sumerism when it comes to clothing\, and will feel empowered with a skill set to continue their slow fashion at home in a sustainable\, affordable w ay. Using their 3 renewed garments as a road map\, this workshop aims to p lant the seed for a lifestyle shift\, and a wonderful journey of slow fash ion for participants. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch or visit a loc al SoMa restaurant during the lunch break.\n\n \;\n\nSunday September 8\, 2019\, 11:00 AM-4:00 PM\n\nClass fee is $95. A materials fee of $25 wi ll be due to teacher at time of class.\n\nSpaces are limited\; online regi stration &\; payment are required to reserve your spot. CATEGORIES:Art Classes,Crafts Classes,DIY Classes LOCATION:South Main Creative\, 1600 Main Street\, Little Rock\, Arkansas\, 72206\, United States GEO:34.73335;-92.27327 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1600 Main Street\, Little R ock\, Arkansas\, 72206\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=South Ma in Creative:geo:34.73335,-92.27327 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR