Recycle Cafe - RePair, ReConstruct and RePurpose
8 Have Dabbled
8 Have Dabbled
Arts & DIY
For this discovery workshop please bring clean clothes which need repair and which you might otherwise have thrown out or clothes that need to be adjusted to fit again and we will help you breathe new life into it, re-purpose it, or up-cycle it. The possibilities are endless; you can completely revamp a piece in your wardrobe or add a new touch to a home decor piece. Our dedicated team will help you along the way and guide your design decisions so that you walk away with a beautiful unique fashionable piece or a one of a kind home textile. Schedule: This workshop runs every 3rd Friday of the month during Bridgeport Art Center Third Friday Open House
Prerequisite: This is a total beginner's class - no previous experience necessary
Follow-Up Classes: Beginner Sewing, Intermediate Sewing, Advanced Sewing
Minimum Suggested Age: 21+ (Alcohol is served during 3rd Fridays)
Urban Threads Studio will Provide: Sewing machines, notions, and supplies are made available for this workshop
Participants Must Bring: Your piece to be rediscovered and any special accessory you envision
Taught by expert Urban Threads Studio Staff
Directions to Studio: The Bridgeport Art Center is located at 3200 West 35th Street in Chicago and our studio can be a bit tricky to get to. There is ample parking on the north side of the building by 34th Street and Racine. The studio itself is located on the 5th floor of the Fashion Design Center. Entrance
All ages welcome
Cancellation Policy
Who we are!
The world around us is changing quickly but our need for communal gatherings in a nurturing and creative setting is not. Urban Threads Studio is a D-I-Y (do it yourself) collaborative studio that hopes to introduce you to the wonderful ancient craft of sewing and textile art with a 21st century twist. You may just want to rediscover a skill you learned as a child, experience the calm energy of a day of crafting or pick up an altogether new or more advanced skill like dyeing or felting. Our program hopes to accomplish all that and much more. Join us in the adventure and: register for a workshop, celebrate a next birthday with a textile art party, sign up the kids for summer camp, ask us about after school programs or enroll your youth organization in our 2013 community project.
If you need a personal consultation please call our Artistic Director, Michelle Santoro, at (708) 717-3740