SFW HUB: HASTINGS
28 - 29 SEPTEMBER 2024
THE DEPO, 2A ELPHINSTONE ROAD, HASTINGS, TN34 2EE
Hosted by MAKU
OUR PARTNER IN HASTINGS
Based in Hastings, MAKU UK make useful, beautiful things from leather industry discards. Their handmade sheepskin slippers, rugs and more are created using offcuts, seconds and surplus stock. All MAKU slippers are made in limited edition batches using the finite amount of leather and sheepskin they find in any particular finish.
Director Suzan Aral explains: “MAKU UK is a business based on making use of leather industry discards, so we feel it’s vital to talk about how fashion can be sustainable and the positive change we can all make through our own clothing choices. By bringing people together via mending and making events and our panel discussion on 'Sustainability Tribes', we hope to inspire more sustainable ways of sourcing and maintaining our wardrobes.”
Credit: MAKU
SFW HUB: HASTINGS // PROGRAMME
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POP UP MARKET
Pop-up market hosted by MAKÜ, with fabulous sustainable clothing brands, vintage fashion and more. MAKÜ’s slippers, gilets, hats and bags – made from leather industry discards – will also be available. Free to attend.
Sat 28 Sep 11am- 5pm
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WORKSHOP
Make A Top From a Tablecloth
Breathe new life into your vintage table cloth – or choose from a selection available on the day – by creating your own top with The Cycling Seamstress.
Suitable for those with basic sewing machine skills, all materials provided.
Sat 28 Sep 11am - 1.30pm or 2.30pm - 5pm
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WORKSHOP
Knit Mending with Harriet Couchman
Experience the slow art of visible knitwear mending and beautifully mend holes and worn patches. Just bring along a piece jumper, sock, hat, etc you’d like to repair or embellish.
Sun 29 11am - 12.30pm
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WORKSHOP
Clothes Mending Workshop with Ness Newman AKA The Cycling Seamstress
Lean the art of basic mending to extend the life of your clothing.
Sun 29 Sep 11am - 12.30pm
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PANEL DISCUSSION
Discussion on the many forms of sustainability ‘tribes’ – local and international, digital and in the real word; how to build such communities; the power of change they instigate.
Panelists include: FrowResource Zero Waste CIC (Forest Row), Anna Kilpatrick (Not Needing New), Siobhan Wilson (founder of The Fair Shop, Brighton), The Cycling Seamstress
Sun 29 Sep 2.30pm - 4.30pm
“Our aim from the start has been to 'make use not waste' and encourage others to do the same. We designed our workspace in Hastings, aka the DEPO, so it can also be used by others interested in wasting less. To date we have hosted many events including pop-up sales, sewing groups and art classes – all with sustainability at their core – so becoming a Sustainable Fashion Week Hub seemed the obvious next step for us.”
