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SUMMARY:Renew - Fashion Revolution Week 2025
DESCRIPTION:Storey Gallery and Music Room  \nJoin us for 3 days of activities\, workshops\, speakers\, and exhibits to explore how the wear and care of our clothes is entangled with the socio-environmental crisis. Let’s nourish healthy relationships with the clothes in our closet and the environments beyond. \nAll events are donation based/free. \nOur event coincides with Fashion Revolution week 2025.\nFashion Revolution was founded by Carrie Somers and Orlando Castro in the wake of the Rana Plaza (Bangladesh)\, disaster in 2013. \nWe have multiple events scheduled over the 3 days – please book a ticket where you see a link\, as spaces are limited. \n \nOpening Night (booking required)\nRenewOpeningNight.eventbrite.co.uk \n6 – 8.45pm | Clothes Swap (more info below) \n7pm | Open Weave\nRhythms of the loom\, poetry and voices from the past\, present and future – raising our voices for those who make our clothes. \nTalk – Janet Swan\, Composer & Environmental Artist.\nFollowed by recorded performance of Soundscape composed by Janet Swan and Scott Robinson\, Digital Composer. \nRefreshments \n \n2 – 8.45pm | Clothes Swap (more info below) \n2-3.30pm | Mending session\n– Bring your mending and join us for a discussion about Sewing Cafe Lancaster’s activities and ways to get involved in a variety of projects and regularly running sessions in Lancaster. \n3.45- 5.15 | Daniella Southin Workshop\nLeaf Stitching – Make a leaf and add to our commemorative exhibition. \n5.30 – 5.40 | Nan Sewing\, stitched film\nAmy Dickson and Sewing Café Lancaster\, 2024\,\n6 min\, video and 16mm. \n5.45 – 6.45 | Panel – My Clothing Journey\nRepresentatives from the Sewing Cafe Lancaster Community. \n7 – 8pm | Kate Fletcher – Talk\nFashion\, Sustainability and Other Animals: thinking and doing through clothing.\n(Booking required)\ntalkkatefletcher.eventbrite.co.uk \n8.15 – 8.45pm | Alternative Runway\nUpcyclers and second hand fashion. \n \n11am to 1pm | Clothes Swap (more info below)\n*Please note\, this year we will only accept clothing on Thursday and Friday. Saturday will be take away only.\n \n11 – 11.30pm | Talk – Laura Stanbridge\n(Manager of St John’s Hospice Retail)\n-The Roll of Charity Shops in the Supply Chain. \n11.30 – 12.30 | Dr Beccy Whittle – Talk\non RefuseLab Clothing Library Research Findings. \n1 – 2pm | Deborah Barker – South East England Fibershed\nTalk – Fashion and Farming.\n(Booking required)\nTalkDeborahBarker.eventbrite.co.uk \n2pm – 4pm | Workshop with LUSU Green.\nJoin us for Patch Up for Change\, a creative and empowering event where you can design and make your own patches to express your activism and support for various causes. \n4pm – close \n \nDisplayed and continuing throughout the event. \n\nCraft of Use : Loving Care\nFood Futures and Sewing Cafe Lancaster – Display of photos from ‘Bury your Pants’ trial\nCreative Waste – Rainbow of Umbrella bags by Candy Galarza\nWeaving Stories Videos\nActive Stitching throughout event\nClothes Swap for a Story & Mending Surgery\nYou’ve heard “I got it for a song” how about “I got it for a story”. At our annual clothing swap\, trade your unused-but- well-cared-for garments for a story. The price – 1 story per garment is required\, we will compile them with the stories collected last year. We’ll also have materials on hand and volunteers to provide guidance on how to restyle\, alter or mend items you take home.\n*Please note this year we will only accept clothing on Thursday and Friday\, Saturday will be take away only.\n\nGet in touch at sewingcafelancaster@gmail.com \nAccessibility | The Gallery and Music Room are located on the first floor of the Storey Building. There is a lift on the ground floor near the front desk.
URL:https://sewingcafelancaster.com/event/frw25/
LOCATION:The Storey Gallery\, Meeting House Lane\, Lancaster\, Lancashire\, LA1 1TH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Clothes Swap,Fashion Revolution Week,Learn,Special Event
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SUMMARY:Leaves of Dhaka
DESCRIPTION:Find us in Gregson’s Snug \nSew hand stitched fabric leaves and contribute to the ever enlarging commemorative exhibition for the thousands who died in the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse.
URL:https://sewingcafelancaster.com/event/leaves-of-dhaka/
LOCATION:Gregson Lancaster\, 3 - 35 Moor Gate\, Lancaster\, Lancaster\, Lancashire\, LA1 3PY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260207T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260207T160000
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SUMMARY:All About Pockets
DESCRIPTION:Pocket history\, pocket instruction and pocket sewing. Make the most of your clothes! \n 
URL:https://sewingcafelancaster.com/event/all-about-pockets/
LOCATION:Global Link\, 29 Queen St\,\, Lancaster\, LA1 1RX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260219T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260219T210000
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SUMMARY:Clothes Up-cycling/ Embellishing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Preparation Workshop for our Alternative Runway \nWe are hosting a FREE workshop focussing on clothing up-cycling and embellishing for anyone who wants to take part in our Alternative Runway which will take place in Storey Gallery Saturday 25th April 2026. \nAll skill levels welcome. Technical support and materials/equipment available. Please book a ticket so we know you’re coming
URL:https://sewingcafelancaster.com/event/clothes-up-cycling-embellishing-workshop/
LOCATION:Global Link\, 29 Queen St\,\, Lancaster\, LA1 1RX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260303T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260303T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T162236
CREATED:20260220T124058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260405T141140Z
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SUMMARY:Beer & Yarn
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a convivial meetup every 1st Tuesday of the month. Bring a personal project to work on and grab a drink at the bar to support the Stonewell Tap for hosting us.
URL:https://sewingcafelancaster.com/event/beer-yarn-3/
LOCATION:Stonewell Tap\, 8-10 Church St\, Lancaster\, LA1 1NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Sew Socials
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260305T150000
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SUMMARY:Hand Stitched Historic Pockets
DESCRIPTION:A work day in the original top floor sewing room at Judges Lodgings. \nWe will provide all materials\, equipment and instruction to enable you to begin making your own tie-on pockets by hand. \nRefreshments provided – please bring a packed lunch if you wish. \nPlease book a FREE ticket so we know to expect you!
URL:https://sewingcafelancaster.com/event/hand-stitched-historic-pockets/
LOCATION:Judges Lodgings\, Church Street\, Lancaster\, LA1 1YS
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260306T150000
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SUMMARY:Memorial Blanket Stitching
DESCRIPTION:A session planned by Fariha to stitch and crochet squares together\, made across the community. \n\n\n\nStolen lives\, Stolen Futures. Gaza’s children remembered.  \n\n\n\nEach square represents 10 children murdered by Israel.
URL:https://sewingcafelancaster.com/event/memorial-blanket-stitching/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, Meeting House Lane\, Lancaster\, LA1 1TX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260311T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260311T180000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260405T141145Z
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SUMMARY:Marsh Mending
DESCRIPTION:Drop in mending. No experience required. Bring what you need to mend\, volunteers will offer expertise\, materials and tools.
URL:https://sewingcafelancaster.com/event/marsh-mending/
LOCATION:Marsh Community Centre\, Willow Lane\, Lancaster\, LA1 5PP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Sew Socials
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260318T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260318T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T162236
CREATED:20260219T205615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260405T141152Z
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SUMMARY:LUSU Mending
DESCRIPTION:Mending at Lancaster University
URL:https://sewingcafelancaster.com/event/lusu-mending/
LOCATION:Chaplaincy Centre\, Lancaster University\, Bailrigg\, Lancaster\, LA1 4YW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Sew Socials
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260328T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260328T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T162236
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SUMMARY:Upcycling & Embellishments
DESCRIPTION:A workshop for those intending or interested in making/adapting garments and outfits (modelled by yourself or someone else) for our 2nd Annual Alternative Runway to be staged on April 25th in Storey Gallery.
URL:https://sewingcafelancaster.com/event/upcycling-embellishments/
LOCATION:Global Link\, 29 Queen Street\, Lancaster\, LA1 1RX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260423T204500
DTSTAMP:20260425T162236
CREATED:20260407T123545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T125803Z
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SUMMARY:Pockets of Possibilities - Opening Party
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for our opening event for Pockets of Possibilities\, a 3-day event hosted by Sewing Cafe Lancaster coinciding with Fashion Revolution week 2026. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis year we are pulling together our Pockets of Possibilities\, sharing the different threads of Sewing Café Lancaster with our wider community. We will learn more about our past\, gain new skills and inspiration\, consider a better future and how we can tread more lightly. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLet’s nurture healthy relationships with our clothes and the environment which provides them. Build a sustainable wardrobe that works for you. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n*Fashion Revolution was founded by Carrie Somers and Orsola de Castro in the wake of the Rana Plaza (Bangladesh)\, disaster in 2013.
URL:https://sewingcafelancaster.com/event/pockets-of-possibilities-opening-party/
LOCATION:The Storey Gallery\, Meeting House Lane\, Lancaster\, Lancashire\, LA1 1TH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fashion Revolution Week
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260423T191500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260423T201500
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SUMMARY:Clothing - What is Adequate?
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Megan Eames \n\n\n\n\n\nTime to roll up our sleeves? Navigating a sustainable wardrobe in a time of crisis. \n\n\n\nMegan is a PhD Researcher at the University of Manchester. Her research explores how inclusivity\, accessibility and justice are fundamental to a sustainable fashion future. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMegan holds an MA in Fashion Cultures and Histories from London College of Fashion\, and a BA (Hons) in International Fashion Promotion from Manchester Metropolitan University. She has several years of experience of working in the fashion industry in London and Amsterdam\, which continues to inform her research. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis talk is part of the opening night of Pockets of Possibilities. If you’ve already booked a ticket you are covered. If not\, please find one at the link below
URL:https://sewingcafelancaster.com/event/clothing-what-is-adequate/
LOCATION:The Music Room at The Storey\, 27 Meeting House Lane\, Lancaster\, Lancashire\, LA11TH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fashion Revolution Week
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260424T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260424T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T162236
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SUMMARY:The Lancashire Cotton Industry
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Jenny Harper and Janet Swan. Book Free tickets below.
URL:https://sewingcafelancaster.com/event/the-lancashire-cotton-industry/
LOCATION:The Music Room at The Storey\, 27 Meeting House Lane\, Lancaster\, Lancashire\, LA11TH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fashion Revolution Week
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260424T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260424T190000
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SUMMARY:Pockets! Power\, Politics\, Protest\, and Patents
DESCRIPTION:Kat Jungnickel dives into the history of pockets to get inspired by the many ways people have continually (re)invented everyday wearables in extraordinary ways. Booking required\, link to free tickets below.
URL:https://sewingcafelancaster.com/event/pockets-power-politics-protest-and-patents/
LOCATION:The Music Room at The Storey\, 27 Meeting House Lane\, Lancaster\, Lancashire\, LA11TH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fashion Revolution Week
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260424T191500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260424T201500
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SUMMARY:Watts to Wear
DESCRIPTION:Reinventing our wardrobes to reduce carbon emissions (in buildings) a talk by Janine Morley. Booking required\, link to free tickets below
URL:https://sewingcafelancaster.com/event/watts-to-wear/
LOCATION:The Music Room at The Storey\, 27 Meeting House Lane\, Lancaster\, Lancashire\, LA11TH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fashion Revolution Week
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