Natural dyes at Midwinter Market
Our Natural Dyes exhibition at the Midwinter market! On the 17th December from 10:00-17:00 Lancaster’s Midwinter Market will return to Lancaster’s central market square; showcasing local food and drink producers, […]
Our Natural Dyes exhibition at the Midwinter market! On the 17th December from 10:00-17:00 Lancaster’s Midwinter Market will return to Lancaster’s central market square; showcasing local food and drink producers, […]
Unlocking Lockdown is a community-based arts project organised by Sewing Café Lancaster. The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns have brought hardship and challenges to all of us in different ways and […]
Bring a project and connect with the sewing, crafting, mending community. Would love to see your faces and hear about what you are working on. An evening event where Menders, […]
Learn more about Sewing Cafe Lancaster, ongoing and upcoming projects and events, and how you can get involved in a community of passionate individuals who care about sustainability and our […]
Come and have a go at Hapa-zome and bundle dyeing with spring flowers at Claver Hil, with Enda O’Regan and Katrina Barnish from Sewing Cafe Lancaster. Free and all materials […]
Undressed: A festival unravelling our relationship with clothes. 22 – 26 April 2022 “Textile production is a major contributor to climate change. It produces an estimated 1.2 billion tonnes of […]
Join us for our annual event honouring the victims of our unsustainable fashion consumption and give breath to new ideas and a different way of being. Learn about sustainability movements, individual and community action, learn a new skill or discover something new.
Every item of clothing has a story to tell. We are documenting local stories and portraits of garments and wearers for this year’s Fashion Revolution Week event Interwoven. Maybe your […]
On the last Tuesday of each month, the un-named book club meets from 7:30 pm at the Gregson to discuss social and environmental issues that concern us all. Using a […]
Spend the afternoon learning about the Palestinian art of Tatreez. Join Palestinian Solidarity Campaign Lancaster and Sewing Cafe Lancaster in the Music Room at The Storey for a hands-on experience […]
Join us for
Join 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.
All events are donation based/free.
Our event coincides with Fashion Revolution week 2025. Fashion Revolution was founded by Carrie Somers and Orlando Castro in the wake of the Rana Plaza (Bangladesh), disaster in 2013.