The Dirty Workshops

 Had a fantastic week last week at the Dirty Denim exhibition opening & workshops.  Here are some snaps from the workshop days - check out this full table of sewing dirty denim girls!

 

It was a joy to share my love of English Paper Piercing and even more exciting to witness other hand sewers enjoy the patchwork technique too.  Verity is explaining screen printing processes here.

 

And here distressing the denim using bleach (although far from environmentally sustainable!)

This family making team brought along there own jeans to make two denim bags and create a skirt from the waist band!

Below are some finished works

Sweet and Dirty

I haven't posted for a while about Dirty Denim - I have been stitching away in the studio making my denim patchworks.  The plan is that my second large work will be finished this Friday!  Stay tuned.  The exhibition will be going up on the 1st of December - Verity and I are now putting together some sustainable textile workshops to take place later this year.

Verity has some show and tell teasers!  She has been working on some gorgeous denim purses to sell.  Completely handmade from reclaimed materials.  She has used her distinctive and alluring screen printing design - I really love her design style.