Create, Repair & Rewear Workshop

Join our Cre­ate, Repa­ir & Rewe­ar Wor­k­shop and give your clot­hes and texti­les a new life. Bring somet­hing you would like to repa­ir, tran­sform, or upcy­cle and explo­re prac­ti­cal tec­h­niqu­es by hand or with a sewing mac­hi­ne, with guidan­ce thro­ug­ho­ut the wor­k­shop. You can also expe­ri­ment with cre­ati­ve repa­ir tec­h­niqu­es such as embro­idery or turn old fabrics into somet­hing new, like a sim­ple cushi­on. No sewing expe­ri­en­ce is needed. Everyo­ne aged 16+ is wel­co­me. Come cre­ate, learn, and enjoy a relaxed, soci­al eve­ning whi­le redu­cing texti­le was­te and exten­ding the life of what you alre­ady own.

Yara Kana­an Ate­li­er is an Ams­ter­dam, based fashi­on ate­li­er spe­ci­ali­zing in sus­ta­ina­ble cus­tom-made gar­ments, alte­ra­ti­ons, and small-bat­ch col­lec­ti­ons. We focus on eco-fri­end­ly mate­ri­als and low was­te pro­duc­ti­on met­hods whi­le pro­mo­ting a more con­s­ci­ous appro­ach to fashi­on. We also orga­ni­ze han­ds-on wor­k­shops across Ams­ter­dam whe­re par­ti­ci­pants learn prac­ti­cal ways to reuse, repa­ir, and care for the­ir clot­hing, hel­ping to extend the life of gar­ments and redu­ce texti­le waste.

This han­ds-on wor­k­shop is open to everyo­ne, and no sewing expe­ri­en­ce is needed. Bring clot­hing or texti­les to repa­ir, tran­sform, or upcy­cle, and learn prac­ti­cal hand or mac­hi­ne-sewing tec­h­niqu­es with guidan­ce thro­ug­ho­ut. Cre­ati­ve met­hods like embro­idery will also be intro­du­ced, enco­ura­ging reuse and exten­ding the life of texti­les in a fri­end­ly, soci­al setting.