Join visual artists Julia MacConville and Susanne Horsch for a drop-in weekend workshop sharing techniques for repairing and repurposing textiles and old clothes.

Shoppe is pop-up project exploring waste, sustainability, encouraging sustainable and collective creativity
in response to the fast fashion industry. The name shoppe, drawn from Old English (originally meaning a place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop), evokes a space rooted in the act of making rather than commerce.

Our aim is to create a welcoming, hands-on environment that centres creative process, sustainability, and community. ‘Shoppe’ responds to fast fashion through collective acts of reuse, repair, and reimagining of discarded textiles. In a relaxed and inclusive setting, we invite artists to gather, mend, chat, and share skills—celebrating slow, thoughtful making over production for profit.

At our shoppe we have invited participants to engage with our project through;

• Reimagining rail - a rail of curated collection of damaged garments, a starting point for discussion on
  garments history and potential repairs or ‘reimaginings’ - each tagged with its story. Artists can contribute
  items and add mending or redesign ideas via “care labels.” Collaborative repair is encouraged.

• Hands-On Skill Sharing Guided sewing sessions focusing on visible mending, repairs, and projects like
  XL tote bag kit - cut from upcycled curtain fabrics with instructions provided.

• Unfinished Projects Table A space for artists to engage with in-progress textile pieces, offering unique
  learning opportunities.

• Shoppe labels unlimited edition printed labels (1/∞) - these are made using recycled fabric that has
  been ‘Hapa Zome’ printed and lino printed with the ‘shoppe’ logo.
  We see this project as needs based and community focused and are interested in collaborating and
  evolving shoppe.

Ages: All ages

The Sustainable Futures Summer School is kindly funded by Creative Ireland.