Your Eco-Fashion Guide to Sustainable Living Festival

3-8. SUSTAINABLE FASHION WORKSHOPS

3. TACKLING TEXTILE WASTE

MENDING, WEAVING, & MAKING WORKSHOPS Join the Loom Room to celebrate the many ways that local people make use of textile waste in their art and craft practice. Participate in workshops: mending, weaving, making fabric twine, rag rugs.

WHEN | WED 21 / FEB  11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
WHERE | WILLIAMSTOWN SENIORS CITIZENS HALL, 109 FERGUSON ST, WILLIAMSTOWN
COST | BY DONATION (Book tickets via slf.org.au)

4. ST KILDA REPAIR CAFE

KEEP BROKEN ITEMS OUT OF LANDFILL
Bring along your broken household items to this lively community event, and have volunteers fix them for you! This is a wonderful way to reduce landfill, teach new skills and demonstrate that there is an alternative to the ‘throw away, buy another’ culture.
This repair cafe is a part of the international Repair Cafe organisation.
WHEN | SUN 11 / FEB 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
WHERE | PORT PHILLIP ECOCENTRE, 55A BLESSINGTON ST, ST KILDA
COST | FREE

5. CASTLEMAINE REPAIR CAFE

LEARN TO REPAIR BROKEN HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
Bring along broken household goods and learn to repair them. Electrical repairs are observed for safety reasons but with other types of repairs we encourage people to have a go. Sewing, darning, electrical, mechanical, bicycle. Have a cuppa while you wait or after the repair. Venue is next to Victory Park
WHEN | SUN 25 / FEB 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
WHERE | RAY BRADFIELD ROOMS, FREDERICK STREET, CASTLEMAINE
COST | FREE

6. STYLISH CLOTHES FROM RE-FASHIONED MEN’S SHIRTS

UPCYCLING IN PRACTICE! Men’s shirts are a fantastic source of fabric and inspiration for creating skirts, dresses and tops. In this workshop we will show you no-sew wrapping techniques and simple sewing hacks to create stylish, zero-waste fashion from the vast quantities of second-hand men’s shirts that can be found in your local op shop!

Come along and be inspired with some fabulous examples of both high-end and easy-to-make women’s clothing created from upcycled men’s shirts.

Bring along a second-hand men’s shirt or three to play with. Sewing equipment will be provided.

WHEN | MON 12 / FEB  6:15 PM – 7:30 PM
WHERE | LANEWAY LEARNING CENTRAL, 22-24 BENNETTS LANE, MELBOURNE
COST | FULL TICKET: $16

ECO-FASHION CLOTHES SWAPS

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9. THE GREAT SUMMER CLOTHES SWAP

BOOST YOUR WARDROBE & GIVE YOUR ONCE LOVED CLOTHING A BETTER LIFE – Bring along your quality but neglected clothes and exchange them for swap tokens which can be used to exhibit or purchase new items. It’s simple to get involved. To qualify for swap tokens, items must be gently used or as-new. No faulty or stained clothing – give quality, get quality! Bring five items maximum. Come for the swap, stay for the interactive workshops on sustainable fashion, mending jewellery and making a reusable bag.

Workshops

• 1.00pm – 1.45pm In a Responsible Fashion, declutter your wardrobe without costing the earth with Tanya Lewis
• 2.00pm – 2.45pm Curating a conscious wardrobe with Hannah Gray

Interactive workshops – Wander around the hands-on activities to learn how to reduce your waste and live more simply.

• 1.00pm – 4.00pm Mend and Make – mend your broken jewellery and make new pieces out of recycled materials
• 1.00pm – 4.00pm T-shirt to Tote – turn an old t-shirt into a reusable carry bag

Zero Waste Victoria will be on hand to share their tips and tricks to reduce your waste and environmental impact through simple lifestyle choices and they’ll have local stylist Hannah Gray of The Clothing Cleanse on hand to offer styling advice during the swap.

For Full Schedule, terms and conditions read more at slf.org.au

WHEN | SAT 17 / FEB  1:00 PM – 4:00 PM  WHERE | FUNCTIONS ON CHAPEL, 255A CHAPEL ST, PRAHRAN  COST | FREE

10. STYLE SWAP SUSTAIN: THE LIFE OF YOUR WARDROBE

Bring your unwanted clothing treasures along to Werribee’s first ever Clothing Swap! No more than 5 quality items per person. This will be a wonderful morning, where you’ll not only get to score some new and fabulous pre-loved threads but there will also be an ethical shopping workshop, a mending expert and a style guru on hand to lead us on a more sustainable fashion future.

You’ll learn plenty of key tips and tricks, and a chance to declutter and upgrade your wardrobe.

WHEN | SAT 10 / FEB 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM  WHERE | WYNDHAM CIVIC CENTRE, 45 PRINCES HWY, WERRIBEE  COST | FREE

11. EXHIBITOR MARKET

BIG WEEKEND! FEB 9-11th FED SQUARE & BIRRARUNG MARR, MELBOURNE.

Be inspired and find out how to take action on the big issues of sustainability. Listen to the Festival’s international and local presenters giving you some of the best insights from around the world at the festival’s centrepiece the BIG WEEKEND. Over 100 events to challenge your thinking and inspire your actions.

Get amongst the Festival’s Big Weekend Market and absorb yourself in the world of sustainability. Check out the huge array of products and services on offer to help you tread lightly. Get the latest on sustainable gardening, waste, design, homes, energy and transport, campaigns and much, much more.

Don’t miss;

• Jane Goodall’s “Roots & Shoots” – Founded in 1992, Roots & Shoots is the Jane Goodall Institute’s youth arm. They focus on engaging with children and youth to create a positive difference for animals, people and the environment. They want children to engage with nature and encourage projects that create a difference within their schools and communities.
• Coco & Max – established in Melbourne 2015, their vision is to create a premium street wear brand that pushes the boundaries aesthetically, utilising sustainable and local manufacturing. They are aware of the carbon footprints left on this planet, so every collection is manufactured in the heart of Melbourne, to support slow fashion and fair local trade. Coco & Max embodies a free-spirited philosophy, creating cutting edge designs, free from mass marketed and fast fashion giants.
• Good Beer Bar – Social enterprise brewery, the Good Beer Company, and sustainably driven Victorian craft brewer, Bright Brewery, come together to serve low impact beers for a good cause. Bright Brewery is a family owned and solar-powered brewery located in North East Victoria, making authentic and full flavoured beers with sustainable practices. They have teamed up with The Good Beer Co to help craft new brews that support local and social causes.