About
The Sewing Rebellion – An economic tactic for change in the apparel industry.
The Sewing Rebellion is a free workshop, which began @ Mess Hall, in Chicago Fall of 2006. It was hosted at Mess Hall for one year, before becoming itinerant in May 2007. The Sewing Rebellion has been held @ Fancy Tiger, Denver CO, Recycle for the Arts, New Orleans, LA, The Smockshop, LA CA and the John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan WI.
The Sewing Rebellion is currently seeking regularly meeting locations in Los Angeles. Frau Fiber is also in the process of developing on-line communication options for the dissemination of free instruction and downloadable patterns. Attempting to expand the STOP SHOPPING START SEWING community.
Participants of the Sewing Rebellion are invited to emancipate themselves from the global garment industry by learning how to alter, mend and make their own garments and accessories! Hosted by Frau Fiber, textile worker and activist. Frau Fiber distributes her knowledge of the garment industry, pattern making and sewing, encouraging the reuse, renovation and recycling of existing garments and textiles in the creation of unique items tailored to individual tastes and body shapes.
Participants are asked to bring pants to mend, garments to alter, sewing problems which need solutions or and old piece of cloth to combat the use of plastic bags, by producing an East German shopping bag. Other knock off patterns on hand: hunters hat, and white-collar shirt.
