Patch Pocket! workshop with Gabrie M- July 9 2020

 AlsoPatch Pockets! We are trying to alternate between specific projects and more broadly applicable techniques of repair and textile techniques and technologies, with some fun things thrown in. So this was a specific skill with, as always, broader implications. We had a big discussion about lack of pockets on women's clothes tied into restricting mobility...

This workshop was lead by one of our more experienced fashion designers and also one of our youngest artists, Gabrie Mills. You can see label Futuristic Ruins on her instagram site @futuristicruins

Main takeaway? Iron! measure! measure again! cut and iron and iron some more.  Really really. Also, harvest pockets from clothes and sweaters, or try a doily as a pocket!  And make sure your pocket is big enough to fit your phone...

We had great new participants, Kate and Olive, and everyone messed up at some point but I came out with a pocket on my skirt and could go for a walk backpack free and still bring keys and phone so mission accomplished.