Clothing Swap & Stitch Social
Join us for an evening of swapping, stitching, and socializing as part of Toronto Climate Week! This isn’t your typical clothing swap because we believe building community and sharing skills are also essential aspects of a circular economy.
For the clothing swap, we suggest bringing about 10 items (clothes, shoes, or accessories), preferably seasonal items, clean and in good condition - think something you’d be happy to receive! Any items leftover at the end of the swap will be donated to New Circles.
For the mending lab, we encourage you to bring an item or two in need of minor repair, perhaps a sock that needs darning, a button that needs to be reattached or jeans requiring a small patch. If you find something at the swap that needs a small adjustment, we may be able to help with that too!
6:30 - 7:15 Welcome & ice-breaker activity
7:15 Clothing swap starts
7:30 Mending lab starts
About the Hosts:
This event is a collaborative effort by Conscious Cass, Laura Coulter-Low and Marycarla Quintazzi Studio as a way to encourage circularity and community building, as well as share valuable skills.
Conscious Cass is on a mission to build community around sustainable living in Toronto, mainly through events, workshops, and content creation. Follow her on Instagram or TikTok @conscious.cass and check out her website consciouscass.ca to learn more about how to live sustainably in Toronto.
Laura Coulter-Low is a slow fashion advocate fighting fascism, one mend at a time, and offers mending services to keep your favourite garments in rotation. Find her on Instagram @reindarnation.
Marycarla Quintazzi is focused on empowering and building communities through learning and is a workshop facilitator of Smartphone Photography, Coffee Lovers Brewing Lab and Mending Lab. Keep up with everything she’s got going on @marycarlaquintazzi.studio on Instagram.
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