8 WEEK COURSE: CHANGE CLOTHES FOR GOOD

🌱 Change Clothes for Good 2025

💌 This course is not booked out. For enquiries & registration: hello@changeclothes.org

Are you aged 18–25 and not currently in work or education? Join our free 8-week Change Clothes for Good programme and build skills, confidence, and community through circular fashion. You’ll learn practical skills in sewing, repair, upcycling, tailoring, and knitwear mending - while exploring opportunities in fashion, sustainability, and creative industries. To take part, you must be available for the full course.

📅 Programme Schedule

All sessions run 11:00am–1:00pm and 2:00pm–4:00pm

📍 Change Clothes, The Digital Depot, Roe Lane, The LIberties, Dublin 8

Week 1 – Fri 10 Oct
• Intro to Hand Sewing & Tools

• Intro to Wool & Fibres

Week 2 – Fri 17 Oct
• Intro to Machine Sewing
• Basic Wool Repairs

Week 3 – Fri 24 Oct
• Cutting & Using Patterns
• Darning Basics

Week 4 – Thurs 30 Oct
• Constructing a Simple Item
• Visible Repair I: Colourful Darning

Week 5 – Fri 7 Nov
• Fix & Maintain Sewing Machines
• Visible Repair II: Embellishment Through Repair

Week 6 – Thurs 20 Nov
• Garment Construction Basics
• Creative Knitwear Repairs

Week 7 – Fri 28 Nov
• Basic Tailoring & Alterations
• Repairing Structural Damage

Week 8 – Thurs 4 Dec
• Final Project – Sew a Simple Garment
• Final Project – Showcase Repairs & Embellishments

By the end, you’ll have completed your own projects and gained skills to take forward into future study, work, or creative pathways.

This programme is proudly sponsored by the City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB) through the REACH Fund.