May Half Term 2020 Sustainable Fashion Camp 8-18yrs

Taught by a team of fashion and textile industry experts, we provide an experience that is truly hands-on where students are able to design at their level and collaborate with everyone working on individual projects!

Who Is This For?

Children aged 8-18yrs. Complete beginners or advanced.

Dates, Times, Costs…

May Half Term Camp 26th-29th May 2020

• 4 full days, 9am – 4pm = £200.-

Venue:

London School of Mosaic
Ludham Basement
NW3 2HP, London

How to get there

Tube: Belsize Park (Northern Line) • 10 min walk
Overground: Gospel Oak • 5 min walk
Buses: C11 (Southampton Road/Agincourt Road) • 24 & 46 (Mansfield Road) • 168 (Royal Free Hospital)

Street access to our studios is from Mansfield Road. There is no access from Southhampton Road. At Waxham Estate please go down the slope with parking space. Our entrance is straight ahead adjacent to other garages.

What Will You Learn?

• how to approach fashion from ‘cradle to cradle’ in a sustainable and ethical way
• learn how to buy, design, make, alter, look after and dispose of your fashion items in a conscious way
• how to use the sewing machines and basic tailoring skills

What Is Included?

• We are working with industry waste materials such as fabrics, trimmings, leather etc. mainly donated to our charity by leading fashion houses such as Ted Baker, Orlebar Brown, Anya Hindmarch, Marks & Spencer etc.. Students are also encouraged to revamp their existing wardrobe and to bring in secondhand items to work on. PLEASE ALSO SEND IN CLOTHES/ACCESSORIES TO DONATE so we can swap and use them for our teaching!
• we will supply intensive tuition and all the tools needed such as sewing machines, scissors, measuring tools etc

Any Concessions Or Offers

• We are reserving a limited number per class to offer bursaries to students in special circumstances. If you think you might be eligible to apply we require a letter from your child’s school explaining your case.
• We regret not to be able to offer siblings discounts as any surplus funds from donations etc are being used for our school’s program of ‘Sustainable Fashion Clubs’
• If you would like to support our course through volunteering or donations please email us at info@littlehandsdesign.com, call 07855806018 to talk directly to us or approach the teacher during your child’s course

Parents Feedback In terms of my feedback on the additional information to parents, apps and the course itself – it is fantastic. Truly. I was so pleased to receive your email about this course as you know. I think the structure is the right balance of creating (using the sewing machine, making clothes / items, etc) and teaching about the bigger picture of fashion industry. Education is key I think so that we all recognise the impact we have & contribution we make to this industry so getting an understanding of the greater context, even at a relatively young age that A. is, is important. I work in the fashion retail industry so we have talked often about ‘fast-fashion’ and what that means and how charities use the clothes the children have outgrown to raise funds for their various causes, but there is a vast amount of topics and this is not covered at school. In that respect, what you offer is unique and the topics you cover are vast and interesting, and getting the children involved in a practical way – with their own presentation – is a great way for them to engage and learn. The apps are great fun! We discuss them as a family – in fact, in the car on Sunday on the way to my son’s football match, we had a big chat about the CoGo app and the local stores and A. is able to lead on these conversations and talk about what we found in our neighbourhood and it’s brilliant for her as she is the ‘little sister’ but she is ahead of her brother in this area so it’s great for her confidence. All kids are loving technology as we know, but these apps fall into the educational bracket which can be hard to find. A., my son and I all had a laugh putting together her collage on the other app last evening. Mostly they were laughing at me not knowing how to work the app – ha ha ha! – but it starts the conversation about what clothes do you love and why and why do some people buy a ‘cheaper’ clothing item and then throw it away to buy a new one for the next birthday party, etc.