Upcycle & Mend Clothing Workshop

Learn mending basics & creative upcycling!

Get creative with your closet at ReStore San Jose's Upcycle & Mend Clothing Workshop on Saturday, December 5th!

This two-hour workshop will teach basic clothing repair as well as how to creatively transform old clothes into your new favorites. Learn how to extend sleeves, add decorative elements, alter garments, and combine reclaimed materials to give an old piece new life! You’ll get hands-on practice in a small group setting and plenty of opportunities for Q&A with our instructor, fashion designer and seamstress, Betsy Afor.

This workshop will teach both machine sewing and hand-sewing techniques. Reserve a spot to use one of ReStore's provided sewing machines, or feel free to bring your own! If you bring your own sewing machine, please know the basics of using and threading your machine as our instructor may not be familiar with your model.

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, December 5^th

10:30 a.m.  at ReStore San Jose, 1608 Las Plumas Ave, San Jose, CA 95133 

Brand-new to sewing or working on a specific project? Arrive early for extra studio time with Betsy starting at 10:00 a.m.!

WORKSHOP FULL! Join the waitlist below:

Fill out the form below to be notified if any spots open up and get exclusive early access to our next workshop at ReStore San Jose!

Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers help with setting up the workshop and assisting with sewing instruction and sewing machine troubleshooting, if able. Sewing experience preferred but not required! Click here to sign up!

City of San José Zero Waste Innovations Grant

This workshop is funded in full by the City of San José Environmental Services Department’s Zero Waste Innovations Grant. The ZWIG Program supports creative, community-driven solutions that reduce waste while promoting sustainability and a circular economy. Textiles are one of the fastest-growing waste streams in California with over 1.2 million tons dumped annually. 

Thanks to the ZWIG program, Habitat for Humanity ReStore is able to expand our existing reuse and recycling efforts to bring community-centered textile reuse solutions to the City of San José. Click here to learn more!