Clothing Repair Workshops

The OU in Scotland Social Club organised two highly enjoyable clothing repair workshops for staff with funding from The OU's Go Green Team. Twelve staff attended the workshops in the first two weeks of June run by Jen Skedd of Artisan Stitch www.artisanstitch.co.uk. We learnt how to repair seams, a revelatory new way to hem, top tips for sewing on buttons, some darning and making a hole in your jeans into a piece of art!

Today, the average person has 5 times as many clothes as they did just 50 years ago. Last year, 100 billion garments were produced worldwide, 30% of which weren’t even sold. The equivalent of one bin lorry full of clothing is dumped in landfill or burned every single second! Repairing our clothes instead of buying new is a fantastic way to promote sustainability and reduce our carbon footprint.

A special thanks to Natalie Lewis, Page Munro, Jodi Houghton and Tracey Ho for making this happen!