Shorter, Longer, or Tighter — With fashion designer Dorothea Knorr A•do•re Textiles

This workshop will provide you with practical knowledge on how to alter your clothes yourself in the future. Whether it's optimizing the fit or shortening pants, you will be guided from pinning to sewing, step by step, to perfect your garment.

Did you fall in love with a second-hand piece that's not your size, or do you want to turn your jeans into shorts? Altering clothes gives textiles new life, and here you will learn how: The workshop starts with an introduction to BERNINA sewing machines and provides an extensive overview of the basics of alteration tailoring, such as proper pinning and processing steps.

In the second part, we will discuss your alteration wishes, and I will guide you with tips and tricks to adjust your clothing. You can take home all the information in a handout to apply and expand your knowledge further.

No prior sewing machine experience is required. Please bring your garment, along with suitable materials and haberdashery.

Dorothea Knorr is a trained women's tailor and studied textile technology and fashion design. She is the founder of the upcycling label A•DO•RE and lives and works in Zurich.

Bring along: Please bring 1-2 garments of your choice that you want to alter.
Sewing machine skills are advantageous but not essential.

18—21:30
95 / 125 / 155 CHF
Max. 6 people

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BIKINI WORKSHOP – THE CROCHET / KNITTING PROJECT FOR THE POOL — With textile designer Valerie Ehrenbold

In this workshop, you can design and create your own bikini. You will develop your project step by step with guidance.

Together, we will choose the material and pattern, and you will decide whether to crochet or knit your bikini set, complement it with fabric scraps, or mix techniques. You will receive an introduction to the essential techniques and tips to successfully complete your project. You will learn tricks on how to take your measurements correctly and make individual adjustments.

Depending on your pace, you will progress to different stages – but don't worry. By the end of the workshop, you will have an almost finished piece in your hands and will have all the necessary skills and tools to complete it independently. After the course, you will not only be able to finish your bikini project, but you will also feel confident tackling new crochet and knitting projects and applying what you've learned.

Valerie Ehrenbold is a textile designer and costume designer with a special focus on sustainable design. In her work, she delves deeply into the effects of color, the texture of textiles, and the creative use of different materials. A central aspect of her artistic practice is the conscious use of scrap and second-hand materials, as well as bringing traditional craft techniques into a modern, sustainable form.

Bring along: If available, bring a bikini or underwear that fits well.
Basic crochet knowledge required.

14—17:00
90 / 120 / 150 CHF
Max. 10 people

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SPRAY IT UP! With textile designer Franziska Born

Do you have a stained garment or a boring pillowcase that you want to spice up? With the spray printing and stenciling technique, you can easily work on existing textiles.

As an introduction, the instructor will present her project “Zanolli Revived”: a reenactment of the design practices of the "Atelier Zanolli." The Zanolli family, between 1926 and 1939, created a variety of fabric creations on silk with spray guns and stencils in their in-house craft workshop in Zurich.

In the workshop, you will apply this agile technique as an upcycling method. The spray gun can be freely controlled, and it can flexibly react to existing substrates. The transparent colors adhere to light, even pre-patterned surfaces, from cotton, linen, polyester to leather. The cardboard stencils serve as a starting point—how they are placed and sprayed is your decision and makes the result unique. You will first practice handling various spray guns and discover what can be done with or without stencils. To top it off, you will give your brought object a new look.

Franziska Born studied textile design at the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst in Zurich and works as a designer in various contexts. She designs costume images for the stage, textile products for people and spaces, non-textile designs, and color concepts for architecture, and she even works on leather sofas with a spray gun. Since 2005, she has been a lecturer and mentor at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Design Film Art and has shaped the textile design program there.

Bring along: Work clothes and a textile object you want to work on (a garment, pillowcase, tablecloth, napkin, fabric bag, cotton, linen, polyester, polyamide fabric, leather is also possible).
No prior knowledge required.

18—22:00
145 / 175/ 205 CHF
Max. 8 people

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