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Swap Shop Suffolk C.I.C.

Swap Shop Suffolk promotes sustainability by facilitating the exchange of items, offering upcycling workshops, and reducing landfill waste. Their mission is to empower the community to repair, reuse, and create, fostering a circular economy.

Create your own custom top from preloved materials!&nbsp;This 2-hour machine sewing workshop from SEEN Studios will show you how to upcycle preloved men&rsquo;s shirts into something new. Use fabrics from the Swap Shop, or bring your own shirt to upcycle (large men&#39;s sizes work best!) and learn to create your own custom tank top with SEEN Studio. Multiple design options - make it your own! Suitable for ages 14+. FREE TO ATTEND - Suggested donation &pound;5. This workshop is comepletely free to enjoy, but your donation will help Swap Shop Suffolk C.I.C. keep useful items in circulation and out of landfill 🌍. Book your spot to learn simple skills, share ideas, and leave with your very own handmade creation.

Upcycling Workshop - SEEN Studio Shirts

Turn old textiles into characterful folk birds 🐦 Join local artist Moira Dealey to transform scrap fabric into hand‑stitched birds, using simple techniques you can repeat at home. Led by Swap Shop Suffolk C.I.C., this session supports our mission to keep clothes in circulation and cut textile waste. You&rsquo;ll leave with your own fabric bird, basic sewing skills, and fresh ideas for reusing worn-out garments. ♻️ Suitable for ages 14+. Suggested donation &pound;5. This workshop is comepletely free to enjoy, but your donation will help Swap Shop Suffolk C.I.C. keep useful items in circulation and out of landfill 🌍. Book your spot to learn simple skills, share ideas, and leave with ayour very own handmade creation.

Upcycling Workshop - Folk Birds

Make it yours -&nbsp;together we&#39;ll&nbsp;learn basic sewing skills and upcycling tehcniques to turn old clothes into something you&#39;ll love. Whether you have a garment that needs adjusting, an old t-shirt thats seen better days, or want to learn some basic repair skills - we&#39;re here for you! In this 2-hour session you&#39;ll learn how to patch rips, hem trousers, sew buttons and be given hands-on tuition with a variety of hand sewing and macine sewing skills. Suitable for ages 14+. Suggested donation &pound;5. This workshop is comepletely free to enjoy, but your donation will help Swap Shop Suffolk C.I.C. keep useful items in circulation and out of landfill 🌍. Book your spot to learn simple skills, share ideas, and leave with ayour very own handmade creation.

Swap Shop Workshop - Alterations

Turn scraps into something you&rsquo;ll love. In this hands-on upcycling workshop, you&rsquo;ll cut up old t-shirts to create yarn and turn it into something brand new! From wearable art, to quirky homeware - the possiblities are endless. Suitable for ages 14+. Suggested donation &pound;5. This workshop is comepletely free to enjoy, but your donation will help Swap Shop Suffolk C.I.C. keep useful items in circulation and out of landfill 🌍. Book your spot to learn simple skills, share ideas, and leave with ayour very own handmade creation.

Upcycling Workshop - T-Shirt Yarn

Turn scraps into something you&rsquo;ll love. In this hands-on upcycling workshop, you&rsquo;ll work with Sallie of From Grandma&#39;s Stash to create a unique fabirc wreath from donated and leftover materials 🧵. Learn basic sewing skills and give old fabrics a new life! Suitable for ages 14+. Suggested donation &pound;5. This workshop is comepletely free to enjoy, but your donation will help Swap Shop Suffolk C.I.C. keep useful items in circulation and out of landfill 🌍. Book your spot to learn simple skills, share ideas, and leave with ayour very own handmade creation.

Upcycling Workshop - Fabric Wreath

Turn scraps into something you&rsquo;ll love. In this hands-on upcycling workshop, you&rsquo;ll work with Louise from Made In Hemsby to create a unique bag charm from donated and leftover materials 🧵. Choose from 3 designs - no experience needed. Suggested donation &pound;5. This workshop is comepletely free to enjoy, but your donation will help Swap Shop Suffolk C.I.C. keep useful items in circulation and out of landfill 🌍. Book your spot to learn simple skills, share ideas, and leave with ayour very own handmade accessory.

Upcycling Workshop - Bag Charms

Your donation helps keep useful items in circulation, supports our upcycling workshops, and reduces what ends up in landfill 🌍. Every pound goes back into materials, tools, and community sessions at the East Point Pavilion, so more people can learn to repair, reuse, and create 🧵.

Your donation helps keep useful items in circulation, supports our upcycling workshops, and reduces what ends up in landfill 🌍.Every pound goes back into materials, tools, and community sessions at the East Point Pavilion, so more people can learn to repair, reuse, and create 🧵.

Swap Shop @ East Point Pavilion

Get into the Halloween spirit with this 2-hour beginner friendly workshop. 🎃 Led by Swap Shop Suffolk C.I.C., this session supports our mission to keep textiles in circulation and cut waste. You&rsquo;ll leave with your own stuffed fabric pumpkin (or two!), and some fresh ideas for reusing worn-out garments. ♻️ Suitable for ages 10+. (Under 14&#39;s must be accompanied by an adult) Suggested donation &pound;3. This workshop is comepletely free to enjoy, but your donation will help Swap Shop Suffolk C.I.C. keep useful items in circulation and out of landfill 🌍. Book your spot to learn simple skills, share ideas, and leave with ayour very own handmade creation.

Upcycling Workshop - Fabric Pumpkins

Turn old textiles into something you&rsquo;ll actually use. In this hands-on workshop from Sallie (From Grandma&#39;s Stash), we&rsquo;ll guide you to upcycle donated fabrics into unique notebook covers, using simple techniques you can repeat at home. 🧵 Keep it for yourself or gift to a friend.&nbsp;The perfect handmade Christmas gift, that is practical and pretty! Suitable for ages 18+. Beginner friendly. Tis workshop is completely free to enjoy, but your voluntary donation will help Swap Shop Suffolk C.I.C. keep useful items in circulation and out of landfill 🌍. Book your spot to learn simple skills, share ideas, and leave with your very own handmade creation.

Upcycling Workshop - Notebook Covers

Join us for a relaxed Christmas workshop where we&rsquo;ll make gift tags and cards using rescued and recycled fabrics 🎄. Local artist, Moira Dealey, will guide you through simple fabric collage techniques to make your own custom cards or tags this Christmas! This beginner-friendly workshop includes all of the resources you need, but feel free to bring anything to get creative with ✂️. Suitable for ages 16+. Suggested donation &pound;3. This workshop is completely free to enjoy, but your donation will help Swap Shop Suffolk C.I.C. keep useful items in circulation and out of landfill 🌍. Book your spot to learn simple skills, share ideas, and leave with ayour very own handmade creation.

Christmas Workshop - Cards & Tags

Stitch some Christmas magic while keeping textiles out of landfill. 🎄&nbsp; Learn the craft of English paper piecing, a quilting technique traced back to the 1700&#39;s! Join us to create unique fabric baubles using reclaimed and donated materials, guided step by step by Louise from Made In Hemsby. Every bauble you make helps share our mission of slowing fast fashion, reusing fabric, and building a community that swaps, repairs, and reimagines clothing instead of throwing it away. ✂️ Suitable for ages 16+. Suggested donation &pound;3. This workshop is comepletely free to enjoy, but your donation will help Swap Shop Suffolk C.I.C. keep useful items in circulation and out of landfill 🌍. Book your spot to learn simple skills, share ideas, and leave with ayour very own handmade creation.

Swap Shop Suffolk C.I.C.

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Upcycling Workshop - Fabric Pumpkins

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Upcycling Workshop - Notebook Covers

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Christmas Workshop - Cards & Tags

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Christmas Workshop - Fabric Baubles

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More ways to support us

Swap Shop @ East Point Pavilion

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