New workshop dates for 2012 now on the website →

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Latest dressmaking course!

Dress yourself
Improve on those rusty sewing skills, over 6 weeks learn how to alter and repair your favourite items and soon to be favourites. Learn how to change a tired old garment into something completely new and fabulous and how to knock up a new dress ready for your big night out. This course will give you the skills and techniques for making easy dressmaking a part of your life, and give you scope for creating your own interesting garments.
6 week dressmaking course
Price £100
Every Tues starting on the 11th Oct 6pm-8pm
Booking is essential
Zion arts centre, Stretford Rd, Hulme
0161 2256 1912
boxoffice@zionarts.com

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I will be running my second dressmaking course at the Zion arts centre starting on the 14th June. Heres a sneaky peak at one of the dresses i’ve been constructing from a vintage pattern i found amongst others in a Chorlton charity shop. Win! It’s still a work in progress but should look lovely once finished.

Here are some details for the dressmaking course. 

6-8pm
Tuesdays 14th June - 19th July
£120 or £100 if you bring your own sewing machine
Ages 16+
Payment due by 1st June 2011

Improve your dress making skills, learn how to fir zips, insert darts and many other techniques.

Focus on pattern cutting and fitting to your shape. Basic sewing skills required.

To enroll contact our box office on: 0161 232 6089

One size girls sleeveless sweatshirt. Design made from vintage fabric from Battle. £50 inc postage

Mens fit Small t-shirt, made from polka dot fabric found at a carboot sale in Clitheroe, striped and check fabric given by someone who was clearing out their possessions to go and travel the world. £30 inc postage

Medium sweatshirt, made from a range of 80’s fabric, mainly metalic and striped jersey. Mostly from old garments such as an 80’s glittery skirt, 80’s silver ball gown and a metalic gold dress. £50 inc postage

The RAG bag is here! Made from a variety of vintage and found fabrics no bag is the same. Large versatile bags fully lined with a drawstring top they can be colour coordinated to suit your taste. £35 inc postage. Email rag.hand.me.down.clothing@gmail.com for details.  

More great pictures of T-shirts made by participants at the last four workshops held at Islington mill studios in Salford. Participants used a combination of applique and screen printing, new dates are as follows 

Saturday 29th January

Saturday 19th February

Saturday 5th & Saturday 19th March

Saturday 2nd & Saturday 16th April

More great pictures from the last 4 ‘make your own t-shirt’ workshops held at Islington Mill throughout December with RAG and One69a. New dates for January will be coming soon! 

Make Your Own Tshirt Workshop @ Ilsington Mill 13th Nov

Last weekend RAG and one69a ran another Make Your Own Tshirt workshop at Islington Mill

There was a busy hive of creativity happening all afternoon and everyone made super tee’s!

We ended the day with a brew (some of us a pint!) and a delicious butty made by Kim – perfect!

This workshop SOLD OUT! so make sure you book your place on our forthcoming sessions in advance to avoid disappointment

http://one69a.com/shop/screen-printing-applique-workshop/

We look forward to seeing you soon!

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one69A and RAG are collaborating to give you the opportunity to design, print and create your own tshirt.

Using appliqué paper and various types of fabric, participants will have the opportunity to create shapes from drawings/images that can be ironed and then stitched to t-shirts, this can be incorporated with screen printing either over the design or onto the fabric before applying. Using silk screens and hand cut stencils you can draw and print your own designs and combine this with the simple appliqué technique to create your very own bespoke tshirt.

These workshops will be held in the newly refurbished club and gallery space at Islington Mill. 


One69a design, make and print a variety of products at their studio in Islington Mill, Salford. All of our products are printed by hand using silk screens. We also facilitate a range of creative projects and workshops in Manchester and beyond.

RAG hand-me-down clothing is a Manchester based clothing label that uses vintage, recycled and handed down fabric to create unique garments.


The bar will be open with a delicious selection of food and refreshments for you to enjoy before and after the workshop. You can also save on the pennies by pre ordering food when you book you place on the workshop!

The gallery will also be open for you to peruse the latest exhibition. If you wish to stay into the evening, there will also be the opportunity to catch live music and various club nights.

Workshop dates….PLACES ARE LIMITED - BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL!

Friday 22nd October 1-4pm
Saturday 13th November 1-4pm
Saturday 27th November 1-4pm
Saturday 4th December 1-4pm 
Saturday 11th December 1-4pm

£10 per person OR ** BOOK 2 PLACES for £15 **

Optional - Pay an extra £5 per person to include a delicious soup & sandwich 

To book your place on any of these workshops, please email sally@one69a.com or book online at:

http://manchesterscreenprinters.com/category/public-workshops/

Islington Mill
James Street 
Salford
M3 5HW

RAG Hand-me-down-clothing is a fashion label based in Manchester. The emphasis is on creating beautiful garments in a ethical fashion. Each garment is partly or fully constructed from found/recycled/vintage/handed down fabric or garments and will come with full details about it’s previous life. 

Everything is made in an old textile mill in Salford and sold online or through select stockists. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to purchase one of the garments.

email- rag.hand.me.down.clothing@gmail.com