Sewing Machine Skills for Clothing Alterations for Trans/Non-binary folks

The venue

T he Edinburgh Remakery

13A Newkirkgate

Edinburgh

EH6 6AD

The venue is located at the Kirkgate shopping centre, 2 mins walk (0.1mile) away form the Foot of the Walk tram stop and 4 (0.2 mile) mins walk from the bus stop (buses 7, 12, 14, 16, 21, 35).

It is wheelchair accessible, including accessible toilets (gender neutral on the day). A member of staff will meet you on arrival - booking essential!

Who is it for?

Anyone aged 16 or older living in Edibnburgh, who identifies as trans, non-binary or gender questioning.

A ll our events are delivered under our safer spaces agreement, which can be found here. By registering you are confirming that you have read, understood and will uphold the agreement.

The workshop

This event is run by The Edinburgh Remakery in partnership with LGBT Health and Wellbeing's Lothian Trans Support Programme.

Attendees are asked to bring a few items of clothing to work on. There will be an opportunity to:

• learn how to sew and operate a sewing machine
• learn to adapt clothing

Changing facilities for those who want to try on clothes they are altering will be available in our toilets.

The Facilitator

The workshop will be led by freelance tutor Juan Lebron (He/Him), who started his sewing adventure as a self-taught and after many (many) hours of trial and error, he found a new way to develop his crafty side and future career: being a costume-maker / tailor.

Now College-graduated (HND Costume for Stage and Screen), he has had the opportunity to add more skills by being part of relevant theatres, short films, and Operas. As a costume and cosplay maker, he expanded his knowledge regarding the use of unusual materials and techniques beyond the traditional tailoring, this experience will provide wider support for your projects.

He is really keen to share his knowledge through his workshops and 1:1 sessions, from patternmaking to tailoring, leather crafting, or even some millinery.

You can find some of Juan's works on Facebook and on Instagram.