Sussex Blazing Saddles, in partnership with Community Supporters, is running a series of FREE talks and sewing workshops to Re-Imagine, Re-Frame, and Re-make women’s clothing for cycling in Bexhill.
About the event:
Come and transform preloved clothes – repair or make them fit; transform them completely by adding splashes of colour or different fabrics; or merge two or more completely different items in a chaotic experiment. We’re remaking old leggings into flashy shorts and creating a dressing-up box of suffrage sashes, bloomers upcycled from leggings and men’s shirts (for a touring, Sussex Blazing Saddles exhibition starting at Bexhill Museum from 1- 16 June).
We'll be running morning and afternoon sewings sessions on both dates, which are open to everyone. You can sign up for a session, drop in & out, or stay for the whole day:
Saturday 1 June - 10.30am-12.30pm &/or 1pm-3pm
Monday 10 June - Saturday 1 June - 10.30am-12.30pm &/or 1pm-3pm
More info on the exhibition:
The Sussex Blazing Saddles exhibition will tour to our four partner areas of Bexhill, Newhaven, Brighton & Hove, Bexhill and Worthing:
1-14 June around Bexhill Museum; with a fuller exhibition 15 & 16 June in the Education Room
18 - 30 June – Worthing Museum
1-15 September – Newhaven Library
16 - 30 September – Jubilee Library, Brighton
The exhibition will feature stories of pioneering female cyclists around Sussex; epic rides, racing and colourful events; how cycling transformed women’s clothing, rational dress cycle clothing patterns and a dressing up box to try on upcycled versions. There’ll also be talks, workshops and books to enjoy, & it will be configured differently in each location. Come find out more!
About Commununity Supporters:
Community Supporters is a charity serving the Rother community in East Sussex. Their mission is to create sustainable solutions for improving physical and mental health, increasing accessibility, offering skills training/qualification signposting, as well as fostering greater community cohesion. They achieve this through engaging nature-positive initiatives such as activities outdoors, offering food services, highlighting green sector employment/training, looking at heritage skills, and working with stakeholders or partnerships to preserve natural environments. There work seeks to improve lives while also making positive contributions to the ecology of our area.
About Sussex Blazing Saddles:
Sussex Blazing Saddles (SBS) is a National Lottery Heritage Funded project exploring the impact of the bicycle on women and society since the 19th century. The role of cycling in the tranformation of women's clothing and in the suffrage movement as a result.
Working with volunteers and partners across Sussex we're delving into local stories, creating story maps and cycle routes, running sewing workshops and free, outdoor performances in Worthing, Brighton & Hove, Newhaven and Bexhill.
More information at www.sussexblazingsaddles.co.uk
