Published: April 26, 2016 By

Steven FrostCMCI and Ìý±õ²Ô²õ³Ù°ù³Ü³¦³Ù´Ç°ù Steven Frost is proud to bring the to ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥.ÌýIn a partnership with the , Frost will host ongoingÌýmonthly sessions of the .Ìý

Participants in the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ÌýSewingÌýRebellionÌýare invited to emancipate themselves from the global garment industry by learning how to alter, mend and make their own garments andÌýaccessories.ÌýFounded by Frau Fiber in 2006,ÌýtheÌýSewingÌýRebellion sharesÌýknowledge of the garment industry,ÌýpatternÌýmaking andÌýsewing to encourageÌýthe reuse, renovation and recycling of existing garments and textiles in the creation of unique items tailored to individual tastes and body shapes.Ìý

Participants are asked to bring pants to mend, garments to alter,ÌýsewingÌýproblems which need solutions and old pieces of cloth to combat the use of plastic bags—by producing an EastÌýGerman shopping bag. Other knockoff patterns are also on hand. This month, in commemoration ofÌýInternational Worker's Day, participants will be making their own nail aprons.

TheÌýSewingÌýRebellionÌýbegan at Mess Hall, in Chicago. It was hosted at Mess Hall for one year, before becoming itinerant in May 2007.ÌýTheÌýSewingÌýRebellionÌýhas since been held atÌýFancy Tiger in Denver; Recycle for the Arts inÌýNew Orleans, Louisiana; The Smockshop inÌýLos Angeles, CA, and the John Michael Kohler Art Center inSheboygan WI. OngoingÌýSewingÌýRebellionsÌýareÌýcurrently being held in Long Beach, California,ÌýAsheville, North Carolina, and Seattle, Washington.

More information and registration for events can be found on theÌý.