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moodboard april 2020

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Eco Bride

We have a small collection of handmade fair trade and organic bridal wear. All items can be used later in a different styling. If you are able

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Lessons

We teach all kind of textile arts and crafts techniques. On Wednesday and Thursday we have ongoing classes that you can visit by appointment. Just

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Studio

Our brick studio is in the small village in the middle of the Netherlands near the Windmills, Hardinxveld-Giessendam. You are welcome to visit us by

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Upcoming Events

A challenge for students & lovers of sustainable & conscious fashion: Make a liberation skirt or outfit.
This year our studio is working on an Eco Textile Academy for fashion students and lovers alike. The online Academy will be a place where you can find a lot of small online courses on fashion skills and sustainability subjects. Think of pattern drawing, sewing skills, making a mood board, working on you own collection and most of all, focusing on doing all of this in a circular and sustainable way. The liberation skirt challenge combines all of the above.
Datum:
May 3rd 2020
Prijs p.p.:
free
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Workshops en lessen 2020
De studio is alleen op afspraak te bezoeken. We werken op dit moment aan de Eco Textile Academy een online mode academie waar je modules kunt volgen om je kennis van duurzame mode en kleding te vergroten. Er zullen afhankelijk van de vraag verschillende online lessen komen. Patroontekenen, stoffenkennis, circulair ontwerpen, draperen, haute couture naai technieken, en stofbewerkingen zoals bijvoorbeeld smokken en plantaardig verven.
Prijs p.p.:
divers (zie onder)
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Wekelijkse woensdagavond lessen
Iedere week op woensdagavond geeft Marijke les in de studio. Je kunt per keer op les komen. Neem altijd even contact op. Lessen voor haken, breien, naaien, verven, spinnen, borduren, weven op maat.
Datum:
Iedere week op woensdagavond
Prijs p.p.:
€17,50 of 5 puntenkaart voor €75,=
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Do you feel it too? Time to say out loud how you see the future of the world! Let all the dreamers, creators, writers, artists now open our mouth, show in all creative voices and languages we have that the time is now! All the introverts that have grown stronger in the pauze and know even more what this world needs.... find ways to act, speak up, sing, protest or do like me and express yourself daily with #storytellingclothes @earthlogic_plan @xr.boycottfashion @xrnlfashionaction @slowfashionseason #reusereducerecycle #thetimeisnow #nofashionbutpassion #slowfashion #slowstitching #wordsmatter #marijkebongers
Having fun with #recycling #mensshirts These are given to me by @kledingbankhardinxveld . They had yellow spots and were not even good enough to give away. But actually the mens shirt with long sleeves is a very high quality of cotton. I cleaned them (boil with washing soda what is a pre treatment for #plantdye #cellulosefiber anyway) cut up the shirt with polyester in it. That might work to keep pleats in. So I locked and pleated the strips. After that I had to heat the pleated parts and decided to throw in some leftover #willowbark curious if it would give some colour. When it did I decided to put in the other shirt as well. This happens to me often. My plan is adjusted all the time. This mensshirt is part of a project in September for @xrnlfashionaction I am going to make shirt hacks to inspire people to #reuse and #recycle much more. If you have shirts donate them to me. The still fine to wear will go to the #stichtingkledingbankhardinxveld and the rest I will use to show options and will be used for a free workshop on a #fashionevent in Amsterdam. #extintionrebellion #marijkebongers #reusereducerecycle #buylesschoosewellmakeitlast #handmadewithlove #nofastfashion #earthlogic #myearthlogic #earthlogicplan
Voor @stofenas
I show how I ad XR 2020 to my Diary dress in embroidery. This evening guerilla repair popups life on instagram! In Amsterdam, London and whynot? In Hardinxveld-Giessendam! Or in your own backyard! Come and repair some clothes at 1,5 /2 meter distance. Bring your own repairs, a drink and I will provide a well cleaned chair for you. Let’s make our silent shopping street a new place for meetups from a proper distance. Can you imagine the smiles on peoples faces? Working on a better world in tiny steps, but with a lot of joy! @earthlogic_plan @slowfashionseason @xrnlfashionaction @
A look into my #winterwandering book. I made it in winter and life has changed but the inspiration is still good.
This morning I was going over more things to #mend and found this piece of a #handmade sample of #recycled #belgiumlinen 🤍just long strips sewn together🤍I think I have found a dress for my no- #worrydoll And a thing crossed my mind.🤍often people have a set image of how recycled clothes will look like. And that might be a bit messy or bright or very colourfull🤍I want you to show that you can #recycle in any style you like! 🤍The idea of #eartlogic can still fill the need to express yourself in your own way! Or maybe even make you more aware of the style you really feel happy about. Doing a lot of stitching makes you think about what is worth #mending and what is not (for you) @earthlogic_plan #recycledfashion #slowfashion #slowliving #zenmoment @xrnlfashionaction ....ow, I think I will make this dress in my own size too! And because the linen is a bit fragile I might ad a layer of recycled cotton mousseline as a base layer. And what about embroider a poem on the strips about #storytellingclothes #dreamscapes #wereinthistogether #staywiththetrouble
Thank you @earthlogic_plan for the great workshop / masterclass. For everyone reading this, I invite you to read the free download of the Earth logic fashion research plan on their website. And I also invite you to think about what these last few months taught you. If you want to save anything in this world, what would be most important to you! What is most important for most people? Jobs in fashion or jobs in food and healthcare? If we have 1 decade to save our earth, so only 10 years what matters most to you? What if we start with what is already there and use it, learn to take care of it, learn to make it ever so personal and beautiful. Have mending parties as soon as we can do that again. Be proud of your ability to be creative with what is around. Learn old skills and have fun with it. Ignore the fashionindustry. Did they make you really happier the last few months or years? #earthlogic #myearthlogic #staywiththetrouble #slowstitching #visiblemending #healingstitches #marijkebongers #xrnlfashionaction #extinctionrebellion #fashionactivism #craftivism
My #worrydoll is waiting silently and with patience on more to come. She is an easygoing little creature. You can make me a dress, or not she says. Whatever you like, and take your time. She puts a faint of a smile on my face. Remembering making dresses for my dolls when I was very young. Just using that felted sock and some wire that was still lying there from my exhausting journey in #facemask #mysteryland was a good idea. #marijkebongers #slowstitching #healingstitches
My #worrydoll is coming to life. Highly inspired by @thepalerook and more artists I love. I was not really a doll person the last few years. Although I love to see them, I didn’t feel the need to own one. And now, out of the blue, or out of my blues she is growing under my hands. She talks to me. Why are people buying plastic dolls for children? What do you really need right now? Don’t worry about your sadness dear. I will gently take it away from you. Stitch by stitch it will be transformed....And I think back to a year ago after my mother died and how strange I felt. Like stumbling in a foggy world. But also kind of being ok with it. No clear direction. Taking the slow road. Starting to feel empty and silent. Still having a headache and a soar throat. But kind of ok with all there is. #gratitude #slowliving #slowtextiles #healingstitches #plantdyed #marijkebongers
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