2.20
2pm
$10 and a bag of your unwanted clothes
SWAP-O-RAMA-RAMA
It's time to clean out your closet and get
rid of those unloved items-- to get ready
for the winter Swap-O-Rama-Rama! At Swap-O-Rama-Rama,
you will trade your unloved items in for over
4,000 lbs of clothing for you to dig through.
Once
you've picked your new favorite duds you are
invited to take back creativity from industry...
bring your new clothes over to the DIY stations,
where you can learn to create new from old.
Here you can work with skilled designers (Wheylan
Dean Ford, Rieneke Redman Akkerhuis, Kpoene
Kofi Bruce and Claire Shaw) and modify your
finds into something special or do on-site
tailoring. You can also download images off
the web and iron them on at Nat's iron station
or silk-screen your new clothes at the silk-screen
station with friends from Antimart to show
you how. Explore a mass of bows, buttons,
decals, trim patches and other notions at
the decoration stations where Lina and Blanka
will show you how to embroider, knit and have
an all around great time doing hand sewn mods.
All of your creativity materials are provided.
Dive in and have fun!
You'll
also find artist taught workshops (a new one
each 1/2 hr) where you can learn a unique
clothing modification or recycling skill.
The winter swap features: Jessica Delfino's
Transformation of Household Objects into Wearables;
Alison Lewis's Fashion Hack where you can
create a Twinkle Tote bag which lights up
when your cell phone rings, Megan Nicolay's
Tee Party with 108 ways to transform a T-shirt;
Mikey Sklar's RFID tag pocket replacement
or Daniel Tainow's how to on composting organic
textiles.
Swap-O-Rama-Rama
also features a DIY fashion show. This winter
swap highlights Kate Goldwater's AuH2O Designs
created using recycled clothing from the autumn
swap. You are also welcome to join in the
Do It At the Swap fashion show where your
invited to show off the items you modified
at the swap and win prizes.
When
you need a break from the action sit back
and watch a film about artist Jess Dobkin's
michevious Restored project or catch Jessica
Delfino's stand up comedy.
What
to bring: Clothes in season: jackets, wallets,
hats, pants,shirts, skirts, shoes, gloves,
belts, accessories, jewelry, sunglasses, bags,
costumes, lingere, pjs etc. Only clothes please!
All
left over clothing is donated to St. Martin
DePorres Shelter in Brooklyn, NY.
More Info: http://www.swaporamarama.org
2.20
10pm
FREE