19 Jan London Repair Week 20 – 26 March at the FC Designer Collective

We are delighted to confirm that we’re opening the FC Designer Collective shop throughout London Repair Week 20th -26th March to offer bespoke recycling, upcycling and repair classes for the local residents of Islington.

London Repair Week launched in 2020 and each year it has grown and become an overwhelming success. Over the course of previous Repair Weeks, organisations ran numerous hands-on repair sessions, online tutorials and discussions with those at the forefront of the repair movement. The aim? To give Londoner’s practical skills and encourage greater use of existing repair services.

The FC Designer Workspace already runs monthly Repair and Upcycle workshops for local residents and actively encourages upcycling and the use of existing textiles throughout their courses and tuition. The accompanying FC Designer Collective on Fonthill Road serves as the public-facing shop for the Workspace and along with local designers stock it is equipped with industrial machines and a highly experienced stitching technician. Here, locals are also encouraged to ‘have a go on the machines’ as well as utilise the excellent repair and alteration service. The FC Designer Collective team are excited to further spread the word and encourage clothing repair and recycling.

A big thank-you to Islington Council for making these classes a reality – a recent study by WRAP found that if we repair / upcycle an item of clothing, we’ll typically wear and keep it for a further 1.3 years, every little bit helps!

More details on these repair classes will be posted in due course.