Less is More: Clothing Repair Café & Floor Cushion Workshop

Published on 09 June 2023

Cessnock City Council is pleased to announce it’s teaming up with UpCycle Newcastle to host a Clothing Repair Café and Floor Cushion workshop in the July School Holidays for residents looking to reuse or recycle, rather than sending items to landfill.

The workshop is part of Council’s Less is More campaign, which seeks to change our relationship with products and encourage us all to reuse, repair, rent, borrow and share to promote environmental sustainability options, as well as make financial savings.

The session will be facilitated by UpCycle Newcastle and will consist of demonstrations, discussions, and hands-on activities in which participants will be able to fill a pre-made floor cushion with 5kg of provided textiles, as well as a workshop in making t-shirt tug toys. There will also be a skilled seamstress available to make repairs and minor alterations to attendees clothing.

Cessnock City Mayor Jay Suvaal said it was fantastic to see events such as these happening in our local area.

"Being able to take well-loved items of clothing or fabric and turn them into something new is a great skill," Clr Suvaal said.

"The Less is More program is designed to equip local residents with the tools they need to think more ecologically which not only benefits our LGA, but helps save money. I encourage anyone who is interested to come along and join in."

The workshop will take place on Saturday 8 July from 10:30am – 1pm at Kearsley Community Hall.

To book your place at this upcoming workshop, visit our event page here.