Kids Scrap Studio with Tamara and Claire

A hands on workshop where kids can dive into piles of fabric scraps, buttons, ribbons and more to dream up their own dress-up masterpieces.

Stay on afterwards to join the ‘super-hero transformation fashion show'!!

Join Tamara and Claire in this workshop where you and your kids can be creative and imaginative, as part of Everyone Needs Pocket's Fashion Reclaimed Make and Mend Day.

• Aimed at people aged 4 years + with a responsible adult
• 2 kids per adult please. If this is an issue for you, please contact us!
• Please complete the booking for you as the adult and then add the ages of any children you are bringing.
• The Town Hall is fully accessible (lift to first floor) with accessible toilets.

Tamara and Claire are clothing makers and designers, and they are both part of the coordinating team of the textile network Everyone Needs Pockets.

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Join us for a day of reclaiming our clothes and fabrics in Frome through repair, reuse, remaking and refashioning as part of Sustainable Fashion Week hosted by Everyone Needs Pockets. We are the Frome Hub for .

An event for all ages with drop in activities and bookable workshops.

This is a family friendly event, and we welcome participating children accompanied by a responsible adult / parent. Frome Town Hall is fully accessible (via a lift) for wheeled users.

Please book your free tickets to come either in the morning or the afternoon.

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Drop in / access any of these free activities running through the day:

Rope making with Sanne Visser Studio

Make a beautiful rope using scrap fabric on an amazing portable rope maker 2.0 with artist and designer Sanne Visser.

Community weaving on the giant loom

The joy of weaving with your hands. Get stuck in to ripping up scraps of fabric from the waste mountain, and add your bit to the collective work and watch the loom come to life.

Clothes repair and upcycling help desk

Clothes repair is as much about planning and inspiration as it is the practical work. Have a chat, get other menders' thoughts and advice. Join a bookable workshop (see below) if you want a practical session too.

Oh darn it! - Have a go at darning a sock

Dig in to the basket of socks and have a go at darning with a step by step guide. Kids can have a go too, but must be supervised by a responsible adult (due to needles).

A haberdashery, fabric and (textile related) book sale - donations go to support the work we do at Everyone Needs Pockets and at our future events. We'll be accepting both cash and card on the day!

A tea / coffee / cake space (donations welcome) for socialising

Inspiring displays and information about reclaiming fashion, and what we can do in Frome.

is currently supported by . Future Shed is part of , a partnership programme of Edventure Frome, Frome Medical Practice and Frome Town Council taking action on health and climate, funded by the National Lottery’s Climate Action Fund.

Also check out other Kids events & activities in Frome, Workshops in Frome, Arts events in Frome.