Bespoke collar workshop

If you’re interested in customising and making your own clothes, Zolibeau, a local sustainable fashion brand, are holding a collar making session in their studio at the Women’s Workshop, Cardiff Bay.

The workshop, which will be held over two sessions on Thursday 17th and Thursday 31st May from 5.30-7.30pm, will give participants the chance to create a unique collar by layering together Swiss vintage lace and fabric off cuts from their latest collection ‘Full of lovely treasure’.

An example of a collar you could make. Image:Zolibeau

The sessions cost £35 (the collar would normally cost £45). If you’re interested you can book here.

Full of lovely Treasure – Exhibition

From Zolibeau

From 3rd April, Waterloo Gardens Teahouse in Roath is set to debut the latest collection by sustainable fashion brand Zolibeau. The exhibition, named ‘Full of lovely Treasure’, will feature vintage lace and Japanese kimono silk and aims to demonstrate how materials can be up-cycled to create beautiful new items.

The collection will showcase unique sustainable pieces and the stories behind the materials used which were originally destined for landfill. Zolibeau sisters, Julia Harris and Sarah Valentin, have enlisted ethical street wear design collective r.a.j.e to exhibit with them at the Teahouse.

Both Zolibaeu and r.a.j.e believe clothes should be treasured and cared for rather than quickly discarded as is often the case with our throw away consumer culture.

Zolibeau also run Re:fash workshops teaching attendees how to update and customise their wardrobes in an eco friendly manner.

I asked  Sarah Valentin what Zolibeau do – click play to hear what she said: