Join us as Lund's coziest alley transforms into a creative hangout with a focus on textiles, knitting and recycling!
Program
10:00-11:00: Submission for material and product exchange
12.00: The exchange begins!
12.00-15.00: Workshops
Workshops
Learn something new! All workshops are free and drop in between 12.00-15.00
Discover the basics of Sashiko with Feliks
A traditional Japanese sewing technique that combines functional mending with beautiful design. Using special stitches and thicker cotton thread, you will learn to mend garments by hand, especially in heavier fabrics such as denim or linen. During the workshop, you will receive practical guidance and inspiration for taking care of your clothes in a sustainable way. 🧵 Bring your own garment in thicker cotton fabric or denim that you want to mend or work with.
Inside Bytaregatan 4
Learn to make socks with Irene
Learn to darn socks together with Irene Bohn from Krutmöllan's Sewing Studio! Bring your own torn socks or borrow a pair to practice in. Darning yarn in different colors, needles and wooden eggs are available to borrow.
Inside Bytaregatan 4
Knitting Christmas trees from leftover yarn with Aunt Hulda
Are you a new knitting enthusiast, a beginner or a complete novice? Then you can learn how to knit a decorative little Christmas tree from leftover yarn under supervision. All materials are provided!
Sting-acute
Stab emergency with Aunt Hulda
Are you stuck in your knitting? Welcome to Aunt Hulda's emergency stabbing – bring your knitting or pattern and get help from a professional! Here you can ask questions about different techniques, get help interpreting patterns or solve what's stopping you in your project.
Minimarket
Local shops and exhibitors are on site with materials for your next project. If your stomach starts to growl or if your hands and body need warming up, there are Reko Deli on site throughout the day!
Material and product exchange
Do you have 100 different balls of leftover yarn collecting dust, several sets of crochet hooks in the same size, or a garment you created but no longer use? Then we have the solution: swop, don't shop! Bring a maximum of 5 items* you want to trade in and exchange for new materials or someone else's creation!
Submission 10.00-11.00
Change from 12.00
Rules for the exchange:
🧶Clothing and accessories submitted must be intact and clean, please attach a note with a material description and size.
🧶Yarn is put in bags! Mix different leftover yarns or several skeins of the same type, preferably with a note with a material description.
🧶Feel free to make kits with accessories! For example, several crochet hooks in a bag or a starter kit for knitting.
🧶What is left for the exchange will not be returned after the exchange is completed, all surplus will be donated to a local second-hand store.
🧶Exchanges take place within categories, i.e.: items for items (garments, accessories, etc.) and materials/accessories for materials/accessories (e.g. knitting needles, yarn, pieces of stash, etc.)
🧶*Maximum 5 items per person, bags with multiple items in them count as one item.