Stitch and Style

Poster advertising Stitch and Style Our popular Stitch and Style events can help you save money, and prevent waste, by using traditional crafts like knitting, sewing and dressmaking to jazz up your garments.

Previous events

Our fourth and final Stitch and Style event took place in St George's Market on Saturday 6 March.

Green Awards winner

Stitch and Style was named Best Green Event at the Green Awards in London on 18 November 2009.

The award recognises our work in raising awareness of textile waste by encouraging people to revamp their wardrobes and customise their old clothes.

We were also praised for our ‘waste-free’ methods of publicising the event, particularly through online publicity and our use of social networking sites like Facebook.

More information

For more information about Stitch and Style, call us on 0800 032 8100 or email wasteeducation@belfastcity.gov.uk