STITCH features an evening of style, celebrating Maine designers in a live runway show and offering opportunities to mix and mingle with fellow supporters and followers of design, art and craft — all in support of one of Maine’s essential nonprofit arts organizations, the Maine Craft Association.
The MCA’s first slow fashion runway show took place in 2019 at Urban Farm Fermentory in Portland. The 2020 event was cancelled due to COVID, but the runway returns in 2021.
The event is on Sept. 9 at Urban Farm Fermentory in Portland.
Masks will be required indoors when ordering drinks, using restrooms or passing through the building. Masks are welcomed in the outdoor spaces.
Vendors will feature ready-to-wear designs and fashion accessories by STITCH runway designers and other local artists/designers.
Tickets ($50 for nonmembers, $40 for current MCA members) support the Maine Crafts Association and includes snacks, admission to the runway show, and socializing before and after the show. Online tickets purchased before 4 p.m. Sept. 9 will also receive a drink ticket (beer, jun, kombucha and more) with their purchase.
A clothing dyeing workshop will run ahead of the event. MAKE IT BLUE: Indigo Dyeing Activity will run from noon to 5:30 p.m. at STITCH. Give new life to a favorite article of clothing that’s been stained, spilled on, or generally dingy over the years. Join in for a fun afternoon of over-dyeing in the sunshine before STITCH, and participate in one of fashions’ biggest trends right now: sustainability! Dye experts will be on site guiding the way and offering Shibori (Japanese folding and resist technique) demonstrations and general instructions on how to dye with an Indigo vat. Come watch, learn or DIY.
Bring your own is $5 per item (no items larger than 60 inches square), or purchase a silk scarf onsite to dye for $10.
To learn more about the event or buy tickets, go to https://mainecrafts.org/programs/stitch.
2021 RUNWAY DESIGNER LINEUP:
Kirsty Mogensen /// Sailor Rose
Nicole Testa, Gnykol /// True Self Couture
Catherine Fisher /// Catherine Fisher Clothing
Jasmine Clayton /// Kurier
Olivia Dwyer /// Olivia Halo Designs
Jordan Carey + Madison Poitrast-Upton /// Loquat
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