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Workshop: rework, repair, reimagine – a clothes customisation masterclass with Nicole Chui
Saturday 22nd July 2023 , 11:00am to 1:00pm
Learn how to use bold, freestyle hand embroidery techniques and rope work to transform old clothes into new garments in this hands-on workshop with embroidery artist, Nicole Chui.
Taking inspiration from Nicole’s brash, disruptive embroidery practice and current creative experiments in reworking and customising football jerseys, in this hands-on workshop you will learn how to upcycle old garments by deploying freestyle embroidery techniques, rope work, and knot tying.
Interweaving sustainable thinking and reparative behaviours with Nicole’s core creative values of reworking, repair, and reinterpretation, discover how to communicate in a new, textural visual language and creatively express yourself by embellishing and making your own unique mark on the clothes you wear.
All embroidery materials will be provided – no experience is required!
Nicole encourages participants to bring along whatever items of clothing they would like to rework or customise.
Vegan snacks and refreshments will be served!
This event is part of Second Nature: imagining climate futures – a focused week of events on sustainable practices, reparative habits, and imagining climate futures.
More about Nicole Chui
Nicole Chui is a Hong Kong born, London-based messy, brash, and disruptive artist specialising in freestyle hand embroidery. Chui’s work is all about breaking the conventions and expectations of tradition. Her work is driven by the desire to create new memories through creating spaces for the underrepresented. She aims to disrupt perfection and inspire others to embrace their raw emotions.
In 2019, Chui was selected as one of the ‘25 future faces 25 and under’ by the Evening Standard. In 2022, she was granted an artist residency with Baesianz x Hate Zine at SET Woolwich where she created new work for the Somerset House & The Crossover Project group exhibition. Chui’s work has been shown at NOW gallery, Somerset House, London Design Festival, and The MAC Belfast. She is currently an artist in residence at HQI London.
Access information
The Bow Arts Trust courtyard room has step-free access throughout from street level, including to the accessible toilet, and is service animal friendly. This venue does not have a hearing loop system. Accessible parking is not available on-site but blue badge parking can be found 500m away on Fairfield Road.
If you have any questions regarding accessibility at this venue or event, would like to make us aware of any access requirements that you have in advance of visiting, or would like this information in an alternate format including Easy Read, please email nunnery@bowarts.com or call 020 8980 7774 (Ext. 3)
Access requirements could include things like providing equipment, services or support (e.g. information in Easy Read, speech to text software, additional 1:1 support), adjusting workshop timings (e.g. more break times), adjustments to the event space (e.g. making sure you have a table near the entrance) or anything else you can think of!
Transport Information
Opening hours: Mon-Friday, 9am to 5pm
Address: Bow Arts Trust, 183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ
Nearest station(s): Bow Road (District and Hammersmith and City lines) is a 6-minute walk away, and Bow Church (DLR) is a 3-minute walk away.
Bus: 205, 25, 425, A8, D8, 108, 276, 488 and 8 all service the surrounding area.
Bike: Bicycle parking is located at Bow Church Station. The nearest Santander Cycles docking station is at Bow Church Station.
