We run an external Textile Workshop to repair the costumes and for our projekt Fetzen&Flicken. As we only use the workshop three times a week for this purpose, it can also be used for other purposes. We provide costume designers with space and machines for independent professional work. If you are experienced, work independently and would like to use the workshop for longer periods on a daily basis, please contact: fundus@kostuemkollektiv.de.
The material store, to which users are welcome to contribute, contains not only fabrics but also haberdashery such as zippers, buttons and ribbons for further use.
In our Projekt Fetzen&Flicken, all Berliners can repair or change their own clothes with advice on how to do it. Open repair and alteration workshop: Every Tuesday and every first Wednesday of the month from 4 – 7 p.m. for own repairs or modifications under guidance. We are happy about a contribution of at least 4 € per hour. Registration is not necessary. Just drop by!
We are offering workshops that provide information on the background to fast fashion and the numerous environmentally friendly and resource-saving alternatives. In cooperation with Kunst-Stoffe, STREETWARE saved item and Ort-Schafft-Material:
Fashion Expedition – quiz tour at Allesandersplatz
With Alice Fassina, costume designer and sustainability activist
In the interactive quiz tour, participants (aged 10 and over) explore how fast fashion works in a sensory way and on the basis of questions. This short excursion concludes with a discussion of the most sensible alternatives for a sustainable approach to clothing. Duration: 2 – 3 hours.
When: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | 4 p.m.
Where: Start meeting point: Alexanderplatz, end: Textile Workshop/KoWerk in OTTO
Solidary cost sharing according to self-assessment per person: 5 € / 10 € / 15 €
Registration until February 1st by email and prepayment: fetzenundflicken@kostuemkollektiv.de
Workshop: Sustainable purchasing and production in costume design and fashion
With Alice Fassina, costume designer and sustainability activist
This workshop is aimed at anyone working in costume design or DIY fashion who is looking for more sustainable ways to produce.
We will take a look at the impact of the fast fashion industry and explain the “pyramid system”, which shows different ways and options for action – from reusing existing materials to making from scratch. We also discuss sustainable fabrics, materials and labels and give tips on networks that provide information on sustainable suppliers or promote exchange.
When: Friday, February 14, 2025 | 3 – 6 p.m.
Where: Textile Workshop/KoWerk in OTTO
Solidary cost sharing according to self-assessment per person: 10 € / 15 € / 20 € / 30 €
Registration until February 10th by email and prepayment: fetzenundflicken@kostuemkollektiv.de
Workshop: Making new fabric from old fabric – experimental workshop for costume and other designers
With Jeanne Louët, stage and costume designer and Franziska Müller, garment master
In this experimental workshop, we will try out ideas and techniques for upgrading second-hand fabrics with the aim of finding out which ones prove to be practicable for our own working reality. The workshop is intended as a joint experimental space at eye level. The workshop organizers will bring along inspirational research and ideas that we want to try out. Appropriate material is available. There is therefore room for impulses and experimentation requests from all participants. We take the time for experimentation and testing, which is usually lacking in everyday working life, and test, among other things:
How can new textile surfaces be produced for our work from old fabric remnants? Latex, fabric paint and other textile design products – how can we effectively and easily print large areas of fabric ourselves? How easily can we stitch fabrics together? What other interesting upcycling techniques can be used for your own work practice?
By experimenting together, we will get into conversation and be inspired by each other. In addition to the joint evaluation of our experiences, the workshop offers space for exchange and knowledge transfer.
Do you want to try something specific and need something special for it? Write to us in advance at jeanne@sk-freieszene.de so that we can make it possible.
The workshop is organized by Kostümkollektiv in cooperation with SK Freie Szene.
When: Saturday, February 15, 2025 | 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Where: Textile Workshop/KoWerk in OTTO
Solidary cost sharing according to self-assessment per person: 5 € / 10 € / 15 € / 20 €
Registration by February 11th by email and prepayment: fetzenundflicken@kostuemkollektiv.de
Workshop: Make your own cool upcycling cap
With Charlotte Wiehl, fashion designer
Design your own bucket hat (also known as a fisherman’s hat) from individually assembled used material. You can use material from our warehouse or bring something with you, such as used clothing or fabric remnants. The only important thing is that the fabric is not too soft or delicate and is not a stretch fabric, such as a T-shirt or other knitwear.
When: Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Where: Textile Workshop/KoWerk in OTTO
Solidary cost sharing according to self-assessment per person: 10 € / 15 € / 20 € / 30 €
Registration by February 18th by email and prepayment: fetzenundflicken@kostuemkollektiv.de
Workshop for multipliers: Communicating fast fashion and the alternatives
With Elena Stranges, textile designer, art therapist and sustainability activist
This training course is aimed at multipliers. It deals with formats for imparting knowledge about clothing and sustainability. Teachers, educators and workshop leaders practise methods and gain background knowledge on how facts about fashion textiles and sustainable action can be made tangible in a playful, discursive and experimental way.
When: Saturday, February 22, 2024 | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Where: Die Lernwerkstatt – lernen & lernen lassen e.V., Karl-Kunger-Str. 55, 12435 Berlin (see map)
Solidary cost sharing according to self-assessment per person: 10 € / 20 € / 30 €
Registration until February 17th by email and prepayment: fetzenundflicken@kostuemkollektiv.de
Workshops on request
Haven’t found what you would like to do with your school class, youth group or team?
With our network of workshop leaders, we can offer craft, artistic, methodical and theoretical formats. It’s about upcycling, creative repairs, fast fashion, sustainable use of clothing and the art of costume design and transformation. Just get in touch with us: fetzenundflicken@kostuemkollektiv.de
Here you can get a brief impression of what we offer:
The project Fetzen&Flicken is funded within the framework of the Berlin Energy and Climate Protection Program 2030 by the Berlin Senate Department for Urban Mobility, Transport, Climate Action and the Environment and by Koop5.
Independent use for own projects:
We provide space and machines for costume designers to work independently and professionally. Before using the space, users receive technical instruction on the appropriate machines. This instruction is confirmed with a certificate, so that from then on the machines can be rented. Registration by e-Mail.
The project stock of costumes und textile workshop for costume designers is funded by Berlin’s Senate Department for Culture and Europe.