Free ‘Black Heritage Research & Sewing Skills’ workshops – participants wanted…

25.02.2025

Join Jennifer Laurent-Smart, founder of Sakafet London, for free ‘Black Heritage Research and Sewing Skills’ workshops in London!

Where:

UCL Culture Lab, Marshgate, UCL East, 7 Sidings Street, London E20 2AE

Dates and times: 

  • Monday 31st March – 10am to 3pm
  • Tuesday 1st April – 10am to 3pm
  • Monday 7th April – 10am to 3pm
  • Tuesday 8th April – 10am to 3pm
  • Monday 14th April – 10am to 3pm
  • Tuesday 15th April – 10am to 3pm

 

Sign up: 

To sign up for these workshops please fill the form available here

If you have any questions, please reach out to Aadya Verma (Project Coordinator) at coordinator@sweetpatootee.co.uk or call 0207 686 5101. 

 

About the workshops: 

Jennifer Laurent-Smart is inviting 5 participants to join her for six Black Heritage Research and Sewing Skills workshops. These workshops will include:

  • Co-creating items of historic clothing relevant to ordinary working class people of colour, and their communities in Britain and the Caribbean in the 1920s and 1930s.
  • Researching clothes worn in 1920 and 1930s London and the Caribbean, the themes of Black pride, self-esteem, and importance of wearing your ‘Sunday best’. 

If you have an interest in Black history and fashion, this workshop series is for you!

This creative heritage activity is inspired by our period drama TURNING POINT – and Jennifer’s extensive  knowledge of Caribbean fashion and heritage. 

 

What do you need?:

  • To be 18 and older – elders welcome
  • You must be available for ALL the sessions
  • No previous experience or skill in sewing is needed to take part. The aim of the workshop is to have fun, boost wellbeing, and celebrate as well as share Caribbean fashion, history, and heritage. 

 

About the workshop leader: 

Jennifer Laurent-Smart is an Equity and Inclusion specialist, and founder of Sakafet London: “I am passionate about promoting cultural awareness and inclusion, by helping people learn about their heritage through Caribbean fashion styles and the unique Madras fabric. Through talks, workshops and exhibitions focussing on Caribbean cultural and traditional wear, I encourage people of all backgrounds to understand, connect with, and celebrate the Caribbean’s rich cultural heritage”.