Well it’s September and the weekly Rejig sessions have started again after a short break in August, so we always like to have a new creative project every year to try out different skills. This year, we are doing some Victorian crazy patchwork samples using lots of delicious scraps of velvet, silk, satin and lace […]

One of our Rejig projects this year is to use some of our extensive stash of recycled fabrics, zips, ribbons, and interesting button tins to create a series of Fidget Quilts for the local Alzheimer's Society. We also have two Duke of Edinburgh Award students doing a placement at one of our weekly sessions, so [...]

As part of our commitment to community recycling projects this year, Rejig has registered as a Morsbag Pod! As we often have more recycled fabric than we can use, our regular stitchers have been making some Morsbags to pass on to local shoppers, family members, and friends. Morsbags is a fab international project which encourages [...]

Oxfam Darlington now run a regular Wednesday evening sewing and recycling session, with support from REJIG. The evening is open to everybody, with the aim of producing saleable goods from unused donations of fabric and clothing. You’re also free to make your own projects, for a small donation to Oxfam funds. These evenings grew out of [...]

The recent Rejig sewing sessions held on Tuesday mornings at Greenfield Community Arts have now come to an end, but it has been a great experience getting to know lots of different stitchers in the Newton Aycliffe area over the last 2 years. As with all the weekly Rejig groups, this one has had lots […]

Once again Oxfam ran an amazing Oxglam Fashion Show at this year’s Festival of Thrift and as part of the preparation for the event, many hours of designing, sewing and recycling happened in the lead up to September. The designers and creators, all Oxfam volunteers, worked behind the scenes to produce some fantastic creations from […]