21/04/2026
Your Clothes Hold a Story, let’s Share It! Join our free mending workshops, upcoming next ❤️🩹 Wed 22.4.2026 at 12-3 PM at Kontula Senior Centre, Kontukuja 5 and remember to bring your beloved clothes and share your story!
“Love Story of Our Clothes - vaatteidemme rakkaustarina” is a collaborative community project on memories, repair and human connection. We care for our clothes, people and the planet.
Remember to bring your beloved clothes!
The workshops take place in different locations around Helsinki:
❤️🩹 Sat 9.5.2026 1-4 PM
Dome Upcycling, Itis shopping mall, Itäkatu 1-5, Helsinki
❤️🩹 Wed 20.5.2026 at 5-8 PM
Kylätalo Kääntöpaikka, Intiankatu 1
How it works:
1. “Kahvia ja pullaa” We meet, chat and enjoy.
2. We listen to each other’s stories and mend the clothes you bring.
3. Let us capture the story of your clothes on video and photo.
In interactive workshops, participants share their stories, learn how to repair and preserve their garments. We record their memories. The project celebrates cultural heritage, fosters human connection, and inspires people to care for their clothes and the planet.
Why it matters
Empower seniors from diverse cultural backgrounds in Helsinki through uplifting, multilingual storytelling, ensuring they are seen and heard.
Foster intergenerational connection by sharing stories and skills that preserve cultural heritage.
Promote circular fashion by encouraging emotional connection to clothing and practical ways to extend its life.
Build community through meaningful connections across ages and backgrounds.
Teach hands-on skills like visible mending, repair, and upcycling to both young and old.
More information, dates and locations will be added here on domeupcycling. com
https://domeupcycling.com/pages/love-story-of-our-clothes
Big thanks to Raija Lehtinen 💡 for acting as our model and collaboration partners upstitch studio jryder upcyclewithjing aba❤️❤️❤️
This project is implemented with the support of the City of Helsinki.
Stay tuned for more news about the project!