Upcycle Top Sewing
About this workshop
Dig out your fabric scraps and turn them into something you'll actually wear. This upcycle sewing workshop in Amsterdam West teaches you how to work with jersey fabric and use an overlock machine to stitch it all together into a fresh new top.
You bring the leftover jersey bits, and the workshop walks you through the whole process: prepping your fabric, getting comfortable on the overlock machine, and constructing your top from start to finish. No fancy sewing experience needed. The overlock machine does the heavy lifting once you know how to use it, and by the end of the session you will.
You leave with a one-of-a-kind upcycled top made entirely from materials you already had lying around, plus the skills to keep going at home.
Hands-on, no-waste, good energy.
About the host
DE STEEK is Amsterdam's go-to spot for anyone who wants to learn to sew, stitch, or fix what they already own. Part sewing café, part fabric shop, part workshop studio. It's a proper creative space where making things with your hands is just what people do on a Tuesday afternoon. Founded in 2019 by fashion designer Natalie de Koning, DE STEEK grew out of eight years of teaching sewing across Amsterdam. The idea was simple: bring it all under one roof, make it accessible to everyone, and ditch the intimidation factor completely. It worked. At the studio, a rotating team of fashion designers and textile artists run workshops on everything from pattern cutting to natural dyeing to visible mending.
DE STEEK's workshops attract total beginners and experienced makers alike. No judgement, no pressure, just good instruction, the right tools, and a room full of people figuring it out together.
Available Sessions
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