Upcycling Jeans Side Panel
About this workshop
Got jeans you never wear? Turn them into something you actually will. This denim upcycling workshop in Amsterdam teaches you the core principles of upcycling while you work with real materials in a hands-on studio setting.
You'll spend the day learning how to deconstruct and reimagine denim, focusing on the side panel as your starting point. Step by step, you'll get to grips with cutting, reworking, and constructing, picking up practical techniques that you can take back to your own wardrobe. No experience needed, just a willingness to get stuck in and try something different with fabric you might otherwise bin.
You leave with a finished upcycled denim piece and the know-how to keep going at home.
Full-day, hands-on, and free to join.
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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