Swap-O-Rama-Rama
Produced by Patchwerk Press
San Francisco County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park, SF, CA
$5 with clothes or $10 without
Hosted by www.patchwerkpress.org
Swap-O-Rama-Rama is a clothing swap and series of do-it-yourself workshops in which a community explores creative reuse through the recycling of used clothing.
Before you attend the swap take time to clean out your closets. Here's a few tips on what to bring...
* clothes you bought and never wore
* small stuff you bought while thinking "I'll fit in to this one day"
* tragic shopping mistakes
* well worn and loved items that have exceeded their stay in the closet
* unloved gifts that you held on to out of obligation
Bring: Clothes in season: jackets, wallets, hats, pants,shirts, skirts, shoes, gloves, belts, accessories, jewelry, sunglasses, bags, costumes, lingere, pjs etc. Only clothes please!
Do Not Bring: books, bikes, vases, lamps etc... If you cant wear it, dont bring it! Quantity is not important. Come with a little or a lot, whatever you got. Swap-O-Rama-Rama is for boys, girls, men, women.
The Swap
When you attend the swap bring at least one bag of your unwanted clothing and a small donation (each swap varies depending on available funding). Every swap begins with a giant collective pile of clothing, the unwanted clothing of all who attend. Everyone is welcome to dive in and find their next new/used items from the pile. Take as little or as much clothing from this pile as you like, it's all free.
DIY Workshops
After you have chosen your new clothes slide on over to one of the sewing stations and attend a workshop. Learn to make modifications or totally transform your finds. Each swap features a variety of workshops by local artists who are there to share their sewing and modification secrets with you. All the materials you need to sew, embroider, bead, fix, repair, knit etc, are suppled.
On Site DIY Stations
Swap-O-Rama-Rama also offers on site DIY with skilled artists to help you get started. You'll find designers with sewing machines ready to teach you how to make modifications to your new/used duds. Or you might try the hand sew area and decoration station where you can learn to embroider, knit, crochet, etc. A silk screen station offers many amazing designs for immediate transfer as well as an opportunity to make your own screens using a YUDU silk screen machine.
Makers Fair Patchwerk Press at Swap O Rama Rama
Our third Makers Fair with Swap O Rama Rama ......was as crazy as ever.
Swap O' Rama Rama is a clothing swap and series of do-it-yourself workshops in which a community explores creative reuse through the recycling of used clothing. Learn More
Check out photos
Swap 2008 Fashion Show: Field Day Fashion Show: RMIA
Swap 2007 Fashion Show: Patchwerk Press (Field Day + RMIA)
Video of the 07 Fashion Show!!!
Swap 2006
Trashion Show Re-run as Part of People Fashion Show Burning Man 07
As part of BM "Green Man" theme the "trashion" show consisted of clothing made exclusively from salvage, recycling, remade, reconstruction, recouped clothing. This was the second run of the two part show produced my miss velvet cream and Ty Bourne.
Some Rare Photos of the Event
Trashion Show at Flambe Lounge
The first Trashion Show for Precompression at Flambe Lounge
Patchwerk Press proudly made everything entirely out of Trash.
Burlap, rubber, film reels, found photos, plastic, newspaper, paper cups and .......whip it cartridges!
It was a wild night- be blew it up-ending in us getting kicked out by security but not until after the rockin show.
Watch the whole show on Video.
Alter : State #2 BE YOUR OWN HERO Benefit for Collective Print Shop
Our June 07 Benefit for our Collective Print Shop
Featuring a show with a whole load of awesome folks who generously donated their time to make this event happen.
We raised out first few hundred dollars jump starting us to our place today.
Photos, mostly of the sexy designers!
Wears at Gallery AD in Santa Jose
Patchwerk Press Produced Fashion Show, Live Printing and Truck Show.
June 06- whoa that was a ways back!
Chez Photos
Astro Girl Photos