All Photos credit: George Dixon What a day! On 9 May 2026, the United Reformed Church in Rookstone Road buzzed with energy, creativity, and a shared passion for making Tooting a better place. TootingCAN, organized by Transition Town Tooting (TTT) and funded by the Wandsworth Grant Fund, brought together 108 participants from all walks of […]
Read More →Sewing and Sanctuary is a women’s sewing group which was founded in May 2022. It is a Transition Town Tooting project run in partnership with Oxfam Tooting. We are a place of sanctuary where women of refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds and women from the local community meet, stitch and chat. We enjoy learning together, […]
Read More →The much anticipated, Community Stitching Upcycled Fashion Show took place on Saturday 20th September at Tooting United Reformed Church. The fashion show started at 12.30 pm and about twenty upcycled outfits were showcased by our amazing models, most of whom were regular members of the Sewing and Sanctuary group, complemented by friends and family. Our […]
Read More →In the past fortnight members of Sewing And Sanctuary, the local TTT and Oxfam collaboration, have made these very beautiful textile leaves at Friday sessions and also at home. So many techniques! The group has connected with Sewing Cafe Lancaster who called out for hand-made leaves, so it’s a warm-hearted collective and connected link from […]
Read More →We have now reached our second anniversary and the sewing group is going from strength to strength with around 20 regular members. Last year we featured in two short Oxfam films marking Refugee Week and Secondhand September. Also marking the latter, we ran a sashiko denim patch workshop for 30 Oxfam shop managers and staff, […]
Read More →A fabulous time was had by all at the Sew It, Show Picnic and Parade. The event was a celebration of slow fashion featuring sewing, stitching, crafting, fixing, mending and swapping – a picnic and a parade! The event bought together indivduals and community groups from across Tooting with workshops from Work & Play Scrapstore, […]
Read More →Saturday 24th June 20 All Saints Gardens Come dressed in something you’ve made yourself, or repaired or bought in a charity shop, get ready to parade or support; join a sewing workshop or watch expert knitters and don’t forget to bring a picnic. Our Share & Repair group are thrilled that the team behind Fixing […]
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