Swap-O-Rama-Rama! World's Largest Clothing Swap at Maker Faire San Francisco

Westcott Brand proudly sponsors Swap-O-Rama-Rama, the World's Largest Clothing Swap at Maker Faire San Francisco. The creativity in upcycling was on full display at this exciting event where attendees enjoyed a variety of fun recycled fashion projects. There was even a "Trashion Fashion" show where budding designers showed off their skills in creating amazing wearable art out of discarded materials! Click HERE to enjoy a slideshow with pictures from the event. And if you plan on being in the Bay Area tomorrow, be sure to join the festivities at the Swap-O-Rama-Rama meetup!

 

   

Rags to Riches Workshop at CHA 2014 Mega Show

Westcott Brand sponsored a fabulous workshop featuring upcycled wearable art projects with instructor Lorine Mason of It's Sew Lorine at the Craft & Hobby Association 2014 Mega Show! 

Click HERE for a full step by step project tutorial! This makes for a perfectly easy and fun Cre8time project and is a great way to "upcycle" your old clothing and fabric scraps! A great thanks to our workshop sponsors: Fabric Editions, Inc. Blumenthal Lansing Co. / ButtonLovers.com Beacon Adhesives Prym/Dritz Adtech Consumer www.ilovetocreate.com National Nonwovens and to our workshop facilitator Modern Surrealist!

Rags to Riches Upcycled Fashion Contest

Westcott Brand cutting tools sponsored a fabulous upcycled fashion contest series hosted by Marisa Pawelko with celebrity judging panel, called "Rags to Riches" in our booth at the Craft and Hobby Association 2014 Mega Show! Contestants had 20 minutes to create original fashion creations out of thrift store finds! 

Here are some videos from the contests that capture the creative couture upcycling excitement: 

To find the best cutting tools for your next creative project visit us online and if you're in need of creative inspiration, be sure to hop on over to our community crafting website CraftingRocks to share ideas, learn new techniques and enter our monthly giveaways!