February Fantasia Show!

This week I combined a full week of meetings with a stand-out event, the February Fantasia Show!

The History & Heritage POD at Crowngate Shopping Centre was transformed into a catwalk.

It consisted of a backstage area and judges stand with a seating and standing area, which was more than filled with a lovely audience.

Thank you to both the Crowngate Shopping Centre and the new Coffee Hub open in the POD for allowing the event to be hosted and a quick plug for the Americano which I very much enjoyed.

The event was the brainchild of Remade Worcester, whose fabulous volunteers were involved before, during and after the event.

Remade is an environmental charity shop, a treasure trove of fabric, haberdashery, embroidery, leather, yarn and papercraft, all materials which would otherwise have ended up in landfill.

Not content with just sales it also hosts quite a few community events, regular and one-offs.

Going back to the fashion show, all the outfits worn were made from materials from the shop.

Experienced seamsters made their own and those new to haberdashery and sewing machines were given a helping hand.

Three age categories were used to judge the outfits, up to age 11; 12 to 17; and 18 and over. I was one of the three judges.

I was worried my long time ago GCSE Grade B in Art and Textiles might not be the freshest qualification for judging!

Luckily, I had an artist on one side of me and a clothier on the other, perfect.

All entrants had clearly put a serious amount of effort into their outfits.

All were scored, the numbers totalled up and prizes for first, second and third handed out.

The quality was excellent and all entrants received a certificate. The next stop for them, I’m sure, will be The Great British Sewing Bee.