Love Story of Our Clothes
is a multicultural community-building project that centers around the emotional bond we hold with our clothing and promoting a more sustainable life-style. Through storytelling, visible mending workshops, and video documentation, we aim to improve senior citizen's welling being, to preserve their memories and foster intergenerational dialogue.
The workshops take place in different locations around Helsinki.
Our First Workshop is coming:
📍 September 10th, 2025 at Dome Upcycling, Itis
Your Clothes Hold a Story, let’s Share It!
In interactive workshops, participants share their stories, learn how to repair their garments, and we record their memories. The project celebrates cultural heritage, fosters human connection, and inspires people to care for their clothes and the planet.
Love Story of our Clothes workshop
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Unit price perJoin Us at Dome Upcycling’s “Love Story of Our Clothes” Drop-In Mending Workshop
Bring a beloved garment and share the heartfelt story behind it, those moments filled with love, laughter, and life. Whether it’s worn, torn, or just in need of a little TLC (tender loving care), this is your chance to reflect on its journey and give it new life.
Our local upcycling designers and creative mending experts will be there to guide you in repairing and reviving your wardrobe favorites using hands-on, visible mending techniques.
This workshop is more than mending, it’s about connection. We welcome participants of all ages and cultural backgrounds to come together, exchange stories, and spark a shared passion for sustainable living.
Throughout the session, you’ll have opportunities to socialize, take part in open conversations about the future of fashion, and, if you wish, have your story captured through video or photography, preserving your garment’s legacy for generations to come.
Don't forget to bring along your most cherished pieces of clothing in need of repair!
Skill level: everyone from beginners to experts.
Language: Finnish, English, German, Polish.
Our experts:
Isabella Haas, circular designer and founder of Dome Upcycling
Kasia Jamrozik, sustainable fashion expert, founder of Upstitch Studio
Why It Matters?
Empower seniors from diverse cultural backgrounds in Helsinki through uplifting, multilingual storytelling, ensuring they are seen and heard.
Foster intergenerational connection by sharing stories and skills that preserve cultural heritage.
Promote circular fashion by encouraging emotional connection to clothing and practical ways to extend its life.
Build community through meaningful connections across ages and backgrounds.
Teach hands-on skills like visible mending, repair, and upcycling to both young and old.
How it works
1. Tell Your Story
Bring a piece of clothing that holds meaning for you, and share the memory it carries: a wedding, a journey, quiet Sunday...every garment has something to say.
2. Learn to Mend & Care
With help from mending experts, you’ll learn how to repair, refresh, and cherish your clothes, using hands-on techniques that are simple, beautiful, and sustainable.
3. Enjoy & Connect
Relax in a cozy space with coffee, cake, and kind company. Listen to others. Make new friends. Let your story weave into something bigger.
Meet the Team Behind the Project
Isabella Haas
Isabella, the creator of the Love Story of our Clothes mending workshops, is an upcycling designer, educator and founder of Dome Upcycling. With 30+ years of experience in circular design and community-building, she’s passionate about turning memories, waste, and love into something meaningful and sustainable.
Kasia Jamrozik
Kasia, founder of Upstitch Studio, is a textile artist and expert in creative mending. As the main collaborator in this project, she’s the heart in our hands-on workshops, teaching visible mending techniques that not only repair clothes, but also restore stories and self-confidence.
Wang Jing
Jing is a designer and founder of Upcycle with Jing, a sustainable jewelry brand based in Finland. With a background in industrial design and a passion for visual storytelling, she brings a delicate, thoughtful touch to the visual identity of Love Story of Our Clothes.
Jeremy Kyejo
Jeremy is a visual storyteller with a passion for capturing honest, emotional moments. As the videographer for Love Story of Our Clothes, he documents the intimate connections between people and their garments, preserving stories that might otherwise fade.
Email: info @ domeupcycling.com
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