Sewing skills all the way to the Antarctic

At Fashion Antidote we pride ourselves on being able to provide bespoke teaching programmes and training courses. As in independent sewing school, we can tailor make our courses to all sorts of peculiar requests and specific needs, and one such request came recently from the British Antarctic Survey. 

Sanna Kallio - Antarctic Field Assistant

 They sent 4 of their intrepid explorers over to our Heneage Street studio to brush up on their sewing skills, and we put together a course especially for them focusing on all the techniques they’d need to maintain and repair their tents whilst out on expeditions.Working with Sally Henry from their Human Resources team, we helped get them prepared for keeping cosy and safe down in the cold. The session included zips, hems, rips and tears and reinforcement. 

It was great to have them in the studio and to be able to teach them practical skills that will help them as field assistants in the Antarctic, best of luck out there guys!