The Hab by Usha aims to host the Sewing Festival India 2025 at its experience center in Mumbai.
To be held in coincidence with the International Sewing Day, the three-day festival will run from June 13-15, 2025. It will help promote innovation in sewing, sustainability, and handmade design.
Focusing on the ‘Stitchverse: The Future of DIY Fashion & Craft,’ the boutique-format festival will feature a dynamic program of workshops, discussions, and creative engagements. These activities are designed to highlight the modern maker movement, according to the event organizers.
The workshop will boast of features like, 'Stick & Stitch' event that will explore upcycled embroidery through DIY kits. It will be hosted by Akshata Jain of Knot Your Type.
Another feature of this workshop will include the session titled, 'Scrap to Swag' by Renu Sisodiya, Experience Lead, The Hab, focusing on creating patches from textile remnants. At the ‘Totes & Trims' workshop with Rabab Kanchwala of G&R, participants will craft reversible gingham totes.
The panel sessions at this workshop will delve into themes of creativity and conscious fashion. The session titled, ‘Roots & Revolutions will bring together Mayank Bhutra of Erode Clothing and Mousmi Sejpal from Hemp Fabric Lab to discuss heritage and sustainable materials.
The second session tilted, 'Thread Therapy' will focus on sewing as a creative outlet beyond the traditional workday while the session, 'From Hobby to Hustle' will offer brand-building insights from Amaara Sangam, head of The Hab by Usha.
Sewing Festival India is grounded in heritage but boldly future-facing, said a representative from the company. Stitchverse is where future-forward making meets community and The Hab by
Usha aims to foster a vibrant community around the craft of sewing, inspiring both seasoned crafters and new enthusiasts, he added.
