Sew London project
Kemi Oloyede is the Creative director of the Sew London Project, Eco warrior / educator. Kemi has run several collaborative Sewing /Upcycling workshops in 2018 with Everyone Everyday.
A chance meeting with Helen Pankhurst and 100 sashes later with 10 special ones that were commissioned in African print suggested by Kemi, took pride of place on the #March4Women march in 2018 in Central London, 100th year of Suffragettes. The Royal wedding was the highlight of 2018 when she was also commissioned to make an amazing outfit for one of the Royal wedding guest.
An award winning ''Women's Empowerment Awards 2017'' Business Woman of the year award winner Barking and Dagenham, not to mention her recent interview by Guardian Newspaper https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/28/meet-women-launching-startups-50s-deep-breath-jumped?CMP=share_btn_fb
She has 20 years experience working in secondary and further education – Art and Textile technology. A fashion designer of many years she took the bold plunge to set up The Sew London Project which runs Sewing classes, one day workshops and a sewing club for Children and Adults. As well as providing a bespoke fashion design service. She is a passionate about ethical fashion and her label Recyclothes.com and she offers a course all about recycling items into re-purposed gifts.