Dressability was delighted to welcome BBC Points West to our Swindon workshop recently, helping to shine a light on our work and the difference that clothing alterations, adaptations and reuse can make within our community.
The BBC visited Dressability to find out more about our de-branding work, which gives good-quality clothing that might otherwise go to waste a new lease of life.
Our team removes embroidered and printed company logos from donated coats, fleeces and other garments, allowing them to be reused and donated to people who need them. Suitable clothing is often passed on to organisations including Swindon Night Shelter.
The visit was a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate the work that goes into carefully removing company branding and to explain how something relatively simple can prevent perfectly usable clothing from being discarded.
Dressability’s work extends far beyond de-branding. At the heart of the charity is our clothing adaptation service, supporting adults and children with disabilities, limited mobility and reduced dexterity.
Our experienced team can make a wide range of practical alterations to clothing, from replacing difficult buttons and zips with easier fastenings to adapting garments around medical equipment, wheelchairs and individual mobility requirements.
We were very grateful to BBC Points West for taking the time to visit Dressability and help raise awareness of our work.
You can read the full BBC News story and find out more about the project here:
Read the BBC News article – Dressability
If you or someone you know could benefit from clothing adaptations, please get in touch with the Dressability team.
Telephone: 01793 512878
Email: dressmaking@dressability.org.uk
