Rebirth Warriors is the educational division of Rebirth Garments!
“Sky and the Rebirth Warriors” Vimeo based TV show for all ages is coming in 2023!
Types of Workshops and Lectures I can teach:
All ages:
Lecturing on Sky’s manifesto Radical Visibility: a queer and disabled dress reform movement
No sew fashion and performance workshop: How do you make/ hack your wardrobe to make it fully celebrate the intersection of all of your identities? We will explore the idea of Radical Visibility, a Disabled Queer dress reform movement based on highlighting the parts of us that society typically shuns. Sky will be continuously doing interactive draping demos using a no sew method of designing, using only tying together scraps, yardage and old clothing, which works best to promote creativity and imagination. This is hands on dress up time for all ages. Goals: Become more radically visible and encourage students to express themselves through dress, create new zero waste silhouettes that aren't based on mainstream fashion and analyze how clothing dictates how we feel, and move on a daily basis.
Garment Generator Game- a great exercise for fashion designers, fashion students, but also anyone! See more about this game at this link! With this workshop, all students will get PDF copies of the game.
Creating a symbol that represents yourself- Sky will talk about how they came to create the Rebirth symbol, Queercrip symbol, and many of the other graphics and short catchphrases that appear on our clothing. They will also give resource suggestions for getting your symbol printed on things if you wish!
Creating accessible fashion- this is Sky’s expertise of course!!
Accessibility- some topics can include: event accessibility, creating accessible clothing, creating accessible social media content, and many more, just ask!
Movement workshops exploring the body as a potential art medium! Everyone who attends this workshop is encouraged to move their body at whatever level they can and want to!
Entrepreneurship- starting a business, running a business, preparing for taxes - all from the perspective of a filipinx nonbinary disabled and neurodivergent person (Sky!)
Pattern making for stretch fabrics
Zine workshop! or talking about my zines!
For Little Kids: any of these workshops are available but if possible be limited to 30 minute increments please!
My favorite age group to work with are teenagers!
Teacher Specific:
Getting comfortable with using correct pronouns with trans students.
Best practices for teaching students with multiply marginalized identities and making them feel safe and respected, including POC (People of Color), disabled, queer, trans and non binary students. Strategies to be inclusive and ways to handle common situations like how to approach gender in the classroom. Treating the people the same inside and outside the classroom (ex: pronouns). Losing able bodied/ minded biases. When students don’t feel respected then they will not want to learn from you, so it is very important for you to constantly learn and adapt.
Libraries:
Check out the fashion curriculum Sky has developed with Chicago Public Library called Radical Fit! Radical Fit is an 8 month fashion based program series that embraces craft, making and DIY while providing a safe space for teens to discuss gender equity, and to dream and create through personal expressions of style. The initiative is funded through Project Next Generation, an education technology initiative of the Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian, Jesse White. Check out the video playlist on the YOUmedia Chicago youtube, closed captioning in English is available on all of the videos!
Radical Fit launched in October and extends through May 2021, but the videos will live on their youtube forever and now that it is all video based, people of all ages all over the world can enjoy the curriculum. We are offer fun fashion-making events with a special focus on gender identity and equity. Online events feature both amateur and expert designers providing tutorials on a range of projects, including "no-sew" making to more advanced creations such as pattern making, mask making and chainmaille.
Sky is very down to create more curriculums like this for libraries all over the world!
Testimonial
“The Longmore Institute on Disability has now collaborated with Sky Cubacub on two different public presentations / community events, and we cannot sing their praises enough. Sky brings an ease to presenting online that makes it seem as if you are in the room with them, such that the virtual realm does not compromise the program. They are organized and thoughtful in the lead up to the events, but also extremely skilled at rolling with the last-minute switch ups and improvising when required to facilitate community dialogue. We’ve run dozens of public events this year, and one of the top moments of joy for our team was watching Sky in dialogue with an 11-year-old nonbinary youth whose fashion matched the style of Sky’s Rebirth Garments, both swapping their strategies for how to tweak the boring garments you get off the rack. Sky’s charisma is undeniable, matched by their intellect, making them a model speaker for public programs and community events. Even after two collaborations with Sky in a year, my student assistants are already asking when we can next host them for another event!” - Emily Smith Beitiks, Associate Director
[image description: a collage of 4 photos of Sky by @colectivomultipolar pattern making, cutting, chainmailling and sewing on top of fun brightly colored geometric shapes in the middle is a computer notepad that says “ Got Questions for Sky about making accessible fashion? Join the Rebirth Garments Discord server https://discord.gg/6xc3YA9HXD “]
Learn how to make a triple layer non-medical protective mask (with a pocket)! In this tutorial, Sky will show you how to measure your face to get that perfect, customized fit. For their free, printable mask pattern, visit bit.ly/RebirthMask
It might be getting colder, but don't forget to stay safe this winter! Sky will demonstrate how to make a triple layer non-medical protective mask with a pocket. Learn how to create a pattern for a custom mask, sew the parts together and even decorate it for a face mask that is truly yours! All of the supplies you'll need for this tutorial, are provided in the library's Radical Fit Take & Make kits, available at a branch near you starting in mid-February.
Anyone can access the pattern and a written tutorial at bit.ly/RebirthMask (case sensitive!)
Do the backs of your ears get sore from wearing a face mask all day? Not to worry! In this quick sew life hack, Sky will demonstrate how to make an "ear-saver" headband to use with any face-mask. You can also use it as a regular headband! All the supplies you'll need are provided in the library's Radical Fit "Take & Make" kits, available at a branch near you starting mid-February.
With the New Year just around the corner, get ready for some changes! This workshop is all about rebirth. Sky will talk about how we form our identities, how to try on new ones for size, as well as the process of shedding a past self to rebirth into a new identity that feels right for you. Sky will demonstrate different transformations using fashion, movement, posturing and imagination. Sky says: "I have gone through many rebirths in my life, which is why I named my clothing line Rebirth Garments, whether it has been my sexuality, gender, mental illness or disability identities, all of these changes and transformations have been integral to who I am now."
credits in the description on youtube!
Make or hack your wardrobe so that it fully celebrates the intersection of all of your identities!
Learn to make the base for a full-head mask, then alter and embellish it with found materials! Calla Bordie is a Chicago-based garment and mask-maker with a focus on movement, persona and play and the first full time Rebirth Garments Employee!!!
This is part 1 of an online tutorial by Lindsey Whittle, longtime collaborator of Sky! She will be demonstrating how to make an EVA foam sculptural hat and a few other quick costume pieces. You might recognize this material from puzzle piece mats for home gyms, and it's a good foundation for building shapes on the body!
Ready to update your look? Learn how to sew "found object" embellishments onto garments you already own to make your clothing unique! Whether it's pop tabs, keys or plastic toys, this tutorial will show you how to transform your wardrobe into something new.
Bored with your wardrobe? Looking to tighten up your style? Wardrobe stylist Sal Yvat, a longtime collaborator of Rebirth Garments has you covered! Learn how to thrift shop for the look you desire with this in-depth guide. These transformation tips will take your outfit from Goodwill to GQ! Sal is a wardrobe stylist and costume designer hailing from Memphis. Her work blends futuristic materials with vintage silhouettes to create unique looks. She is also the founder of Look Authority Studio, a style and media platform.
Not taking on new students at this time:
Now teaching private one on one lessons on how to create your own collection at the Rebirth Garments Studio. Students (and companions if student is under 18) must be vaccinated and wear KN95 masks or stronger (I have many if you do not have access to these) .
Sliding scale $40-100 per hour (based on income of whoever is paying) including materials! This amazing graphic by @chiara.acu is a great reference for deciding on sliding scale pricing.