The Hab by Usha to launch sewing festival in Mumbai

This June, The Hab by Usha will host the Sewing Festival India 2025 at its experience centre in Mumbai to promote innovation in sewing, sustainability, and handmade design. Timed to begin on International Sewing Day, the three-day event runs from June 13 to 15.

Centred around the theme ‘Stitchverse: The Future of DIY Fashion & Craft,’ the boutique-format festival will feature workshops, discussions, and creative engagement designed to spotlight the modern maker movement, the event organisers announced in a press release. Workshop highlights will include ‘Stick & Stitch’ with Akshata Jain of Knot Your Type, exploring upcycled embroidery through DIY kits; ‘Scrap to Swag’ with The hab’s experience lead Renu Sisodiya, focusing on patch-making from textile remnants; and ‘Totes & Trims’ with Rabab Kanchwala of G&R, where participants will craft reversible gingham totes.

Panel sessions will examine themes of creativity and conscious fashion. ‘Roots & Revolutions’ will bring together Mayank Bhutra of Erode Clothing and Mousmi Sejpal from Hemp Fabric Lab to discuss heritage and sustainable materials. ‘Thread Therapy’ will focus on sewing as a creative outlet beyond the 9-to-5, while ‘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 Sangam in a press release. “Stitchverse is where future-forward making meets community.”