Front Lounge

Jolene works as a freelance designer for Front Lounge, Front Lounge is a social empowerment organisation based in Dundee, Scotland. Jolene has worked on a variety of projects with this local charity including running arm knitting workshops in the community in various schools and also being part of the graduate programme and offering a kickstart internship place to work for Jo-AMI, in which Maisie Farrer has been kept on after her placement!

Maisie Farrer speaking about her current Kindred Clothing internship at Jo-AMI with and at Betty & Moira.

Thanks to Grant R. Keelan at PPG Photography for the video

Happy International Womens Day 2021

FRont Lounge interview inspiring local women

“Fashion Entrepreneurs Go Back to School to Inspire Pupils”

A pioneering clothes-making course designed for young parents has been adopted by a Dundee school to help boost engagement and aspiration amongst pupils.

“Dundee youngsters are sew confident following school clothes making course” daily record

The Kindred Clothing scheme's pilot project in Grove Academy saw a hand-picked group of S2 youngsters brought together to learn how to make clothes and make new friends over the course of ten weeks.