If you're thinking of spring cleaning your wardrobe, a free Belfast City Council fashion event will have all the know-how you need to go from scrapheap to - oh sew stylish.

The fourth and final Stitch and Style, which will be held in St George's Market on Saturday, March 6.

The emphasis will once again be on reducing textile waste and looking at ways in which we can refashion last season's must-haves to reflect our own unique style.

Three local designers will be joined by three fashion and textile students from the University of Ulster for a different kind of scrapheap challenge, fashioning a new creation out of a pile of discarded clothes.

Members of the public will be able to look on as the designers and students work on their creations, with all the finished designs being showcased at Belfast Fashion Week. They will also form part of a photographic exhibition at Victoria Square.

Event organiser Alyson McElroy Jones said: "It's that time of year when we're hoping to pack away the winter woollies and breathe some new life into our wardrobe - and what better way to do that than learning a few quick and easy tips that will transform a favourite jumper or dress.

"Embellishing and detail are still big news for spring/summer and we'll have a drop-in workshop for people to learn how to sew on buttons and sequins, add a zip, embroider, crochet and knit. There'll also be lessons in 'patch and repair' and best of all, it's absolutely free - and this time you don't need to register in advance.

"We're also delighted to have the Ulster Museum's artist in residence Lesley Frew onboard for this event. She'll be transforming waste materials into fabulous fashion on the day."

Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Naomi Long said the council was extremely proud to have their waste campaign recognised for best practice on a national level.

She said: "Since our first Stitch and Style event last June, we've gone on to win a major national award, being named Best Green Event at the Green Awards.

"We've also been praised for the 'waste-free' methods we used to publicise the event, using Facebook and Twitter for the first time with great success.

"Stitch and Style has been an even bigger success than we hoped, and winning the award was an extra bonus as it recognised the work the council is doing to reduce textile waste through it's 'reduce, reuse and recycle' message. We're hoping now to go out on a real high and make this our best event yet.

If you're interested in learning how to teach old clothes new tricks, the drop-in workshop will run from 10am-2pm.

There will also be a children's workshop for the first time where kids aged 4 to 12 can learn all about recycling while their parents attend the adult workshop.

Photography by Jessica Weber from Festive Stitch & Style event.