Mending is a wonderful way to transform your well-worn garments and textiles. In these mending bar happy hours, Allison and I will be showing you how to visibly and invisibly mend/darn your favorite moth-damaged, torn, or distressed garments, homewares, and other textiles. You will be fusing fabrics together with stitch, so they become a new cloth! You have the option of practicing boro, sashiko, darning, & quilting techniques on a sampler first, or you can jump right in and start on the item you brought to repair.
Each student will receive an individual consultation on how best to mend one garment considering fabric, fiber, thread, color, lines, techniques, and more. Students will leave the workshop with a stitching sampler (optional), mended garment (in-progress), and a basic understanding of mending. Basic sewing and stitching skills are required.
This event is hosted by the Fibershed. It will take place on the fourth Thursday of every month at the Fibershed Learning Center, in Point Reyes Station, CA.
If a new garment is kept for nine months longer than the typical use cycle, it reduces the garment’s carbon footprint by 30% (The Waste and Resources Action Programme 2015). In a world enveloped by fast fashion and linear textile streams, we encourage you to think about the longevity of your clothes and other textiles. How are you taking care of your garments/ textiles? How can you prolong the life of your second skin?
Materials provided:
Fabric for creating a mending sampler
Embroidery & pearl cotton thread
Extra fabric for patches
Yarn for mending/darning knitted garments and textiles
Needles of varying types and sizes. (Sashiko needles will be provided during class & available for purchase)
Embroidery hoops (Only available for use during class)
Other: Scissors, chalk pencils, rulers, fabric glue sticks
You can purchase some material in my shop or during the class.
Sliding Scale Cost: $25, $35, $45
When: Monthly Mending Bar Happy Hours will be held Fourth Thursday of every month, 4-7p
The first session will be: Thursday, February 24, 2022 — 4-7p
Time Slots: We will have rolling arrival times. There will be an hour-long time slot at 4p, 5p, and 6p. Although we request that you arrive close to your timeslot, feel free to stay longer to work on your mending project.