Visible Mending Sewing Workshop

1127 West Granville Avenue,Chicago IL 60660

21 May, 2022

Description

In this mending workshop learn the basics of visible mending to take sustainability into your own hands and make your clothes last longer! In this fun and interactive workshop you will get hands-on skills for mending your clothes. This workshop combines hand embroidery and sashiko techniques to mend your clothes. You'll learn a couple darning techniques for repairing knit garments (think sweaters and socks) and woven garments (think jeans or button downs). Bring an item of clothing you'd like to repair and don't mind practicing on. You will create a mending sampler to practice stitches during class. Mending materials will be provided. If you want a specific fabric/darning color to mend with, bring your own. What's covered: Best tools and materials for darningDarning for knit fabricsDarning for woven fabricsA few different embroidery stitches for decorative repairsThis is an introductory class and you'll learn skills to mend your clothes. Even if you've never sewn before this class is an introduction to hand sewing. By the end of the class you'll have your own mending sampler you can refer back to again and again. What is Visible Mending? Visible mending is a radical act. By making your clothes last longer you're challenging the way we consume clothing. Visible mending brings attention to your loved clothing that might have otherwise ended up in the landfill. The Location: The Chicago Mosaic School has graciously offered one of their workshop rooms for this class. You'll have access to a kitchen and a common space. Settle in for an afternoon of mending in their comfy and cozy common area, right next to the workshop room. Class Size & Mask Policy: Three person minimum - class will be rescheduled if class size is not met8 person maximumMasks and proof of vaccination are required to attend the classWorkshop Policies: Please review policies below before committing to a workshop. If BLISS JOY BULL needs to cancel a workshop, we will notify you 24 hours before the class and give you the option of refund or reschedule.If you're unable to attend the workshop, email us 48-hours before the class starts. Materials are included in the fee for the workshop.Visible mending on a knee tear in a pair of pants. A visible mending sampler. You'll create something similar so you can refer back to this when you're repairing at home. Visible mending on a knit sweater.