The heart of this online retreat explores the unique and nourishing ways we mend our beloved belongings and engage in the art of play.

Mending encourages us to repair rather than give away and invites our hands to weave stories into what we already own. A well-worn garment hints at how we move through a day, a year, a season of our life, and beckons us to embrace these moments through thoughtful, and often playful, means of mending something we love. We mend as an act of restoring and to add a personal unique mark, healing not only a physical item but our hearts too, sometimes without even knowing it. From different parts of the world, Hikaru Noguchi, Lora Avedian, and the Far Woods sisters Nina and Sonya Montenegro, will share their favorite facets of mending. We’ll darn our socks, extend the life of our clothes by using decorative embroidered motifs to cover up stains or rips, and carve a stamp to print on a patch that can be used for all kinds of repair. We’ll have options to mend for real or create a sampler, depending on the items brought to class and each individual’s comfort level.

At the end of Day One, we’ll be guided by certified yoga instructor Caitlin Rose Kenney in a gentle body movement session, and for the last half hour on Day Three, we’ll host a special presentation about mending in community. We’ll share a conversation about all the beautiful ways to share mending out into the world; talk about repair cafes and mending pop ups; mending circles and mending with children; how we can share the art of repair in public, and more. We can’t wait to take you on a journey through the wonderful ways to create a culture of repair that extends beyond our own homes.

A Care Kit will be mailed to you with special materials for this workshop experience, along with a small list of basic additional items for you to provide. The retreat recording will be available for three months with unlimited access for continued learning. New this year! We’ll host a post-retreat unstructured working session alongside our teacher team to answer additional questions and share works in progress.

Dates & Times

Friday, January 30, 2026 : 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM MST

Saturday, January 31, 2026 : 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM MST

Sunday, February 1, 2026 : 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM MST

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Contact the host of 2026 Makerie Online: Playful Mending