Join local maker Megan King from Pathwork Studio for a Scraps & Stories: Patch Matching on Friday, October 17th from 6-8pm in the Heurich House Museum’s conservatory!

In this beginner-friendly workshop to learn the craft of visible mending and patch-making using fabric scraps and simple hand-stitching techniques. Together, we’ll explore how repairing your clothes can also be a form of self-expression -- each stitch a chance to make something more personal, more meaningful, and more you. No experience needed. Sip on local craft beverages from the museum’s biergarten, 1921 while you work on products!

Details:

$45 per person ($40 for museum members)
All supplies included
Take home one or more sew-on patches
15% discount at the biergarten bar (Alcoholic & NA beverages available)

Schedule:

6pm: Doors Open, Purchase your Drinks (Biergarten opens at 4pm if you want to visit before the workshop!)
6:15pm: Workshop Begins
8pm: Workshop Finishes, Biergarten Closes

About Pathwork Studio:

Pathwork Studio blends craft, sustainability, and storytelling. Through thoughtful reinvention each one-of-a-kind garment transform into wearable art. Rooted in reuse and curiosity, the work imagines a world with far less waste and freedom to be our true selves.

About Maker-Led Workshops:

Maker-Led Workshops are a new initiative of the Heurich Urban Manufacturing Incubator. The workshops provide makers with a free in-person platform in the museum’s conservatory to test and develop a new revenue stream to support the growth and stability of their businesses.

Heurich Urban Manufacturing Incubator:

The Urban Manufacturing Incubator is rooted in the museum’s belief that house museums should be dynamic and relevant to our modern communities. The mission of the Incubator is to provide economic opportunities to our local small-scale manufacturing communities through: appropriate interventions in business life cycles, collective action, and social enterprises. The local small-scale manufacturing community in DC is composed of two groups: Artisan Makers + Craft Beverage Producers. These groups are directly related to Heurich history - the historic mansion was built and decorated by local craftspeople from 1892-1894 and the Chr. Heurich Brewing Co. (1872-1956) produced DC’s hometown beer brand for over 80 years.