Stitch It, Don't Ditch it!
Description
Keep your clothes out of landfill and discover how slow stitching can be both relaxing and rewarding.
Learn handy stitching techniques to create beautiful repairs that celebrate the mending process, resulting in beautiful one-of-a-kind garments.
Learn and practise common stitches used in mending
View examples of slow stitching mending including boro, sashiko, embroidery, appliqué and patching
Identify which mending techniques work best on different fabrics and garments
Create your own stitch sampler to take home
Receive a slow stitching fabric pack of your choice to take home for mending your own clothing
Tea, coffee and snacks provided
Meet like-minded people in your local community :)
Note: Minimum 3 people to go ahead.
FAQs
- Is this workshop suitable for beginners?
YES absolutely! No experience is required, just a positive mindset and some patience :)
- Do I bring my own garments to mend?
No that is definitely not required.
The workshop will follow a structured process of learning and practising various stitching and mending techniques, and for those that finish their stitch samplers quickly we will have boro and sashiko fabrics available to create your own unique take-home patches to use in future repairs.
However you are welcome to bring in your own garments and we are more than happy to give you mending advice for them, and if time allows towards the end of the workshop you are welcome to start on them instead of creating take-home patches.
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