Visible Mending for Beginners: Basket Darning

Join WMRC and Tobi Beckley for a beginners mending workshop hosted by Calico and Ivy!

This workshop is designed to inspire and empower participants to mend their existing wardrobe. Mending is an act of love and Tobi wants to pass on these age-old skills so we can make our treasured pieces last for generations (and keep them out of the bin). Basket darning is a versatile and effective mending technique that provides many different ways to experiment with colour, texture and shape. It is a joyful launch pad for those wanting to try visible mending with pretty designs for the first time.

Attendees will:

• Be introduced to the basket darning technique.
  
• Be shown several demonstrations of this darning technique on different types of clothing, including woven fabrics.
• Practice darning techniques on swatches that will be provided.
• Practice darning techniques on your own clothing with holes in it.

Attendees will be provided their own repair kit and are asked to bring along a woollen or cotton garmen that has a few holes in it (such as a medium weight knitted jumper or a pair of jeans). Attendees are asked to bring along small sewing scissors, a notebook, and a pen.

This is a great workshop for people passionate about sustainability and looking for new ways to look after their textile items.

Find out more about Tobi from her instagram @I.have.a.stitch

WMRC Textile Trail:

This event is part of WMRC’s (Re)Love Your Stuff Textile Trail on November 16th and is supported by the Government of Western Australia and the Waste Authority. Find more Textile-Trail events on the (Re)Love Your Stuff webpage and WMRC Humanitix page.

This event is part of WMRC’s Textile Trail and (Re)Love Your Stuff campaign and is supported by the Government of Western Australia and the Waste Authority. Find more textile-themed events on the (Re)Love Your Stuff webpage and the WMRC Humanitix page.

Terms & Conditions:

Member council tickets are available to residents from Claremont, Cottesloe, Mosman Park, Peppermint Grove & Subiaco. General admission tickets are available for Cambridge, Nedlands and residents from other councils.
Tickets are limited and non-refundable. If you cannot make this event, please let us know at least 1 day in advance. Your ticket will then be given to someone on the waitlist and we will issue a voucher for our upcoming WMRC events if enough notice is given. If the ticket cost is a barrier to coming to this event please call on 9384 6711 and we are happy to assist.