Visible mending: Patching with Boro and Sashiko

Learn visible mending using decorative patching inspired Boro and Sashiko techniques

Saturday 2 August, 10am to 1pm

Span Community Centre, 64 Clyde Street Thornbury

$15

Learn how to repair holes and worn areas in your clothes using decorative patching inspired by traditional Japanese boro and sashiko techniques. Ideal for jeans and other woven fabrics. Time permitting, we'll also explore appliqué and reverse appliqué patching. Bring along a garment that needs repair, or practise on a sampler provided in the workshop.

Helen has been sewing 'forever', and is a regular volunteer sewing repairer at the Darebin Repair Cafe. Examples of her work can be seen on her Instagram https://www.instagram.com/remadebyhelen/

Please send a msg to Jo via emaildhrh@gmail.com if you're not in a position to pay that amount as we have some heavily discounted places.

Getting to the venue

• If driving, there is street parking in Clyde Street.

Bus Services (Closest access)

• Buses provide the closest drop-off points to Span Community House, dropping you within a short 2 to 5-minute walk.

• Route 250 & 251 (City – La Trobe University / Northland SC): Both of these routes travel along Victoria Road. You can disembark at the Clyde St/Victoria Rd bus stop, which is just a 2-minute walk from the front doors. These routes operate standard Sunday morning timetables.

• Route 552 (North East Reservoir – Northcote Plaza): This route also services the Clyde St/Victoria Rd stop. Sunday morning services begin running past 8:00 AM, making it a convenient option if you are connecting from the Northcote Plaza area or Reservoir.

• Route 510 (Essendon – Ivanhoe via Northcote): This service runs east-west along Separation Street and Ranger Street, stopping within a 5-minute walk of Clyde Street.

Train Services

• Mernda Line

• Thornbury Station or Croxton Station: You can take a Mernda line train and get off at either Thornbury or Croxton. From either station, Span Community House is approximately a 15 to 20-minute walk heading east (about 1.5 km). Alternatively, you can hop off the train at Northcote Station and connect directly to the 552 bus.

Tram Services

• Tram travel requires more walking to reach the venue.

• Route 86 (Bundoora RMIT – Waterfront City Docklands): You can take the Route 86 tram along High Street and disembark at Stop 39: Woolton Ave/High St. From High Street, it is roughly a 12 to 15-minute walk eastward down Woolton Avenue and Henderson Street to reach Clyde Street. Trams run frequently on Sunday mornings, usually every 15–20 minutes.

Supported by Darebin City Council’s Community Grants Program