🪡 Join Olga and her team from Studio Thimbles to learn how to use visible mending to fix and revive your items! 🧵 This workshop series is designed to teach you some practical mending skills and encourage you to get creative and personalise your clothing 👕.

Over the two workshops, you will be covering:

Fundamental skills for hand sewing such as setting up the needle, tying proper knots and how to start & finish your stitching
Various hand-stitching methods that are essential for mending
How to do embroidery stitching to add decorative elements to the mending process
Elements of Sashiko stitching, a traditional Japanese technique that is popular in the world of visible mending

❗Please note, this is a 2-part workshop series and attendees are expected to attend both workshops ❗

Details:

📅 Date: Tuesday 17th September & Tuesday 24th September

🕙Time: 1pm-3pm

🏠 Address: Studio Thimbles located at 437 Hay St, Subiaco

🚗Parking: Parking is available at Subi Carpark located on the corner of Rokeby Rd & Barker Rd. Alternatively, the studio is only a short walk from the Subiaco train station.

This event is part of WMRC’s (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 WMRC Humanitix page.

This event is suitable for 18+ years.

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 the ticket cost is a barrier to coming to this event please call on 9384 6711 and we are happy to assist.