Week 1 of the two-week mending bootcamp is over! Join us for a one day Intro to Hand Darning Workshop on Saturday, August 29th!
Week 2 of the mending bootcamp, August 29: Intro to Hand Darning
- Decorative and practical techniques for repairing knit garments
- Learn how to identify knit fabric
- Time to apply the technique to repair your own sock or sweater
What's included:
- Handy visible mending guide
- An assortment of needles, mending wool, and embroidery floss
- A pair of thread snips and a darning disc to use during class and available for purchase afterwards
Date & Time: Saturday, August 29, 1:30 - 4:00 PM
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Description for the 2-week mending bootcamp. Your ticket will only apply for the 2nd week of the bootcamp as week 1 has already occurred.
Join us at our Brick & Mortar shop for this hands-on beginner sewing bootcamp!
This 2-week class covers basic hand sewing and hand darning techniques for mending your clothes. This is an introductory class to hand sewing and hand darning with visible mending techniques for all skill levels. This workshop is for adults 18 and over.
This class covers:
- Different stitches for repairing clothes with decorative stitches
- Practical stitches for broken seams
- Hand darning knit materials
- The best tools and materials for repairing woven garments and knit garments
- How to identify woven and knit fabrics
- Each student will create a mending sampler to practice the repair techniques
- This is an introductory class for all skill levels
- Mending kit included in the ticket price
Week 1, August 22:
- Decorative and practical techniques for repairing woven garments
Week 2, August 29:
- Decorative and practical techniques for repairing knit garments
- Time to use the techniques you've learned in both weeks to repair your own garments
What's included:
- Handy visible mending guides
- An assortment of needles, thread, patching fabric, pins, needle threader - a $15 value
- A pair of thread snips and a darning disc to use during class and available for purchase afterwards
Date & Time: Saturdays, August 22 + 29, 1:30 - 4:00 PM
This is an introductory class and you'll learn skills to mend your clothes. Even if you've never sewn before this class is an introduction to hand sewing and hand darning.
By the end of the two-week class you'll have your own mending sampler you can refer back to again and again.
What is Visible Mending? Visible mending is a radical act. By making your clothes last longer you're challenging the way we consume clothing. Visible mending brings attention to your loved clothing that might have otherwise ended up in the landfill.
Location: 1210 W Granville Ave, West Storefront. We're located a block west of the Granville red line station and the Broadway 36 bus.
Accessibility & Parking: There are two steps down to get into the space. Our restroom is not ADA compliant. There is paid parking on Broadway and Granville Ave. I generally can find parking further west on Granville that's free. Note: there's permit parking perpendicular and north of Granville Ave.
Workshop Policies: Please review policies below before committing to a workshop.
- If BLISS JOY BULL needs to cancel a workshop, we will notify you 24 hours before the class and give you the option of refund or reschedule.
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Due to limited workshop capacity, store credit refunds are only available for cancellations made at least one week in advance. Thank you for your understanding!
