Calendar of Events
See below for our virtual and in-person mending classes and other in-person events!
CANCELLED: June 13, 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Intro to Hand Darning Workshop | Norwood Life Society Thrift Store, 6019 North Nina Avenue Chicago, IL 60631
June 19, 5:00 - 7:00 PM |Â Virtual Clothes-Mending Sew-a-Long | via zoom |Â TICKETS
Pare down your mending pile while sewing with our virtual community. Chat and share clothes-mending ideas. Informal, non-teaching workshop.
- Come with your mending pile and questions
- Meet online via zoom
- Stay for 2 hours or pop in for as long as you can
- Chat and share clothes-mending ideas
- Meet other sewers/menders
- Informal/non-teaching workshop, but feel free to ask any repair questions.
June 20, 6:00 - 8:00 PM |Â Visible Mending Workshop | The Refilleri, 1007 N California Ave Chicago, IL 60622 | TICKETS
- Different stitches for repairing clothes with decorative stitches
- Practical stitches for broken seams
- The best tools and materials for repairing woven garments
- How to identify woven fabrics
- Each student will create a mending sampler for you to practice the repair techniques
- This is an introductory class for all skill levels
- Materials included in the ticket price
June 26, 6:30 - 8:30 PM |Â Intro to Hand Darning Workshop | Indigo & Violet Studio, 1411 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, 60613 | TICKETS
Learn the basics of hand darning knit fabrics. You’ll learn how to repair your holey socks and sweaters.
- How to darn a rectangular patch with yarn
- The best tools and materials for repairing your knits
- How to identify knit fabrics
- Each student will create a mending sampler for you to practice the repair techniques
- This is an introductory class for all skill levels
- Materials included in ticket price
June 29, 6:30 - 8:30 |Â Visible Mending Basics Workshop | Indigo & Violet Studio, 1411 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, 60613 | TICKETS
- Different stitches for repairing clothes with decorative stitches
- Practical stitches for broken seams
- The best tools and materials for repairing woven garments
- How to identify woven fabrics
- Each student will create a mending sampler for you to practice the repair techniques
- This is an introductory class for all skill levels
- Materials included in the ticket price
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