Calendar of Events
Check out our virtual and in-person mending classes and other in-person events!
Open Shop Days in July:
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Thursdays - 1:30 - 6:00 PM
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Fridays - 1:00 - 6:00 PM
Sips & Stitching at KOVAL: Wednesday, July 1, 6:30 - 8:30 PM | KOVAL, 4241 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60613 | TICKETS
- Stitch and patch your favorite pair of jeans while sipping cocktails at KOVAL. You'll learn tips for repairing holes in your fave garment.
- Learn to repair holes, rips, and tears in your favorite garment by sewing a decorative patch. This class will take you from a holey garment to a repaired garment by the end of the class!
Tie Dye Class, Dye Dayz of Summer, Wednesday, July 8, 6:30 - 8:00 PM | BLISS JOY BULL, 1210 W Granville Ave, West Storefront, Chicago, IL 60660 | TICKETS
Take an evening and tie dye your clothes! This 1.5 hour class will take your stained, tired clothes and turn them into tie dyed works of art! You will tie and dye your garments and bring them home to "cure". All materials provided to dye up to 2 garments, but please bring a plastic bag to carry your garments home.
Visible Mending Basics Class, Sunday, July 12, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Hey, I Thought of You, 2839 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618 | 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 to practice the repair techniques
- This is an introductory class for all skill levels
- Mending kit included in the ticket price
Visible Mending Basics Class, Wednesday, July 15, 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Eye Spy Optical, 3350 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60657 | 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 to practice the repair techniques
- This is an introductory class for all skill levels
- Mending kit included in the ticket price
Mending Meetup, Monday, July 20, 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Mending Meetup: Yarn & Darn Club | BLISS JOY BULL, 1210 W Granville Ave, West Storefront, Chicago, IL 60660 | TICKETS
- Come with your mending pile and questions
- Meet at 1210 W Granville Ave at BLISS JOY BULL's Brick & Mortar shop
- Stay for 2 hours or pop in for as long as you can
- Chat and share clothes-mending ideas + fiber arts
- Meet other sewers/menders
- Informal/non-teaching workshop, but feel free to ask any repair questions
- All fiber crafts welcome!
Tie Dye Class, Dye Dayz of Summer, Tuesday, July 28, 6:30 - 8:00 PM | BLISS JOY BULL, 1210 W Granville Ave, West Storefront, Chicago, IL 60660 | TICKETS
Take an evening and tie dye your clothes! This 1.5 hour class will take your stained, tired clothes and turn them into tie dyed works of art! You will tie and dye your garments and bring them home to "cure". All materials provided to dye up to 2 garments, but please bring a plastic bag to carry your garments home.
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