Calendar of Events


 

Check out our virtual and in-person mending classes and other in-person events!

Saturday, February 15, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Reuse & Recycling Pop-up | Chicago Waldorf School, 5200 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, 60640 | MORE INFO

  • Join us for our first Reuse & Recycling Pop-Up of the year with our friends at the Chicago Waldorf School!
  • You’ll have an opportunity to drop off items for reuse, repurposing or reclamation, as well as ones that are difficult to recycle and don’t belong in our blue carts.
  • Before you leave home, check out our updated list of accepted items so your visit goes smoothly. There are several updates, including many recycling programs that have been discontinued.
  • Nandi of BLISS JOY BULL is offering a drop-off clothing repair service. Items will be mended off-site and you can pick them up from Lilla Barn, 5535 N Clark St, about 2 weeks after the event. Please bring your items in a marked paper or cloth bag with your info attached. Payment is due at drop-off. Please see our info page for what we do and don't do here. Find more info here: https://blissjoybull.com/pages/mending-repairs. She will be mending your garments with visible mending.

Thursday, Februrary 20, 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Visible Mending Basics Workshop | The Eco Cafe, 4754 N Rockwell Ave, Chicago 60625 | TICKETS

Learn the basics of hand sewing with visible mending techniques for repairing your clothes. This workshop will cover:

  • 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

Wednesday, February 26, 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Intro to Darning with Darning Looms | Indigo & Violet Studio, 1411 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60613 | TICKETS

  • Make your holey sweaters wearable again with darning. Learn how to repair holes in knitwear by darning a hole by hand and with a Speedweve-style darning loom. This two-hour class will guide you through the process of creating and darning a rectangular patch with yarn. You will learn the best tools and materials for repairing knitwear with darning. Bring your own sweater with a 1” hole or smaller to repair! 

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