Calendar of Events

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

1210 W Granville Ave, Chicago, IL 60660

Due to events and travel our shop is closed in October.

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November hours:
- Sundays, 1-6 PM (closed Nov 29th)
- Fridays, 2-7 PM (closed Nov 27th)

Scrap Quilt Coasters Workshop, Tuesday, November 3, 6:30 - 8:30 PM | BLISS JOY BULL, 1210 W Granville Ave, West Storefront, Chicago, IL 60660 | TICKETS

Guest expert JeeYeun Lee will teach this 2-hour workshop. JeeYeun teaches sewing in the Fiber & Material Studies Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

What can you do with all your scraps? Make a crazy quilt!
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to do foundation piecing on muslin to make a crazy quilt patchwork
We’ll use this technique to make two coasters
We’ll use this technique to make two coasters

Needle Felted Penguin Workshop, Wednesday, November, 11, 6:00 - 8:00 PM | BLISS JOY BULL, 1210 W Granville Ave, West Storefront, Chicago, IL 60660 | TICKETS

Guest expert, Jessica Woodburn, will teach this 2-hour workshop. Jessica has over 15 years of teaching experience and is a passionate environmentalist and trash artist.

Learn the basics of needle felting by creating your own wool scent diffusers. Learn to make a cute penguin as well as a 2-ball hanger. Wool is an incredible fiber and simply adding a few drops of essential oil to your diffusers provides an eco-friendly way to freshen any space from a bathroom to an office, car, or laundry hamper.

Visible Mending Basics Class, Thursday, November 12, 6:30 - 8:30 PM | BLISS JOY BULL, 1210 W Granville Ave, West Storefront, Chicago, IL 60660 | 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

Pop-up at The Chicago Cultural Center, Saturday, November 14, 12:00 - 2:00 PM | Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602 | FREE EVENT, no ticket needed

Hands-on demonstrations and live interactions will take place between 12- 2 PM and are FREE and open to the public, thanks to generous support and funding from the Department of Cultural Affairs.
Nandi of BLISS JOY BULL will be located in the back of the gallery of the exhibit, To Be Remembered: Woven Matters of the Heart, 2nd floor.

Swiss & Scotch Darning Class, Tuesday, November 17, 6:30 - 8:30 PM | BLISS JOY BULL, 1210 W Granville Ave, West Storefront, Chicago, IL 60660 | TICKETS

Guest expert JeeYeun Lee will teach this 2-hour workshop. JeeYeun teaches sewing in the Fiber & Material Studies Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

This class covers two methods of sewing with yarn on knitted fabrics to reinforce thinning areas or cover holes:

Swiss darning (also known as duplicate stitch)
Scotch darning

Intro to Hand Darning, Thursday, November 19, 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Firefly Fiber Arts Studio, 2860 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60618 | TICKETS

Immerse yourself in the timeless techniques of hand-darning and learn to repair your knitwear and knit fabrics! Passed down through generations, this meditative and sustainable practice of preserving your cherished textiles will help you give your worn out socks and sweaters a new life!
In this workshop, students will learn how to darn a rectangular patch using yarn. Learn how to identify knit fabrics, learn about the best tool and materials used to make repairs, and create a mending sampler to practice repair techniques!
This is an introductory class and all skill levels are welcome. Materials included.

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