Visible Mending is a creative way to extend the life of your clothing and household items while embellishing them for a unique look. We will cover basic patches with running stitch as well as more decorative embroidery and woven darns.

Materials: embroidery hoop, embroidery needles, embroidery floss, scissors. Optional: Speedweve style mending loom. We will provide fabric for practicing and/or patching, but you can also bring your own items to mend.

Optional: materials kits are available, with embroidery kits (hoop, needle, fabric, embroidery floss) for $10, and options of Speedweve looms with needles and yarn for $30, $60, or $120.

Skill level: No prior experience required

Location

Piedmont Yarn in Oakland, CA

Schedule

February 21, 2024

6-8pm PST

March 9, 2024

1:30-3:30pm

About Instructor

Kira Dulaney has been teaching fiber arts classes and hosting crafty events in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond since 2002. As a teacher, her focus is on providing valuable information in a stress-free environment and supporting students through the learning process. She is also the designer behind Kira K Designs, a line of original knitting and crochet patterns and kits featuring clean lines and intriguing details that are both interesting to make and easy to wear. Kira has taught at Estes Park Wool Market, Interweave Yarn Fest, Lambtown Festival, the Natural Fiber Fair, Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, Stitches events, and TNNA, as well as numerous guilds and yarn shops.

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