mending
“Loved Clothes Last” Mending Bar
California College of the Arts SF 1111 8th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesEach year the United States sends 12.8 million tons of textile waste to landfill. As style turnover has accelerated, so has our appetite for new, trendy clothing. Today we buy 4 times as much clothing as we did two decades ago, yet we get 36% less wear out of our garments before we discard them. […]
Japanese Sashiko Mending
Fiber Circle Studio 113 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA, United StatesSashiko mending is a technique based out of Japan for mending clothing using decorative stitches. Join Jonathan Lukaeck, who will be traveling here from Japan to share with you the beautiful and functional techniques of sashiko. This workshop is a brief intro and explanation of sashiko as a sewing technique and how it […]
Mending Techniques with Heidi Iverson & Allison Reilly
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesJoin us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station, CA, where you will learn how to mend both woven and knitted garments using a variety of stitches and techniques. Our samplers will be created using naturally dyed fabric and thread. For the woven textile portion, you will make […]
Visible Mending Virtual Workshop
VirtualVisible Mending is a creative way to extend the life of clothing and household items while embellishing them for a unique look. We will cover woven mends with Speedweve style looms as well as decorative embroidery including reinforcing fabric through patching and using backstitch, split stitch, chain stitch, daisy stitch, French knots, and woven roses. […]
Hand Stitching & Patching Workshop
Fiber Circle Studio 113 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA, United StatesThis is an introductory class on the basics of clothing repair, focusing on non-stretch woven fabrics. We will go over selection of materials, hand sewing techniques, and multiple ways to sew a patch with a decorative flair. No prior sewing experience necessary! Participants are welcome to bring a damaged garment to work on, but samples […]
Visible Mending Classes at Piedmont Yarn in Oakland
Piedmont Yarn 4171 Piedmont Ave #102, Oakland, United StatesVisible 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 […]
Mendo Mending Circle
Mendo Mending Circle Join us on February 25th for a group mending circle. We meeting once a month every last Sunday from 11-3PM PST. This month's mending circle group will be hosted at the following address: 1580 Manzanita Drive, Ukiah As always, we are not exclusive to mending, so if you want to come and […]
Visible Mending Classes at Piedmont Yarn in Oakland
Piedmont Yarn 4171 Piedmont Ave #102, Oakland, United StatesVisible 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 […]