Visible Mending Workshop (3 hours)
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Learn how to mend your denim and woven clothing with beautiful hand stitches. Join Erin for an information-packed, hands-on workshop to learn a sashiko-style visible mending technique. Make your own sashiko stitched sample pattern, and learn “tips and tricks” to get you started on mending. This is a great class for beginners and seasoned hand stitchers alike with an interest in hand stitching as both a functional and beautiful craft.
This 3-hour workshop includes:
-a presentation of mending materials and how they are used in practice
-a hands-on tutorial to practice and complete a patch, in the sashiko-style embroidery technique.
-an explanation of how to repair specific types of clothing mends (crotch/butt patching, threadbare areas, torn pockets, worn knees)
-an opportunity to ask questions about your project-bring it with you!
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| Materials Included: | Materials (provided) -denim patch for practice -sashiko needles -thread -beeswax -printed outline -needle threader |
| Instructor: | Erin Eggenburg |
| Instructor Bio: | About the Instructor Erin Eggenburg is a fiber artist, author, and instructor who resides in Portland, OR. She is the owner of wrenbirdarts, an embroidery and mending pattern shop, and author of The Mending Directory. Erin teaches a variety of visible mending and embroidery classes, online and in-person. Learn more about visible mending at wrenbirdarts.com. |
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