Evaluating Secondhand Material

Chat with our guest and textile expert Kathleen Dimmich Mahaffy and learn how to know when its a "yes, queen" vs a "hard pass".
About this Event

So, you want to upcycle a bedsheet into a dress? Or refashion a pair of jeans into a vest? Great! How can you tell if that fabric is going to fray or snag if you so much as look at it funny? Is that blouse silk-silk or just silk-ish? Kathleen is coming to chat all things fabrics. We'll also looking at wear, fatigue, and aging materials