Mending Class: Sashiko Style Visible Mending

With hands-on practice, you’ll learn this simple, but useful patterned stitching technique for patching denim and other woven textiles. This is a great class for beginners and seasoned hand stitchers alike with an interest in how mending can be both functional and beautiful.

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 mends (crotch/butt patching, threadbare areas, torn pockets, worn knees)
• an opportunity to ask questions about your specific repair

Materials (included)

• denim patch for practice
• sashiko needles
• sashiko thread and pearl cotton
• beeswax tin
• printed outline

ABOUT YOUR TEACHER

Erin Eggenburg is a maker, mender, and author and instructor who resides in Portland, OR. She is the owner of wrenbirdarts, an embroidery and mending supply shop, and author of The Mending Directory. Erin teaches a variety of visible mending and embroidery classes regularly. Learn more about her visible mending projects at wrenbirdarts.com.

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