Mending Meetup: Stitch & Bitch Monthly Meetup

Pare down your mending pile while sewing with our in-person community. Chat and share clothes-mending ideas. Informal, non-teaching workshop
About this Event

Welcome to our monthly stitch and bitch club called Yarn & Darn Club! Pare down your mending pile while sewing with our in-person community. Chat and share clothes-mending ideas. Informal, non-teaching workshop.

Date & Time: Monday, May 18, 6:30-8:30 PM

• A time and place to work on your fiber craft projects
• Come with your mending pile and questions
• Meet at 1210 W Granville Ave at BLISS JOY BULL's Brick & Mortar shop
• Stay for 2 hours or pop in for as long as you can
• Chat and share clothes-mending ideas + fiber arts
• Meet other sewers/ menders/ fiber artists
• Informal/non-teaching workshop, but feel free to ask any repair questions
• All fiber crafts welcome!

Tickets are limited! This will be a group of up to 10 people plus the shop owner, Nandi.

We will have the following to borrow:

• thread snips
• fabric shears
• limited thread
• pins and needles
• seam rippers
• lots of fabric scraps
• a sewing machine will be available for rent or feel free to bring your own

We also have an assortment of sewing supplies to purchase such as:

• sewing machine needles
• hand sewing needles
• thread snips
• machine sewing thread
• fabric shears
• sashiko thread
• and more!

If you want to rent the sewing machine and have never sewn before: please schedule a 1:1 appointment here first.

• Note: Renting the sewing machine is only available for rent to maintain ongoing maintenance for the machine.

What to bring:

• a project to work on or share with the group
• sewing supplies to work on your project
• snacks or drinks to share, if you'd like

Location: 1210 W Granville Ave, West Storefront. We're located a block west of the Granville red line station and the Broadway 36 bus.

Accessibility & Parking: There are two steps down to get into the space. Our restroom is not ADA compliant. There is paid parking on Broadway and Granville Ave. I generally can find parking further west on Granville that's free. Note: there's permit parking perpendicular and north of Granville Ave.

We'll have coffee, tea, and snacks. Feel free to BYOB.

Workshop Policies: Please review policies below before committing to a workshop.

• If BLISS JOY BULL needs to cancel a workshop, we will notify you 24 hours before the class and give you the option of refund or reschedule.
• If you're unable to attend the workshop, email us 48-hours before the class starts for a refund.
• We're unable to refund tickets with less than 24 hours notice.
• By purchasing a ticket, you understand our policies.