Radical Mending: Sewing Stories

As a part of programming for the exhibition Radical Craft: Arts Education at Hull-House 1889-1935, the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum is partnering with The WasteShed to present their event series, “Radical Mending”. This series includes “Sewing Stories”: a workshop centered around the co-creation of a textile tapestry to visually represent our personal parables. Historically, sewing and repairing garments ignite  intergenerational stories about community, triumph and tradition, and can inspire feelings of hope. Bring a textile that is important to you (and that you are comfortable with giving up!) to sew into a collective tapestry with others.

The goal of the “Radical Mending” workshops is to foster space for connection, to encourage sustainable everyday practices, and to educate one another in the history of the garment industry both past and present. This series will take place in the Residents’ Dining Hall at the Hull-House Museum. The cost of admission includes materials and a meal.

Host or Publisher Jane Addams Hull-House Museum