Visible Mending: Patch Your Jeans by Hand

Workshop Location: SCRAP, 141 Industrial St #1, San Francisco

Workshop Description

In this 2-hour hands-on workshop, you'll learn hand stitching techniques to patch and repair denim using scrap fabric and thread, no sewing machine needed. We'll cover a few different patching methods so you can mix and match based on your skill level and the type of damage you're fixing. The focus will be on visible mending, turning repair into decoration, so your patches become part of the story and style of the garment. Bring a pair of jeans that need some love and leave with new stitches in your toolkit and a garment you'll want to wear again.

Some sewing experience is helpful but not required. All materials provided.

Sliding scale tickets are availabe for every SCRAP Workshop:

• General Admission #1: Covers the cost of workshop and materials
• General Admission #2: Covers cost of workshop, materials, and supports the instructor
• General Admission #3: Covers cost of workshop, materials, supports the instructor, and helps keep our workshops more accessible

About the Artist

Radha Weaver is a textile artist, upcycler, and advocate for mending and repair. After a 15-year career at Levi's, she founded Sewing through Fog in 2021 to reconnect with her creative roots and advocate for circular textiles. She encourages others to find beauty in repurposing and to transform old fabrics into new treasures.

@sewingthroughfog

About SCRAP

SCRAP is a non-profit organization working at the intersection of arts, education and the environment. We breathe new life into old arts & crafts supplies and reduce waste by diverting over 250 tons of materials heading to landfill every year.

Learn more about SCRAP and our mission to make art materials & education more accessible to all at www.scrap-sf.org