Visible Mending Workshop

Name: Visible Mending Workshop
Start: 2025-01-11T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-11T16:00:00-05:00
Location: 147 Park St, North Reading, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01864

Schedule

Sat Jan 11 2025 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

147 Park St, North Reading, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01864 | North Reading, MA

Space is limited and registration is required! Please register in advance at: https://flintmemoriallibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/visible-mending-workshop/
Learn the sustainable art of visible mending with Cathy Karp! In this workshop, Cathy will demonstrate how to use embroidery, patching, and darning techniques to restore and revive damaged textiles. Add personality to your clothes while saving the planet! Join us in learning how to give old clothes new life with visible mending, using many approaches to restore old, used or torn clothing and fabric items.
Participants will learn about materials and methods for mending that will repair and give a creative and unique look to damaged or well-loved items. Patching with running or cleanly whip stitched edges will be demonstrated. Reinforcing from above and below will also be taught. Many options for thread, stitching, and decorative finishing will be covered, as time allows.
Please bring a few clothing items that you are interested in mending with you; all other materials will be provided!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Flint Memorial Library.