DATE: Monday, June 9th
TIME: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
FACILITATOR: Beth Adelsberger
Let’s gather to experience the joy of transforming materials and building new connections in our community mending circle. The process of mending is an opportunity to renew, reinvent, and revive both our clothing and our spirits as we discover new potential in what already exists.
This month I will demonstrate the visible mending technique of sashiko embroidery, an easy style of hand stitching that uses straight lines and grids to create patterns. It is a useful technique for making patches to cover holes or stains, especially on jeans or other heavyweight fabrics. I will provide fabric samples and sewing supplies for practicing and making a patch using fabric from repurposed jeans. You can also bring your own mending project and join the circle for
conversation and inspiration.
What skills are required?
● No skills are necessary to attend.
● Whether you know how to sew or embroider, or you want to learn new techniques for renewing textiles, this group is for you!
● You can experiment with the technique I am teaching, or you can work on a mending project you bring with you.
Mending Manifesto
Mending is:
● Cherishing our clothing and textiles by repairing them or transforming them into new objects.
● Preserving our environment by re-using our existing resources rather than producing more textile waste and contributing to the fibershed.
● Using our hands to care for our “second skin” and nurturing the materials we inhabit.
● Tending to ourselves and our relationships as we gather together in a mending circle.
Please RSVP & Register by 6/7 so we can plan accordingly. If you missed the deadline, contact us to see if we can squeeze you in.
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If finances are keeping you from coming, please contact us. We believe in the art of abundance and have an Art Angel Scholarship Fund to keep us in the flow state.