Join me as we learn to darn and patch our knitwear- sweaters, socks, and delicate wool base layers by hand. Through creative improvisation, we’ll utilize basic mending techniques to artfully return our once-broken garments to new life.
We’ll learn about mending tools, materials, and the value of keeping something alive and in use- but we’ll also explore the emotional connections we make with our garments and the stories they connect us to. We’ll delve into the meditative aspects of handwork, the metaphors for relational repair to self and others, and the opportunities for personal expression. Together, we’ll bring these many threads together into something imperfect, yet whole.
Please bring 2-4 beloved knit garments in need of repair. If you have them, please bring your own scissors, thread snips, needles, or other materials that you like working with, however there will be supplies available to use. Participants will be provided with a thoughtfully curated starter mending kit to leave with.
This class is open to sewers of all experience and levels. Beginners welcome.