Creative Mending by Hand

This class runs three Thursdays, January 8, 15, and 22, 6:30-8:30 pm Central time each session. Take a deep dive into mending over this three-week tutorial. Hand-stitched mending offers many benefits, from extending the lives of textiles to creatively expressing your own style, showing care for both people and the planet. Whether you are a complete beginner or want to expand on basic skills, this multi-session workshop will offer the time to develop a wide variety of hand-stitching techniques, including darning, boro-style patchwork, and duplicate knit stitches. Explore both invisible and decorative methods while using the textiles you have on hand—you may even end up searching your home for more textiles to mend!

As the class practices stitching together, instructor Tasha Miller Griffith will lead the class through discussions and lectures to investigate the structure of knit and woven fabrics, and to explore the meaning of stitching and mending through the past and into contemporary times. During the live practice time, students who want to participate can have a video ready for show and tell. Skill level: Open to all skill levels. Ages: Suitable for ages 16+. Virtual class info: This is a live Virtual class taught over Zoom. Students need a strong internet connection and a device with video capabilities. Kit and Materials info: Students also provide their own materials for this Virtual class; see the materials list here for more info.