Visible Mending with Cal Patch

Thursday January 16th

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Mend your own clothes in this hands on workshop with  artist Cal Patch. Learn overlay and reverse applique as well as traditional darning - all key techniques for maintaining your slow fashion wardrobe.

No prerequisite skills needed. Please bring the following with you:

• 2 items (woven or T-shirt) with holes to be patched, or a piece of fabric to become a “mending sampler”
• Scraps of woven and knit fabric for patches
• Hand-sewing needles in a few sizes
• All-purpose, buttoncraft, or top-stitching thread
• Embroidery floss (I suggest size 8 Perle Cotton)
• Pins
• Scissors
• A sock, sweater or other knit item with a small* hole to be darned (can be hand or machine knit)
• Small amount of comparable-sized yarn to what the original is knit from (probably between fingering and worsted), can be matching or contrast
• Tapestry needles in a few smaller sizes (or any needles with a large enough eye for yarn)
• *about 1” or less

Note: Cal will bring extra supplies to share (especially fabric scraps and yarn), so don't worry if you don't have everything! Bring what you have.

Cal Patch is a visual artist who created the Heart Seed and Pincushion Flower art packs for the HVSC. She's designed work for Urban Outfitters and was the owner of both Patch 155 and MAKE workshop. You can find Cal's work in numerous books and on Etsy. Learn more at: https://calpatch.com/