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Extend the lifespan of your knitwear and other garments by developing your own mending style with colourful stitches and patches.
We can sometimes get attached to certain items of clothing whether it be a faded pair of jeans of a well-loved knitted garment. It may be due to the comfort of wearing it or the memories found in the shape of the garment, the patterns, stitches, the feel of the fabric. Mending is a great way to extend the life of our clothing. You will be introduced to traditional darning for knitwear, using a warp and weft technique to create a woven patch to repair holes with colourful wools and threads. You will also be shown two alternative ways to make a patched embellishment for repairing and decorating jeans or other cotton clothing. You will begin to understand how to adapt your mending techniques to different weights and textures of fabrics and you will start a journey to find your own style of reparation and decoration.

Whilst you are welcome to bring your own sewing kit and fabric stash with you if you wish, this is not a pre-requisite, I will have all you need to make samples on the day. If you have one or two sample garments to discuss ideas on how you might repair or decorate them, feel free to bring them. I will provide repurposed fabrics, threads and wools and all other materials for you to use freely to make samples on the day.
Self-service coffee, tea, biscuits included in the fee. Cake will be available to purchase in the café, and you may wish to bring a sandwich or similar for lunch on the go.

£70.
Suitable for beginners.

If you would like further details or to book a place please contact Amanda by email at amandagduke@gmail.com or via her website https://www.amandaduke.co.uk/

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