Sashiko Visible Mending for Wovens Workshop w/ WrenBird Arts
$ 75.00
Join us at Spincycle Yarns & Supply Co. for a special Visible Mending workshop led by Erin of WrenBird Arts!
Sunday, April 10 at 10:30am PDT
112 Grand Ave. Ste. 105
Bellingham, WA 98225
Join Erin Eggenburg for an information packed, sashiko inspired visible mending for denim workshop. Sashiko, a beautiful style of Japanese mending, is the perfect antidote to ripped and threadbare jeans. You’ll learn and practice a beautiful stitching technique for patching, as a hands-on part of this workshop. This is a great class for beginners and seasoned hand stitchers alike, with an interest in how mending can be both functional and beautiful.
This 3-hour workshop includes:
-a presentation of mending materials and how they are used in practice
-a hands-on tutorial to practice and complete a patch, in the sashiko technique
-an explanation of how to repair specific types of mends (crotch, threadbare, knees)
-an opportunity to ask questions about your specific repair
Materials included
-denim patch for practice
-sashiko needles
-straight pins
-sashiko thread and pearl cotton
-thread wax
About the Instructor
Erin Eggenburg is a maker, mender, and author and instructor who resides in Portland, OR. She is the owner of wrenbirdarts, a mending supply shop and upcycled hankie business, and author of The Mending Directory. Erin teaches a variety of visible mending and embroidery classes regularly. Learn more about her visible mending projects at wrenbirdarts.com.
This class is only offered in-person at our Bellingham brick & mortar. Spots are limited.
**Masks and proof of vaccination are required**