A six week course covering a different visible mending technique each week including Japanese sashiko and boro-inspired mending, embroidery, applique and patches, followed by three weeks of knitted techniques: traditional/ English darning, reverse darning and Swiss darning. All tools and materials provided as well as tea and coffee.
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Teen Sort out your jeans with Bath Share & Repair
Learn how to repair your old denim so you can wear it with pride for years to come with Anna from the Love Makers Cafe. This is a fun, practical and insightful session that will explore a range of woven textile mending techniques routed in the elegant Japanese traditions of Boro and Sashiko. Suitable for...
Sewing Survival Skills at Bath Share & Repair
Anna from the Love Makers Cafe will cover the basic sewing skills to help build confidence, as well as techniques to mend your woven and knitted textiles; all tools and materials provided. A survival kit containing all the tools needed to keep mending for years to come is also available to purchase. Single of consecutive days...
Darning Workshop at Bath Share & Repair
Learn the traditional skill of darning and give your textiles a new lease of life. Learn how to repair holes, thinning fabric, and worn areas in socks, knitwear and other garments. The session will introduce both woven and honeycomb darning techniques, along with the tools, materials and practical tips needed to create repairs that are...
Sort out your jeans with Bath Share & Repair
Learn how to repair your old denim so you can wear it with pride for years to come with Anna from the Love Makers Cafe. This is a fun, practical and insightful session that will explore a range of woven textile mending techniques routed in the elegant Japanese traditions of Boro and Sashiko.
Sew & Sow at Bath City Farm
Learn how to create embroidered vegetable designs and sow some seeds for the vegetables embroidered as well as advice how to care for them. Please bring your own items to embroider, all other materials provided.
Christmas Decoration workshop at Wiltshire Scrapstore
Make some simple pretty hand beaded Christmas decorations.
Manx Quilting Workshop at Wiltshire Scrapstore
Learn the traditional skill of Manx quilting. All materials provided.
Make a Leather Purse at Wiltshire Scrapstore
A four-hour workshop to make a leather purse. All materials provided, no experience necessary.
Cushion Cover Workshop at Wiltshire Scrapstore
Learn how to make a piped cushion with an envelope back, and how to match a pattern. Please bring your sewing machine and sewing kit; all other materials provided.
Needle Felted Mouse Workshop at Wiltshire Scrapstore
Learn the basics of needle felting and make a cute little hand felted mouse.
Children’s Imaginative Mending at Topping & Co.
Mending workshop with textile artist Celia Pym, to celebrate the publication of her latest book, Socks. The event will combine an informal talk about the philosophy of mending together with instruction in how to repair a damaged sock (all materials will be provided). Tickets cover the cost of a copy of the book and entry...
Sew a Cushion Cover with Bath Share & Repair
Learn how to make a cushion cover from start to finish using sustainably sourced up-cycled fabric led by Freia Groves, who will demonstrate techniques and provide hands-on support. All materials provided; perfect for beginners.
Family Sewing Workshop at The Pound
A fun and creative workshop suitable for all abilities to create your own unique bookmark using big needles and cross-stitch fabric. This is an easy introduction to sewing with plenty of scope for creativity in your design. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian throughout.
Make a tote bag with Bath Share & Repair
Make a tote bag using canvas cotton, fully lined with cotton fabric with guidance to help you use your machine and leave with a finished item. All materials pre-prepared (no cutting required), and included in ticket price. Please bring your sewing machine, a fully wound bobbin and thread.
Introduction to Embroidery with Love Makers Cafe (Frome)
Exploring a new embroidery technique each week, from the whitework and drawn threadwork of the Regency to the blackwork of the Tudors, as well as Sashiko from Japan and Pepenado from Mexico, and the best stitches to add lettering to your clothes. All premium quality materials and tools included; book individual or multiple sessions.
Introduction to Visible Mending with Love Makers Cafe (Frome)
Learn to repair your clothes including Boro and Sashiko, embroidery, applique patch, English darning, reverse darning and Swiss darning. All materials and tools included; book single or multiple sessions.
Introduction to Visible Mending with Love Makers Cafe (Bath)
Learn to repair your clothes including Boro and Sashiko, embroidery, applique patch, English darning, reverse darning and Swiss darning. All materials and tools included; book single or multiple sessions.