Creatively Mend Your Knitwear

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Creative mending is a beautiful way of adding unique visible decorative repairs to your clothes.

By learning these skills, we can repair garments and make our wardrobes last longer. Through creative repairing we can also work towards sustainable practices in our lives that have less impact on the environment.Some sewing &amp; stitching experience needed for this workshop.

This two-hour creative mending workshop hosted by Madeline Tanoto (Mads do &amp; Mend) will show you how to mend and re-fashion your woollens using a variety of visible mending techniques! We will be using decorative hand stitching with yarn techniques, experimenting with applique, and using some simple blanket stitching to transform an item through repair!

Darning will not be covered and is taught separately. However, this workshop builds on the creative techniques you can learn in darning and is a perfect additional workshop to further your interest in mending. Or you can just join this workshop to learn the decorative skills to re-fashion and repair an item.
During this workshop, Madeline Tanoto from @madsdoandmend will teach you about mending your beloved woollens through the use of different hand stitching techniques. As well as giving practical instruction she also explores the different tools and materials you can use to keep trying this skill at home. 
All materials will be provided for the workshop but you will need to bring a woollen clothing item from home to mend. Good examples are a wool jumper or cardigan with moth holes, or a scarf that needs a repair or update! Best to avoid bringing socks as they are not suitable for this workshop – however they are perfect for a Darning workshop instead!
All workshops are non-refundable

Also at Bell House on Saturday 7th October, 11.00am – 1.00pm: Learn to Darn with Madeline Tanoto

MADELINE TANOTO – PERSONAL INFO/ BIO
My name is Madeline Tanoto and I’m a designer-maker with a 20-year career in fashion, design and teaching across all things textiles. I am a qualified Mental Health First Aider and combine these skills with my textiles experience to explore the craft of mending within a supportive and inclusive environment. In 2022 I devised and delivered a series of free mending workshops in Lewisham Shopping Centre as part of the Borough of culture events. I also partner with charities, housing associations, local businesses, and organisations to run mending and sewing sessions for social housing residents as well as the wider local communities in Southwark and Lewisham boroughs.
T﻿ickets are £55 per person

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