Darn it! - a workshop exploring decorative textile mending techniques .

Our monthly stitch workshop looks at the different ways we can use stitch to mend and repurpose textiles. We will share skills, ideas and be guided through a few different ways to mend, repair and love the fragile textiles in our lives.

Making the art of mending accessible to everyone regardless of stitching experience is a great way for Blackheath Embroiderers to share skills and enthusiasm for all things stitch.

You may like to repair a moth-eaten garment, or a textile with happy memories attached, re-purpose an old fabric or simply enjoy the process of stitching for decorative pleasure.

Whatever your interest we hope to inspire your stitching journey!

Techniques covered include:

Traditional darning

Sashiko inspired stitching

Boro Mending

Kantha style stitching

Freestyle stitching for mending

Materials and kit:

Fabric (NOT knitted) textiles to be repaired

Lightweight fabrics for layered mending techniques

a selection of threads and yarns

needles of various sizes to accomodate your thread sizes

scissors

pins

dressmaking thread/tacking thread.

Please note: This not a 'professional' zoom workshop - we are sharing our live, real-time workshop with zoom attendees and will be giving focussed time to guide all participants in the creation of textile pieces, please be aware that we are a lively group of textile enthusiasts so will be interacting with zoom attendees and stitching and chatting will be going on in the background!