Overview
Learn creative mending techniques to repair, customize, and reinvent your clothes!
Repair, Customize & Reinvent Your Wardrobe!
Join us at Sunset Commons, your neighborhood DIY arts and crafts café, for a hands-on Visible Mending Workshop with Kaye DeHart, a local textile and multimedia artist passionate about slow fashion and sustainability!
Bring a worn-out or damaged piece of clothing, and leave with new skills, inspiration, and a one-of-a-kind creation. This class is beginner-friendly and will focus on building a solid foundation for visible repair with essential and versatile embroidery techniques and lots of hands-on practice.
What You’ll Learn:
- Hand sewing basics like starting and finishing, choosing thread and needles, and undoing stitches
- Common embroidery techniques including the running stitch and backstitch
- How to sew on a button
- How to stabilize and reinforce damaged fabric
- Tips for creative design planning and visual storytelling through stitches
- How to build your own visible mending style at home
- All participants receive an 8 page mini zine with information to continue mending on their own!
Why You’ll Love It:
- Sustainable: Keep your favorite clothes out of landfills
- Creative: Express yourself through color, texture, and stitch
- Mindful: Enjoy the calming, meditative nature of slow stitching
- Community-driven: Connect with fellow makers and menders
- Skill-building: Walk away with practical knowledge
- Bonus: Leave with a repaired item of clothing you’re proud to wear again
Good to know
Highlights
- 1 hour 50 minutes
- In person
- Doors at 6:10 PM
Refund Policy
Refunds up to 2 days before event
Location
Sunset Commons
1600 Irving Street
San Francisco, CA 94122
How do you want to get there?
Frequently asked questions
Organized by