Have a tear in your favorite jeans? The cuffs of your hoodie wearing thin?
Join us in the Maker Studio, where our Maker experts and studio tools are available to help you learn to repair your damaged clothing using a needle and thread!
The goal of this workshop is to teach the MRU campus community how to reduce waste, develop repair skills, and strengthen sustainability practices on campus and in our communities.
What you'll need to bring:
A piece of clothing that requires mending
This workshop will:
Introduce mending as a practice to prevent waste and combat fast-fashion
Provide a basic background on fabric types and how to decide on a mending method
Teach how to apply a simple patch
Provide guidance to decorate a repair using sashiko stitching
At the end of this workshop you should be able to:
Thread a needle
Select the appropriate type of patch for knit and woven fabrics
Trim and place a patch to match your garment
Sew a patch in place and decorate it if you want a visible mend
