Basic Mending with a Sewing Machine
Wed 17 Jan
|Canons House
From visible to invisible mending using a sewing machine, we'll explore the world of basic clothing repairs at the Preloved Studio to grow your green skills in 2024.
Time & Location
17 Jan 2024, 10:00 – 12:30
Canons House, 19 Madeira Rd, Mitcham CR4 4HD, UK
Guests
About the event
Did you know the average lifetime of a piece of clothing is only 2 .2 years, and three in five items of clothing will be discarded within one year. British citizens alone discard a million tonnes of textiles every year! We're on a mission to bring our worn out and damaged clothes back into use at our Preloved Studio.
Join us for our morning workshop on Basic Mending with a Sewing Machine. This session will focus on Patch Mending, where you will learn to mend torn pockets, burst seams and holes. Bring along any items of clothing in need of these types of repair and explore how to fix your clothes using a sewing machine.
Workshop skill level: Improver (you already have basic sewing machine skills under your belt.)
Meet your workshop facilitator: Fiona Graham
Fiona has many years’ experience in the clothing and home textiles industry and has a…