Sew Empowered: Mindfully Mend Your Own “To Do” Pile

Sew Empowered: Mindfully Mend Your Own “To Do” Pile

Adult Multi-Week | This class is completed

1812 West Main Street Richmond, VA 23220 United States

Fiber

Beginner

7/14/2019 (one day)

10:00 AM-4:00 PM EDT on Sun

$65.00

$58.50

$5.00

All good things must come to a mend! Prepare to repair and bring your clothes back to life, while learning hand and machine sewing basics. You’ll learn how to sew closures like buttons, snaps and eye hooks as well as hand darning and reweaving small holes. Machine stitching will be used for patches, torn seams and denim repair. Have something that is “unrepairable”? We will also experiment with some creative solutions. Students can bring any clothing items they would like to embellish or repair, gaining a broad range of possible fixes and the knowledge to address your future repairs.

  • Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.
Hutchinson, Lisa

Lisa Hutchinson started Top Stitch Mending five years ago, to help keep clothing out of landfills and keep family heirlooms in circulation. Top Stitch offers clothing repair services, including visible mending and sewing lessons to spread sustainability. With a goal of zero waste, all scraps from past projects are used for future repairs. Lisa is personally driven by reuse, sustainable practices and low impact living. These ideas are explored in the classes she teaches both at her studio and The Visual Arts Center. She has been sewing for 27 years and received her bachelor's degree in fashion design from Drexel University.

Website: topstitchmending.com
Instagram: @topstitchmending