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Come mend and connect in community. Bring your clothing or textile items and give them new life through visible mendingwhererepairs are seen and celebrated. Learn alongside Alison Davis-Holland and a friendly team of Mend-tors from Art on the Mend, and enjoy meeting new people along the way. We provide all mending supplies. Just bring your clean clothing or textile items with holes,stains, or worn spots; or practice on our reclaimed textiles. Although we have topics we are learning on specific dates, feel free to bring any of your mending projects just to mend in community. Allof our visible mending is handwork - not with sewing machines. June 9 - Open Lab - Bring any clothing or textile items and our Mend-tors will help you get started on your hands-on visible mending using our materials and supplies. June 16 - Swiss Darning Over Holes - Learn to use yarn to duplicate the stitches in knits using thread as scaffolding. Bring any medium- or chunky-gauge knits with holes. June 23 - Open Lab - Bring any clothing or textile items and our Mend-tors will help you get started on your hands-on visible mending using our materials and supplies. June 30 - Scotch Darning - Learn how to use this blanket stitch in a grid pattern to mend holes and edges. Bring any textile item. No experience needed. Ages 14+ recommended because we will be handling sharp needles. REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED. By registering, you will receive event updates. First-come, first-served seating. For more information, contact Cherrydale Library at 703-228-6330 or Lib-Cherrydale@arlingtonva.us
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ages 14+,community,mend-tors,textile items,visible mending,visible mending circle
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