Free Mending Workshop: Sunday, August 31st - Enter code FREEMENDING at checkout

Please enter code FREEMENDING at checkout!

Mending Basics is your 101 clothing care and maintenance class. The workshop will be held at Community during store hours on Sunday, August 31st from 12:15pm-2:45pm with a class size of maximum 10 students.

In Mending Basics you will learn various hand-sewn mending techniques, such as how to sew a button, blind hemming, and darning to repair and maintain your clothing for extending its lifespan. These techniques are utilized to mend common damages to fabric like fraying, holes, fallen hems, and split seams. The instructor will be available to offer individualized advice as you begin the process. Mending takes time, so students will continue their mending projects at home. 

Students are asked to bring two or three clothing items that are damaged in the ways mentioned above. Community will provide supplies for use during the workshop. We will have scrap patch fabric and thread, but we cannot ensure a perfect color match. If possible, bring thread that matches your garment. Students will need to purchase materials for continuing their work at home. 

For choosing garments, most anything goes. Large holes need to be patched, so please bring your own in suitable material. This class will mainly focus on mending woven fabric (not knits), so keep that in mind. Please wash your garment before class, in case of shrinkage around the mending areas. Take care, hand washing or a delicate cycle will do for damaged fabric.  

The instructor, Evelyn Russell, works at Community as a redesigner and seamstress. She is studying Fashion Merchandising and Fabric Design at the University of Georgia and is pursuing a career in sustainable textiles and fashion.

We require a minimum of four students to sign up in order for the class to begin. If we do not reach this capacity, then you will be notified.