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Visible Mending Workshop

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March 19, 2024, 6 PM

Location: Mezzanine

Registration required via this Google form

Free and open to the public

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Two women kneel on the bright yellow carpet and peer down at a denim garment with scraps of fabric laid out beside it.
Visible Mending Workshop, Tang Teaching Museum, 2024, photo by Megan Mumford

Give a second life to a treasured part of your wardrobe! Join us Tuesday, March 19, at 6 pm, for a Visible Mending Workshop organized in conjunction with the exhibition Yvette Molina: A Promise to the Leaves. Instructor Karen Stevens ’88 will teach participants how to use fabric remnants and embroidery supplies to “visibly mend” (using decorative stitching) their garments into pieces that are functional and beautiful.

Participants should bring one or more articles of treasured clothing in need of mending. Woven fabrics will be the focus of this class: denim (with limited or no stretch), cotton, flannel or linen button-down shirts, lightweight bags or totes. No special sewing skills are needed. Participants will be using a basic running stitch and cotton embroidery floss. Fabric remnants, scraps, needles, and embroidery floss will be provided.

Registration required via this Google form.

This workshop is free and open to the public.

Anchor name: Photos
A woman stands in a vibrantly decorated space as she instructs others who are seated on a patterned carpet below her.
A group of people stand next to a table and reach to begin working with sewing materials and scraps of fabric.
A close-up of a girl using a needle and thread to stitch a yellow scrap of fabric onto a tan colored garment.
A large group is seated on a bright yellow carpet with large windows behind them as they work on sewing projects.
Two women kneel on the bright yellow carpet and peer down at a denim garment with scraps of fabric laid out beside it.
A close-up of an older woman's hands as she stitches thread through a detailed blue scrap of fabric.
A woman smiles while seated in a group with others on the floor as they all work on sewing fabric together.
The mezzanine space decorated with flags, vibrant carpet, and sculptures is full of people working on arts and crafts, some seated some standing.
Two students seated on bright yellow carpet work to thread a needle through fabric, others behind them do the same.
An older woman instructs a student who looks down at the needle and thread in her hands.
A line of students are seated working intently on mending their garments with needle, thread, and scraps of fabric.
Two students pick through a pile of colorful textile scraps that are spread across a table, and behind them is a tree-like sculpture.
A close-up of a woman's hands show her stitching a patch with an image of a feather on it onto a denim garment.
Two women are seated on a multicolored carpet as they chat, others behind them are also seated and taking part in a crafting activity.
An older woman holds up a blue piece of clothing as she stands above a table of fabric scraps.
Pairs of denim jeans mended with patches of fabric and ornate stitching are lined up on a table .
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