Creative Visible Mending
When: Saturday, September 26 AND Saturday, October 3, 2026
Cost: $79 (supplies included)
Instructor: Katrina Darms

This 2-day course (over 2 consecutive Saturday's) will introduce various creative techniques for customized visible mending. We will cover sashiko, a Japanese technique for patching and strengthening woven fabric, and darning, a technique for weaving new cloth in place to cover holes on knit fabrics. We will play with color, pattern, and shape to find your personal mending style. You will learn how to create a robust mend that will last for years, and fit the material and look of your garment.

Session 1:

• Darning
• Basic darning
• Color blocking
• Twill weaves and houndstooth
• Shape darning- hearts, stars

Session 2:

• Sashiko for denim repair
• Basting stitch + whip stitch to patch
• Sashiko patterns to strengthen/enhance
• Stairs + boxes + alternating patterns
• Spirals/circles
• Traditional sashiko patterns
• Scotch darning - blanket stitch darning

You are encouraged to bring damaged clothing to class to practice these skills on your own wardrobe and discuss how to approach your mends. We also ask that students bring a good scissors.