Well Worn 1st Birthday | Full day visible mending workshop

Well Worn is turning 1! This May will mark a whole year of my book Well Worn being out in the world and I want to have a mending party to celebrate! 

Join me for a full day visible mending workshop as we look at different chapters from the book to give our well worn clothes a new lease of life. 

Details:

• Over the course of the day we will look at various mending techniques covered in Well Worn; from patching on denim and woven fabrics to darning for knitwear and stretchy fabrics.
  
  
• We can talk through any particular areas of damage you need to fix and figure out the best mends for them. This workshop will be based around hand sewn repairs only.
  
  
• Suitable for beginners and mending pros alike, this workshop will give you the time, space and creativity to mend at your own pace and start scrapbooking your well worn garments. 
  
  
• All materials will be provided, you just need to bring along your favourite jeans, jumpers, tops or socks in need of repair. We’ll be looking at the chapters in Well Worn to work out the best mending techniques for your clothes. 
  
  
• Lunch and refreshments are included and weather depending we might even be able to move outside to mend in the sunshine for the afternoon.
  
  
• It wouldn’t be a birthday party without cake and a party bag, so expect sweet treats as well as some mending related party favours to take home, and discounts on copies of Well Worn and to use in my online shop. 
  
  

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New to the world of visible mending?

• Visible mending uses traditional sewing skills such as darning, patching and sashiko to repair clothing in bold and creative way that celebrates our hand worked and wonky stitches. 

• Mended is better than perfect! Visible mending allows us to fight feelings of perfectionism and instead celebrates the damage our clothing collects. Our clothing can become a wearable scrapbook for us and the lives we live in them.

• Did you know that repairing our clothes has been shown to displace the need for buying new items by 82%? This is a huge statistic that shows how powerful mending can be as a way to show the fashion industry that we care about the stories of our clothing from the textile farmers growing the cotton through to the garment workers who made the clothes.

• Plus, for every repair you do, you’ll add on average 1.3 years to the lifespan of your garment and help reduce the amount of textile waste that is sent to landfill. 
  
  

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FAQ’s:

On the day
The day will be split into morning and afternoon sessions, with a 1 hour break for lunch that will be provided by Vallis Farm as well as breaks and refreshments throughout the day. We will spend the morning looking at mending woven and denim fabrics and the afternoon looking at several darning techniques for knitwear. All materials will be provided but please feel free to bring along specific yarns or tools if needed.  

The venue
Vallis Farm is an idyllic location just outside of Frome that will provide the perfect backdrop for us to mend together. We’ll be situated in a beautiful and cozy lounge area (with a dining room to break out into for lunch). There is parking available on site. 

Lunch
Any allergies or dietary requirements? Please let me know at the time of booking so that I can pass this along to the Vallis Farm team.