With the promise to "stop throwing away socks with holes, stapling loose hems, and turning to safety pins when buttons make a break for it", the Scrap DC Mending class run done through Knowledge Commons DC had a wait-list within 20 minutes of opening registration.
From the mending class description:
On Wednesday, January 8th, ten people came together to wield needle and thread and make repairs in the ScrapDC workroom. You can read all about it on the KCDC Make it Work! Mending and Fixing Clothes class report:
From the mending class description:
Ripped hems, popped buttons, ripped pockets that send loose change plummeting into the depths of your jacket lining — don’t accept these indignities, conquer them! Yes, you can fix your clothes with something other than duct tape.
We’ll teach basic stitches that can be used to repair tears, darn holes, attach buttons, and craft invisible hems. Come with your problematic garments and together we’ll figure out how to undo the damage.
Bring your own sewing kit and clothes in need of mending or pay a $5 materials fee for tools and practice fabric. No prior sewing experience necessary.
On Wednesday, January 8th, ten people came together to wield needle and thread and make repairs in the ScrapDC workroom. You can read all about it on the KCDC Make it Work! Mending and Fixing Clothes class report:
If an alien visited Earth and could understand English, what would she/he/it assume about humanity from your class?
Jules: That humans — seemingly soft and spongy — have secret sharp edges that destroy clothing from the inside.
