Mending Your Beloved Clothes - The Loom, The Stitch and The Wardrobe

Mending Your Beloved Clothes - A workshop with Sigrid Verschraeghen from The Loom, The Stitch and The Wardrobe

Do you have a favourite pair of trousers or a much-loved top that's in need of repair? Join us at MAKE Southwest and learn how to give your cherished clothes a new lease of life with simple, practical mending techniques.

This hands-on workshop focuses on basic clothing repairs to help keep the favourite pieces in your wardrobe wearable for longer.

You'll learn how to:

• Sew on buttons
• Repair hems
• Patch worn or damaged areas
• Mend rips, tears and holes
• Cover stains and worn areas with patches and/or creative visible mending techniques

Using a combination of hand-sewing and sewing machine techniques (where appropriate), you'll explore simple repairs as well as creative patching and darning methods that are both practical and decorative.

On the day: 

All Equipment and materials will be provided but do bring your own sewing kit, threads and fabrics for patching if you have them.

Please bring several items of clothing to work on for the workshop duration. 

Please do wear comfortable / old clothes. Aprons will be provided, if needed. 

Tea, coffee and biscuits are included and will be available on the day. Our Café is also open should you wish to purchase other refreshments during the workshop.

Workshop participants get 10% off in Rodney’s Café, our exhibitions, and our shop on the day of the workshop! Just show your booking confirmation email or your ticket at the till to receive your discount.

On arrival, please enter the building via the shop, follow the arrows to ‘Education Space’, through the smaller galleries, at the rear of the building on the ground floor.

Please let us know if you require the lift or any reasonable adjustments to be made for accessibility in advance of the workshop date.

Please be aware that you cannot use the Co-op car park for all day parking. The Methodist Church car park and Station Road car park usually have plenty of spaces. Click here for more information on our location and car parking for the day.

View MAKE Southwest's Cancellation Policy, here.