Mending Rips, Splits, and Tears: Learning the Whip Stitch, Parachute Stitch, and Ladder Stitch with LucyDreamsOf

Join us for a leisurely evening of mending at Production Mode!

Lucy Leith, designer and Production Mode’s mending expert will lead a small group (10 ppl max) through 3 specific stitches for mending rips, splits, and tears in fabric.

What you’ll learn:

The Whip Stitch:

One of the 2 most basic hand-sewing stitches, best for joining 2 edges together before reinforcing with a running stitch.

The Parachute Stitch:

A stronger step up from the whip stitch, meant for holding 2 edges together without extra reinforcement, and a great option for adding decoration.

The Ladder Stitch:

Also known as the invisible stitch, this technique is great for fixing split seams on garments with linings, torn stuffed animals, and any other seams with broken threads.

Lucy will provide a demo, physical examples and diagrams to follow along, and guidance while you repair your own garments.

This workshop is intended to be fun and relaxing. It’s an ideal workshop for beginners or intermediate sewists who know how to thread a needle, but total beginners are always welcome. Come out for an enjoyable evening while learning new mending techniques.

DETAILS:

• Workshop is open to all levels.
• Bring your damaged garments if they would benefit from the descriptions above!
• If you don’t have a damaged garment to practice on, no worries! We can give you samples to use to practice.
• Materials for repair will be provided, although you are more than welcome to bring your own thread.
• Cost is $45 per attendee.
• All sales are final.
  

ADDRESS:

Production Mode

3860 N. Lincoln Ave.

Chicago, IL 60613

TIME & DATE:

Thursday, September 18
6:30 - 8:30 PM

See you there!

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Lucy Wanchun Leith is a Vermont-born and raised, Chicago-based artist and designer currently making and mending clothes at Production Mode. When she’s not drafting patterns and cutting fabric, she is making comics, illustrating, and leading climbing meetups with Sending In Color.

Production Mode was founded in 2015 as an alternative to the traditional fashion system. We are an independent, locally-owned boutique/atelier. We make most of our ready-to-wear collection in-house and offer made-to-measure and custom design services. In addition to our own work, we carry a curated selection of other independent designers, most of them based in Chicago.