Sewing 101: Mending by Hand and Machine, an intro

Mending, at its most basic, is problem solving and at its most sublime is hacking. You have a once useful item, how do you make it useful, again? Or how do you change it to give it a new use?

In this intro class you will learn how to:

1. thread a hand needle, anchor stitches, commence and complete hand sewing
2. sew on buttons
3. thread a domestic sewing machine
4. sew a straight line, an angled turn and a curve on a domestic machine
5. strategies for mending different types of wear and tear, including holes in knits, torn seams, tattered cuffs, holes in pockets or more, such as invisible mending, visible mending, patching, sewing torn pockets. basic hemming. darning and simple embroidery
6. Sometimes hacking is the easiest way to make a repair.

Bring up to 2 items to be mended. Wash items twice before bringing them.
No experience necessary. In fact, taking a sewing 101 class at Noisebridge is a pre-req for some of our more technical sewing classes, like the Hack Lingerie series, Class will repeat, feel free to take, again, if you have more to mend, we will cover different repairs each time.

This is also an intro to the Noisebridge sewing room. No sewing experience necessary.

Noisebridge is a nonprofit that runs on donations. Suggested donation for this class is $20.00 but we do have a sliding scale, contact organizer for more information. Bring cash or look for Noisebridge QR code