Visible Mending with Speedweve Looms and Embroidery

Visible Mending with Speedweve Looms and Embroidery

Date/Time: September 13; Sunday 1:30-4:40 (3 hours)

Kira Dulaney 

Description: 

Visible Mending is a creative way to extend the life of your clothing and household items while embellishing them for a unique look. We will cover decorative embroidery over stains or patches, needle felting for woolens, and woven patches using Speedweve looms. After this class, you'll look at holes and stains as opportunities rather than tragedies!

Student Experience: Beginner

What materials or advanced preparation do students need for your class?

Bring:, scissors, 10 yards fingering weight yarn or sashiko thread, fabric to practice or items with stains or small holes to mend.

Materials provided include an embroidery hoop, embroidery needle, Speedweve style mending loom, weaving needles, needle threader, fabric for practicing, plus shared use of embroidery thread and mending yarns. 

Note: Other sizes/styles of Speedweve looms will be available for purchase or to exchange, paying the difference. 

To pre-order UPGRADES of materials and equipment before the workshop and directly from Kira - please see Kira’s website   (If you do not upgrade you will still get appropriate materials for the class.)