It has been wonderful to be part of the Yarra repair workshops this last 6 months … and we have one final one coming up. Clothing Repair will run on Saturday 17th of February from 1-3pm.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here.

Join professional mender Mary-Ellen Jordan to learn simple sewing skills that just use a needle and thread, and some more advanced skills such as decorative stitching and patching for funky visible repairs.

 This workshop will cover:

• Types of needles and thread and their uses

• Basic hand sewing stitches

• How to hand stitch up a seam that has come undone

• How to hand stitch up a hem that has come undone

• How to sew on a button

• How to make a patch and stitch it onto your garment

• Some fancier stitches to boost your visible mending game

• Ideas and tricks for visible mending

Bring along a garment that you’d like to repair, or just come along and use the available materials to learn the techniques for future use.

Mary-Ellen Jordan is a professional mender who almost always uses simple hand stitching techniques in her work. She specialises in visible mending, putting a contemporary twist on traditional mending techniques by using them to fix a problem and add a touch of colour, pattern or texture to the garment. You can see some examples on Mary-Ellen’s facebook and instagram accounts @thetinyinstitute.