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The course starts with a discussion and demonstrations of a range of techniques used in visible mending that you can use on your own clothes. Sarah will bring garments of her own that she has mended to demonstrate and discuss key techniques, and the suitability of different yarn and fabric types for mending. She will demonstrate hand-stitched, colourful, visible mending, embroidery and embellishment techniques for knitwear, hand stitching in different coloured yarns, in a warp and weft technique to create a woven effect, artisan, darned patch for any holes. This technique can also be used to create a darn that blends more with the colour of the original garment, if you want a less visible mend.
Sarah will also demonstrate how to add creative and beautiful patches to knitted and/or jersey garments such as t-shirts, sweatshirts and leggings, where you may have bigger or smaller holes that require patching. She will also share hand embroidery and embellishment techniques to enable you to personalise and truly enhance your knitted garments and accessories.
With a mindful approach and a passion for sustainability, Sarah will share her knowledge of yarn and fabric selection, as well as construction and technique ideas for different mending projects you may want to attempt. There will be time for you to receive individual tuition from Sarah on your personal projects.
On this course the tutor will supply some of the materials including a sample shadecard of beautiful 1-ply Italian merino, and 2-ply Scottish lambswool. She will also bring some scraps that can be used for patching. Sarah will also supply a visible mending hand-out, cardboard, based on examples of the darning she has undertaken on her own garments.
The College will supply some of the materials for use including: darning needles, bondaweb, scrap fabric and yarn, but if you have any of your own yarn, needles, or darning equipment you would like to bring, please do so.
Please wear appropriate clothing/aprons for the workshop or studio. This includes stout covered footwear, i.e. no open-toes or sandals, and safety boots, if specified.)
Student registration: 9.15am-9.30am
Course teaching: 9.30am-5pm
Morning session: 9.30am-1pm
Lunch break: 1pm-2pm (lunch included)
Afternoon session: 2pm-5pm
Teaching finishes: 5pm
Sarah graduated from Winchester School of Art with a 1st class degree in knitted textiles, then going onto the MA in Menswear knitwear from the RCA in 2005. She currently works as a senior lecturer in Textiles and Business Studies at the University of Brighton, alongside her own practice which now focusses on using waste materials, mending and upcycling garments.
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