Special April Sewing Workshops with Lorna Gaddis

from $30.00

Thursday April 17 "Sashiko Stitching: The Art of Decorative Mending"

11am-2pm Ages 8+ 

(14 years & under are free but must be accompanied by an adult, Limit 2 children per adult)

Workshop will take place at the craft barn, across from the small yellow house at the Main Meadows Bee Farm property)

In this session, participants (teens and adults) will learn the Japanese technique of Sashiko stitching, a form of decorative reinforcement that not only mends but transforms fabric into something beautiful. The workshop will begin with a brief history of Sashiko and its cultural significance, followed by a demonstration of how to create your own patterned grid to employ Sashiko stitching techniques. Participants will then transform an old piece of clothing into a
usable item using Sashiko stitches. They are encouraged to bring an old pair of jeans, denim skirt, or chambray shirt for this project.


Skills Learned:
● How to use Sashiko as both a functional and decorative repair method
● Basic Sashiko stitching techniques (running stitch and variations)
● Creating and using a pattern template

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Friday April 18 "Visible Mending: Making Your Repairs a Statement"

11am-2pm Ages 8+ 

(14 years & under are free but must be accompanied by an adult, Limit 2 children per adult)

Workshop will take place at the craft barn, across from the small yellow house at the Main Meadows Bee Farm property)

The final workshop focuses on visible mending—making repairs anintentional part of the design—and builds on the previous session.Participants will learn how to patch garments with bold fabricchoices, embroidery, and decorative stitching. This session willencourage participants to embrace imperfections and showcase theirrepairs as an art form, rather than hiding them. After a briefdiscussion of modern visible mending styles, participants willpractice adding patches, embroidery, and creative designs to theirworn garments or textiles. They are encouraged to bring things thatneed altering and repair from their own closet.


Skills Learned:
● Techniques for visible mending (patching, darning, needle felting,and embroidery)
● How to select complementary fabrics and threads for repairs
● Using mending as a way to add personality and uniqueness to items

Workshop:

Thursday April 17 "Sashiko Stitching: The Art of Decorative Mending"

11am-2pm Ages 8+ 

(14 years & under are free but must be accompanied by an adult, Limit 2 children per adult)

Workshop will take place at the craft barn, across from the small yellow house at the Main Meadows Bee Farm property)

In this session, participants (teens and adults) will learn the Japanese technique of Sashiko stitching, a form of decorative reinforcement that not only mends but transforms fabric into something beautiful. The workshop will begin with a brief history of Sashiko and its cultural significance, followed by a demonstration of how to create your own patterned grid to employ Sashiko stitching techniques. Participants will then transform an old piece of clothing into a
usable item using Sashiko stitches. They are encouraged to bring an old pair of jeans, denim skirt, or chambray shirt for this project.


Skills Learned:
● How to use Sashiko as both a functional and decorative repair method
● Basic Sashiko stitching techniques (running stitch and variations)
● Creating and using a pattern template

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Friday April 18 "Visible Mending: Making Your Repairs a Statement"

11am-2pm Ages 8+ 

(14 years & under are free but must be accompanied by an adult, Limit 2 children per adult)

Workshop will take place at the craft barn, across from the small yellow house at the Main Meadows Bee Farm property)

The final workshop focuses on visible mending—making repairs anintentional part of the design—and builds on the previous session.Participants will learn how to patch garments with bold fabricchoices, embroidery, and decorative stitching. This session willencourage participants to embrace imperfections and showcase theirrepairs as an art form, rather than hiding them. After a briefdiscussion of modern visible mending styles, participants willpractice adding patches, embroidery, and creative designs to theirworn garments or textiles. They are encouraged to bring things thatneed altering and repair from their own closet.


Skills Learned:
● Techniques for visible mending (patching, darning, needle felting,and embroidery)
● How to select complementary fabrics and threads for repairs
● Using mending as a way to add personality and uniqueness to items

Lorna Gaddis is a fiber artist and designer whose work focuses on sustainable fashion education through traditional fiber techniques, empowering students to be creative designers of their self-image rather than passive consumers contributing to a system that exploits our planet and its workers. Lorna holds a BFA in Fashion Design from Pratt Institute and her MA in Art Education from UT Austin and is currently working on a picture book that introduces these concepts into the home and classroom. She first came to Meadows Bee Far last winter to learn about their education program and to explore place-based learning and is excited to deepen her relationship with their growing community.