Community Mending and Sustainable Fashion Discussion at Sincere Studio
Join us at Sincere Studio for an evening of mending and facilitated conversation about sustainable fashion. Bring up to three items in need of mending and learn new skills from community members! No experience required.
Volunteers will assist participants in mending clothing, bags, toys, and more. Whether you are completely new to mending or just need a little advice, volunteers will work you one-on-one to help you with your mending goals. This event is a time for our community to gather with one another and chat while we work on our own projects. For Climate Week, we will have facilitated conversation prompts about sustainability in fashion.
This event is for mending only--we won't be able to do any clothing alterations (such as hemming) during this time. Volunteers can help with rips and holes, patching, sewing buttons back on, fixing undone seams, reattaching some hardware to clothing and bags, and more! Tricky things like zippers or holes that require darning may not be able to be rescued at community mending night. A volunteer will help you assess and may determine that the repair needed is outside of the scope of community mending!
Mending assistance is subject to volunteer availability. Please bring no more than 3 items to mend. We will only be sewing by hand and machines will not be available. Participants may use studio materials and tools as needed. Things like thread and material to patch holes with are available.
Sincere Studio is Portland, Oregon's first non-profit community sewing studio whose mission is to provide accessible sewing skills education with a focus on sewing as a tool of social change. Learn more about us at www.SincereStudioPDX.org
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