Visible Mending
About Visible Mending
Learn how to repair or adorn your fabrics with visible mending. This creative approach to making your tatters last longer keeps them out of landfills and saves the need to purchase new clothing.
Students will learn different methods to beautifully mend worn fabric, holes and tears or apply these methods to embellish any garment.
During class, students will learn the darning weave, parachute stitch, patching/applique, blanket stitch and embroidery for the application of mending.
The capacity for this class is 12 students.
Class Materials
Students will want to provide:
• Garment or fabric for mending
• Various yarns and embroidery floss
• Embroidery needles to accommodate the yarns and embroidery floss
• Scissors
• Darning mushroom or small bowl or ladle with rubber band or elastic hair tie
• Safety pins
• Thimble if desired
• Embroidery hoop
Skill Level
All Levels
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When
Single 3-hour live in-person seminar.
Class Location
Millersville University, Millersville, PA - Student Memorial Center
How It Works
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Sheryl Kessler
Sheryl Kessler attended the University of the Arts and graduated from Philadelphia University (Jefferson University). She has taught privately and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Continuing Education program. Sheryl has been working with textiles since 1984 beginning with machine knitting.
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