Join us at the East Branch for a Darning Workshop with Jessamy Shay! Darning is a fabric mending technique that involves reinforcing or re-weaving a portion of fabric by hand. In this workshop, we’ll learn how to visibly mend holes and weak areas in sweaters, socks, and other knit fabrics using a square darning technique. You’ll leave with a sampler of the technique that you can refer back to when tackling your own darning projects at home.
Suitable for beginners with little or no darning experience, though it does help if you have some experience with hand sewing.
About the presenter:
Jessamy Shay Kilcollins is a textile artist, educator, and sustainable fashion designer who uses secondhand materials and handcraft processes to interrogate the roles of consumption and consumerism in modern society. She earned a BFA in Fibers and Certificate in Fashion Design from the Massachusetts College of Art & Design, and has taught mending at Harvard Art Museums, the Farnsworth Museum, and Patagonia, among others. See her work at www.jessamyshay.com
Questions? Contact Leo at lrachman@somervillema.gov
