You’re invited to a free family-focused skill share and clothing swap at the Fibershed Learning Center – Come join us!
It’s that wonderful time of year again when the Fibershed learning center hosts the Winter Clothing Care and Swap. I’ll be at the mending bar, ready to help you repair your well-loved, worn, and damaged garments with visible mending and creative stitching. If you have a larger or more complicated repairs I’m available to consult on the different options you may have, as well as help you get started if time permits. Needle felting can also be used to repair holes in knitted garments, such as sweaters and hats. Charlotte will be available for button repairs and simple rips. Please keep in mind that these things take patience and time. Some experience with sewing and handwork is helpful, but if you know how to thread a needle and do a straight stitch, you have the basic skills to start your slow stitch journey. We have an assortment of supplies; however, if you need specific colors of thread/yarn or fabric for your repairs, please bring them with you. Please make sure your garments are clean. I don’t recommend trying to repair lightweight t-shirts. In general, it does more harm than good.
I will have signed copies of my book, “The Practical Guide To Natural Dyeing.” I love talking about natural dyes, mindful foraging, and sharing my knowledge of collecting plants from the landscape to produce a beautiful palette of natural colors you can use to refresh your wardrobe and other textiles.
Swap: Bring your 100% natural fiber clothing or even a garment that is hand-knit with natural fibers to swap for an item of equal value. The swap will feature clothing from Fibershed’s archive and a range of wool, cotton, flax and hemp garments that are ready for a good trade.
Repair: We will also open the mending bar and host a skilled guest teacher who can support anyone seeking to learn how to repair their garments— bring your hole-ridden sweater that you want to repair!
Skill Building: A children’s felting activity will provide a wonderful opportunity to work with our locally grown wool, and make your own felt goods.
Pop-up: Forager’s Den will debut a suite of freshly screenprinted up-cycled garments for sale. Each garment is beautifully illustrated with hand-sketched botanic illustrations.
Please get your free tickets via Eventbrite to help assure you a spot!
Contact rhonda@fibershed.org for more question, information or to volunteer!