Mending together: early spring visible mending series 1W24
Learn to mend your clothes in this 4-part community mending workshop led by natural dyer/visible mender Maggie Ruth Haaland.
Each week introduces a specific mending technique (with focus on visible mending). Then we will sit and slow stitch together in community. Please bring an item of your own to repair; mending supplies will be available in class.
Maggie Haaland
Maggie Ruth Haaland (she/they) is a queer natural dyer, herbalist, writer, and footbath devotee living in JP. She has studied plant medicine for ten years and has over the past few years fallen in love with the intersection of fiber and herbal medicine. Their values are rooted in softness, community, and care and they regularly facilitate natural dye workshops and introductory plant walks to help folks connect with themselves, their creativity, and the land around them. Maggie also vends her naturally dyed bandanas and herbal creations at various markets in the Boston area. Some of her teachers include Tony Lemos, Steph Zabel, and Bryonie Wise.
Just a garment to work on from home.
$5 material fee payable to instructor in class includes embroidery thread, hand stitching needles, practice fabric.