Adult Art Lab - Worth Repairing
Mending Traditions of the People Who Built America
2026-06-23 17:30:00
2026-06-23 19:30:00
America/New_York
Adult Art Lab - Worth Repairing
Learn hand mending and visible repair techniques drawn from boro, kantha, Appalachian quilting and more. Bring something that needs mending. Registration covers both weeks. Bring something to mend!
Centennial Park Branch - Loft
Tuesday, June 23
5:30pm - 7:30pm
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2026-06-23 17:30:00
2026-06-23 19:30:00
America/New_York
Adult Art Lab - Worth Repairing
Learn hand mending and visible repair techniques drawn from boro, kantha, Appalachian quilting and more. Bring something that needs mending. Registration covers both weeks. Bring something to mend!
Centennial Park Branch - Loft
Learn hand mending and visible repair techniques drawn from boro, kantha, Appalachian quilting and more. Bring something that needs mending. Registration covers both weeks. Bring something to mend!
Before fast fashion made clothing disposable, mending was survival — and an art form. This 2-week series explores hand stitching and mending techniques drawn from the traditions of immigrant and working communities: Japanese boro, Indian kantha running stitch, Appalachian quilting from scraps, and cultural embroidery from across the world.
We'll talk about fabric quality, how to choose the right stitch for the right repair, and the difference between invisible mending and visible mending as an aesthetic choice. We'll also talk honestly about what the fast fashion industry costs — in labor, in resources, in the skills we've lost.
Bring something that needs mending. All other materials provided. Register once for both weeks. You must be able to attend both.
Photo by Minh Triet on Unsplash
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The Centennial Park Library is off Moog Road in Holiday and home to the Loft Makerspace which focuses on studio arts. Also includes study & meeting spaces.