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Sashiko Mending

  • The Knit Cafe 1350 Dundas Street West Toronto, ON, M6J 1Y2 Canada (map)

12/14/24, 1-4 PM
Make your favourite garments last with Sashiko Mending. This style of visible mending originating in Japan during the Edo period and has been used since to fashion strong and beautiful mends in woven garments (and sometimes knits too).  In this workshop, Allie Davis (they/them), will walk you through sashiko mending techniques for repairing garments, while giving you some of the historical and cultural context behind indigo dyeing and sashiko. 

1 session / all materials included

Register HERE

Later Event: January 30
Sashiko Visible Mending