Workshops

Mending workshops

Mending is a basic and vital skill that everyone used to have. We used to learn the skill from our mother or grandmother which meant that it was basically passed down from generation to generation. It is a long process to make clothes from the fibre to the finished product and so many people are involved in the process of making a garment we buy.

Since mass production has become dominant in the fashion industry, clothes have become affordable for everyone. We do not value clothes as much as we used to and have forgotten how to look after them. We usually don't think about what we can do if there is a hole in them or if a seam has come undone.

We encourage people to revitalize the skill of mending. It will change our environment for us and our children if we learn how to look after our belongings. Just by watching you mending their clothes, your children will learn how to look after their belongings and show an interest in learning to sew or mend.

Hope you all enjoy mending clothes for family and have fun together with your children.

Creative Mending & Alterations

Fee TBC

Intermediate Skills

Currently not scheduled
(Recently held on: 28/03/2023, 10:00 am)

This course is for experienced sewers who are familiar with the basics of hand sewing and machine sewing. You can bring your own clothes or purchase garments from the op shop at NWC to mend…

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Hand-sew mending

Fee TBC

Intermediate Skills

Currently not scheduled
(Recently held on: 21/03/2023, 1:00 pm)

This course is for people have basic knowledge of hand-sewing or have attended mending workshop at Nelson Women's Centre ( NWC). You will learn various techniques of hand sewing for mending including Sashiko stitching. Also you…

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Mending with various techniques incl. Sashiko stitching

Fee TBC

Beginner Skills

Currently not scheduled
(Recently held on: 28/03/2023, 1:00 pm)

This workshop is a cooperation with the Nelson Women's Centre who also handles the bookings. You can learn various techniques  including sashiko stitching for mending your clothes, starting from basic hand-stitches that are useful for simple…

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Basic sewing for beginners

Fee TBC

Beginner Skills

Currently not scheduled
(Recently held on: 23/05/2023, 10:00 am)

This course is for people who are absolute beginners or have a little experience of sewing. It consists of 5 sessions, you will learn the basics of sewing both hand-sew& machine- sew. Also you will get…

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Creative mending & alterations for experienced sewers – machine & hand-sew

Fee TBC

Intermediate Skills

Currently not scheduled
(Recently held on: 10/05/2023, 12:00 pm)

This course is for experienced sewers who are familiar with the basics of hand sewing & machine sewing. You can bring your own clothes or purchase garments from the Op shop at NWC to mend &…

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Past Workshops