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Mending with Sashiko stitching

  • Te Aro Zero Waste (Sustainability Trust) 2 Forresters Lane Wellington, Wellington, 6011 New Zealand (map)

Te Aro Zero Waste Spring into Summer Series.

Join Clare from Arts On Track Studio (Plimmerton Railway station), to learn how to stitch boro and sashiko patterns to produce a patch for jeans, or to cover a hole in a bag or jacket.

Sashiko (meaning little stabs) is a form of decorative reinforcement stitching from Japan. Traditionally used to reinforce points of wear or to repair torn parts of clothing.

In this class , participants can mend an item of their own clothing or construct a patch which can later be applied to a bag, jacket or the knee of jeans.

Where: Te Aro Zero Waste, 2 Forresters Lane, Te Aro (Sustainability Trust)

When: Saturday 23rd November 2pm - 4pm.

Bring: An item of clothing you'd like to mend or you can construct a patch which can later be applied to a bag, jacket or the knee of jeans.nd keeps valuable food scraps out of landfill.

Tickets are $20

Where: Te Aro Zero Waste, 2 Forresters Lane, Te Aro (Sustainability Trust)







Earlier Event: 23 November
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