Fix your knits and more when you learn to mend with Ann Weaver!

Curious about methods to fix knit fabric? Intrigued by visible mending? Interested in adding duplicate stitch to knit fabric? In this workshop, you’ll learn all these skills.

Under the expert guidance of mending enthusiast Ann Weaver, we’ll start with an overview of mending techniques, including darning and patching. Then, we’ll cover a few simple ways to add both strength and beauty to fabric, including duplicate stitch. You can apply what you learn many types of fabrics, not just handknits!

Your class fee includes a mending kit that’s yours to take home so you can keep on mending!

Skills needed: Picking up stitches, weaving in ends

Sunday, May 16, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Coffee and light snacks will be provided. Please feel free to bring additional drink or snack.

Cost: $185.00 per student, 9 student capacity*

Materials: US 2 or 3 double-pointed needles, darning needle, and scissors. A mending kit which includes yarn, darning egg, and more, is included in the price of this class!

About Ann: When she is not traveling to teach or exploring thrift stores and estate sales, you will find Ann Weaver in West Baltimore, where she works as a freelance editor and writer and runs Plied Yarns. Ann has been studying and applying color theory and fiber arts techniques for decades, beginning with a studio art degree and continuing through over 15 years of designing, writing, and teaching in the fiber industry. Knitting, mending, dyeing, sewing, and piecing—she uses all her skills to inspire her students in her laid-back workshops and presentations.

*Class fee for this event is non-refundable. We reserve the right to cancel or substitute a class with low registration numbers.