While no two repairs are alike, similar skills can be applied to various garment and fabric types. Plan to bring a suitcase filled with clothing and textiles in need of care, and learn to assess and execute the hand- or machine-based repair techniques that will keep woven and knitted garments in circulation. This workshop will cover repair, fit, and alterations—reclaiming clothing we love despite a fashion industry that often doesn’t love us back. A basic understanding of sewing machine use will be helpful. All levels welcome.

Alaska artist Amy Meissner (she/her)combines handwork, found objects, and abandoned textiles to reference literal, physical, and emotional labor. She teaches the craft of repair as an act of prolonging, care, and accompaniment of vulnerable objects in transition.

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