{"product_id":"workshop-hand-mending-with-heart","title":"WORKSHOP: Hand Mending with Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSun September 27th\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12pm -3pm\u003cbr\u003e$85\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough creative improvisation, we’ll utilize basic mending techniques to artfully return our once-broken garments to new life.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’ll learn about mending tools, materials, and the value of keeping something alive and in use- but we’ll also explore the emotional connections we make with our garments and the stories they connect us to. We’ll delve into the meditative aspects of handwork, the metaphors for relational repair to self and others, and the opportunities for personal expression. Together, we’ll bring these many threads together into something imperfect, yet whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allhands.repair\/\"\u003eAlexa Yurianna Anderson\u003c\/a\u003e is a textile artist, natural dyer, and teacher working from Port Townsend, Washington. She creates place-based art informed by craft tradition.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eShe teaches and leads workshops about natural dyes and garment mending - but her events are really about caretaking, the emotional connections we make with our garments, the stories they connect us to, the somatic aspects of handwork, and the inherent metaphors for relationship repair to self and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePARTICIPATION DETAILS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease bring with you 2-4 articles of different kinds of clothing that you love and that need repair.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are already a sewer or collector of textiles and you feel inspired, please bring along your own small collection of fabric scraps, particular scissors or needles you like to use, or perhaps some buttons or ribbon that you’ve been holding onto. Any odds and ends that feel special to you that might work their way into your creative garment repair are welcome.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are NEW to the art of sewing, worry not! We will have an assortment of needles, patches, strings, threads, and yarns to explore together. Just bring your clothing items to repair.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll ages welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScholarships available - reach out to hi@workingloose.com to inquire about assistance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Loose Events","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43786608935002,"sku":"9.27allhandsrepair","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0590\/3643\/4522\/files\/0_09e09ff0-49b4-43f7-bcdc-257b523561e0.png?v=1785872704","url":"https:\/\/www.workingloose.com\/products\/workshop-hand-mending-with-heart","provider":"Working Loose","version":"1.0","type":"link"}