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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
For extra peace of mind, all our bookings are covered by our $20 million public liability insurance.
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Hand and Sewing Machine Workshop: Mending Basics
Learn to hand mend and sew a patched pencil case out of scrap fabric in Summer Hill!
3 hours
1 to 11
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$75
What you'll do
In this workshop, you will learn the basics of hand mending old rags, and then use a sewing machine to create a pencil case from mended scraps.
From darning, sewing buttons and patching, to following a pattern and making a finished item – this class takes you through all the basic skills to fix up (and maybe start to make) your own clothes.
What will be covered in this mending workshop?
- Darning and embroidery to fix tears and holes
- Colour matching, visible mending
- Sewing machine set up and safety
- Pattern assembly
- Pinning and stitching
- Button attachment
By the end of this mending workshop, you should be able to:
- Know several tools and stitches needed to darn and patch a hole in fabric by hand – based on what kind of damage the fabric has attained.
- Assemble the components of a basic sewing pattern
- Set up and use a sewing machine
- Basic stitching for lining and assembly on a home sewing machine
Knowledge required
This workshop is for anyone. No prior skills are required.
What you'll get
Your own pencil case made out of scrap fabric.
Your teacher
The Bower is an award-winning environmental charity and a champion of reuse and repair. We are a not-for-profit committed to reducing landfill. Our range of services and programs are all based on the ethos of reuse and repair – this is the principal that guides everything we do.
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