Private Group: Mending Night for Colin & Friends! Tuesday, May 20th
ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
This is a private class for Colin & friends for a special birthday celebration! Please only purchase a spot if you're a part of this group. Want to host a private group with us? Please reach out!
In this class, we'll share some tips to prevent damage, repair holes and campfire burns, and cover stains and other mystery ailments. After learning some tips, you will work on repairing the items you bring! We could also do some minor alterations like hemming or taking something in to make it smaller.
This class is most suited to woven fabrics, including:
- Jeans with holes or that need hemming
- Jackets or shirts with holes or seams that have come apart
- Dresses or skirts
- Lightweight bags
It is NOT well suited to:
- Stretchy fabrics like activewear or merino
- Knitted or crocheted items
- Super heavy fabrics like leather or backpack straps.
Please bring up to 4 items you wish to mend and we'll work through them one at a time and mend as many as we can!
All other fabric, supplies, and equipment are provided. You may bring your own sewing machine if you'd like, but please make sure it's in working order before you arrive, and please bring your own bobbin and needles.
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS WORKSHOP
- Adults (16+)
- Skill Level: Super Beginner. No sewing is experience necessary, and this would make a great first workshop to help you build confidence in your skills.
SKILLS YOU'LL LEARN
- How to use a sewing machine
- How to use a serger (if needed)
- Patching clothing with fabric, patches, interfacing, etc.
- Methods to prevent fraying
- Hand stitches for mending
- Hand embroidery for *pizzaz*
- Tips and tricks for successful mend job
- Hemming pants and skirts
- And more!
INSTRUCTOR
Erin
DATE(S) AND TIME(S)
Tuesday, May 20th 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Our workshops are held in small groups and usually sell out far in advance. It can be very difficult to fill a cancelled spot on short notice. In order to ensure we can continue offering small group sewing workshops, the following cancellation policy applies to all workshop purchases.
We understand people get sick, child care cancels, and other emergencies come up. We ask that you please read this policy before booking a workshop, and understand that we must adhere to it. Please be understanding of our limitations as a small, independently run business, and don't ask us to make an exception to our policy.
If you can provide over 48 hours notice:
If you need to cancel your spot and are able to give over 48 hours' notice, you will receive a digital store credit that can be used for a future workshop, to shop online, or to shop in person. Store credits never expire, and will be issued to the email used to book the workshop.
To cancel, contact us.
If you cancel within 48 hours of the start time:
It is very difficult for us to fill workshop spots on short notice. If you cancel within 48 hours or do not show for the workshop, you are not eligible for a store credit, and you are not able to pick up workshop materials.
If you are able to find someone to take your place in the workshop, contact us and we can try to arrange that they take your place. This is not guaranteed, especially if they require any custom pattern adjustments.
To cancel, contact us.
Arriving Late
If you arrive one hour (60 minutes) or more after the scheduled workshop time, that will be considered a no-show, and you will not be able to join the workshop, receive a store credit, or a refund.
Multi-Day Workshops
Partial refunds are not available for missed sessions or if you can't finish your workshop. If you can't attend workshop dates, contact us and we can arrange for you to finish the project during a co-working session or take it home. If you must schedule a follow-up session because you missed a class, there will be a charge for additional teaching hours.
If you must return because you could not finish your project in the scheduled time and you attended all sessions, there is no charge for the additional teaching time.
Agreeing to this Policy
When you sign up for a workshop, there is a checkbox to acknowledge that you understand and agree to this policy that you are required to select in order to sign up for the workshop. By checking this box and signing up for the workshop, you are agreeing to this policy.
The Sewing Club is located at 1722 Lillian Road in Fairfield, Victoria, BC, Canada.
There is plenty of free, non-residential parking along Lillian Road, and bike racks on the corner of Lillian & Fairfield.
We acknowledge and respect the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory The Sewing Club is located and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.
While the building and workstations are wheelchair accessible, the washroom unfortunately is not. There is an accessible washroom in Hollywood park across the street.
We have machines with hand controls (no pedal required). Please let us know in the checkout notes if you require this type of machine so we can ensure it's set up for you.
If there's anything else we can do to accommodate you, please let us know in the checkout notes or contact us before the workshop.
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Private Group: Mending Night for Colin & Friends! Tuesday, May 20th
