Grab Bag with Rhiannon Platt

Practical Mending (In Person)

This class will discuss the practical ways to mend your clothes. How do you stretch the fabric without an embroidery hoop? What happens if it’s stretched too much? What are the best needle types to mend different fabrics? All of these questions and more will be answered in our Practical Mending class.

Please bring an object of clothing (or two) with a hole in it that you'd like to mend, preferably non stretch fabric such as denim, flannel, cotton.

What to bring

Materials: -Object with a hole in it, preferably non stretch fabric such as denim, flannel, cotton. - embroidery floss - variety of needles including sashiko, chenille, and thin embroidery needles

About Rhiannon Platt

Rhiannon Platt is at least third generation fiber artist. Raised by seamstresses, crocheters, and fiber artists of all kinds, she picked up her first pair of needles over a decade ago. Since her first scarf, Rhiannon has gone on to fabricate for Lion Brand Yarn, Nathan Vincent, Olek, Jeila Gueramian, Londonkaye, and Levi’s. In between commissions, she finds time to write patterns and make endless sweaters.