Handsewing for Mending with Jessamy (Valente)

By Cambridge Public Library

Handsewing For Mending will focus on hand sewing techniques that can be used to repair seams, hems, tears, and more.

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Tuesday, December 12 6pm – 7:30pm

Ages: 18 and Adults.

Contact

Main Library Q&A Desk
Help & Information Desk
617-349-4041

Registration required

  • Sign-up is ongoing

Free!

Location

  • In-person only.

Valente Branch Library

826 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
United States

Wellington Harrington

Additional information

Participants will learn about tools and materials for hand sewing, a variety of stitches, and when to apply them to restore garments back to wearability.

About the Presenter:

Jessamy is a Somerville-based textile artist and sustainable fashion designer specializing in creative mending and upcycling. She earned a BFA in Fibers and Certificate in Fashion Design from the Massachusetts College of Art & Design, and has taught mending at the Cambridge Public Library, Make & Mend in Somerville, and the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts in Jamaica Plain. See her work at www.jessamyshay.com.