Learn the Art of Visible Mending
With Forager Crafts
$45
Give new life to well-loved textiles in our Visible Mending Workshop, where you’ll learn how to transform rips, holes, and worn spots into beautiful, decorative details. This hands-on class is perfect for anyone looking to explore sustainable fashion, hand-stitching, and creative repair techniques.
We’ll provide a fabric bundle, needle, and thread, and our instructor will guide you through a mix of modern and traditional mending techniques, including:
🧵 Decorative sashiko-inspired & modern stitching
🔄 Blending function with design to make repairs an art form
👖 Adapting techniques to different fabrics for a long-lasting mend
You’ll get plenty of practice stitching, on your fabric bundle, but feel free to bring in your own clothing with small defects to work on instead of the fabric bundle—just nothing too precious for a first attempt!
This workshop is perfect for anyone interested in slow fashion, sustainability, and the joy of making something last. No sewing experience necessary - we're happy to meet you where you are for instruction!
Please feel free to bring in food & drinks of all kinds - all ages are also welcome! Park for free in our lot, or bike or walk to us along the LA River Trail.
Come stitch, repair, and create with us—because mending isn’t just about fixing, it’s about reimagining. ✨
Workshop Policies:
Please arrive 5-10 minutes early for your workshop. Workshops start on time. If you are more that 15 minutes late for your class, you may forfeit your chance to take the class.
You may cancel for a refund up to 21 days before the workshop. After that, workshop fees are not refundable.
We reserve the right cancel or reschedule a workshop with fewer than 3 sign ups. If you cannot attend the rescheduled date, you will receive a refund.
Please note that we may take photos during the workshop to use on social media. If you do wish to be photographed, please let the teacher know when you arrive.
If you are sick, please stay home. Call or email to let us know that you are not coming. You will receive a credit for a future class.
Last minute cancellations are extremely challenging for our guest teachers. Often times, materials have been meticulously prepared ahead of time. Keep in mind that late cancellations are a financial burden on these very special artists.