Visible Mending Workshop with Katrina Rodabaugh
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Hudson Valley textile artist and author Katrina Rodabaugh is a good friend and client of ours, and we’re so excited to host her in our beautiful Catskill shop for a 3-hour Visible Mending workshop this fall. She teaches only a few times a year so this is a special opportunity!
Join us this September and learn from Katrina how to both personalize and extend the life of your cherished garments and textiles through creative patchwork and stitchery, with access to a selection of remnants from our factory that will include both designer deadstock and sustainable natural fabrics, and maybe even a few bits from our vintage mid-century fabric trove!
- Saturday Sept 20, 2-5pm
- Made X Hudson shop, 391 Main St, Catskill NY
- Space is limited
- Learn the basics of visible mending from Katrina, and begin a mending project on a garment you bring with you
- During a break, meet our cofounder Sergio Guadarrama and take a quick tour of our 2nd-floor garment factory* if you like
- In addition to the items specified below, we will provide remnants from our factory for you to patch with, plus light snacks and drinks. Mocktails are also available to purchase at our in-store bar
Class Overview
Mending is a wonderful way to practice hand-stitching and sustainability by extending the life of our textiles. Simple stitches transform torn or distressed garments and homewares through thoughtful repairs. Visible mending is a hand-stitching technique that combines patches, stitches and design elements. The class will consider the creative opportunity in mending through careful consideration of materials, design and stitching techniques. All mending will focus on hand-sewing, particularly woven fabrics. This workshop will lead participants through an overview of basic stitches and patching before turning to a garment that needs mending. Katrina will discuss how best to repair garments considering fabric, thread, utility, beauty and more. Students will leave the workshop with various resources, a mended garment (in progress) and a class booklet. Basic sewing and stitching skills are required.
Please note: We will focus on woven fabrics like denim, linen, cotton, silk, hemp, etc. We will not cover mending stretchy fabrics like leggings. We will discuss basic darning on knits like sweaters, socks, hats, etc., although most of the class will focus on mending woven fabrics like denim.
Materials to Bring to Class
• Textile to mend—Garments made of denim, linen or cotton are great choices. Household textiles like quilts, tea towels and tablecloths are good too.
• Patches of the same fiber and weight as the textile to be mended — midweight denim is best patched with a midweight denim patch; light linen is best patched with light linen patches; and quilts with quilting cotton, etc.
Note on darning: We will cover basic darning stitches on knit garments like sweaters and hats, although most of our time will focus on wovens. If you want to bring a knitted garment please bring similar weight yarn and a tapestry needle.
Materials Provided
• 100% cotton thread, metal needles, rulers and class handout.
• Tools to share in class: Fabric scissors, fabric pencils, straight pins, safety pins, thimbles and pinking shears. (Students can bring personal tools to use in class or use the shared tools provided.)
Teacher Bio
Katrina Rodabaugh is an artist, writer and teacher working across disciplines to explore environmental and social issues through craft techniques. Mostly, she rethinks the relationship between fiber art, sustainability and fashion. She’s the author of three books including Make Thrift Mend (2021) and Mending Matters (2018). Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Boston Globe, Martha Stewart Living, Selvedge Magazine, Sunset, Taproot and more. She earned a BA in Environmental Studies and an MFA in Creative Writing, although her fiber arts training started in childhood. She teaches, writes and designs products for her online shop. She lives with her husband, two sons, chickens, cats, honeybees and many dye plants here in the Hudson Valley.
About Made X Hudson
We are a sustainability-driven company with a small-batch garment factory and two slow-fashion boutiques in New York’s Hudson Valley — in Catskill and Hudson. We sell our own clothing line, made in our Catskill factory, along with dozens of tiny brands from the area plus a few sustainable brands from elsewhere. We also do custom and made-to-order clothing. This workshop will be held in our Catskill store, on the ground floor.
Cancellation Policy
Should you need to cancel, you may do so up to 1 week (7 days) before the class date. You will receive Made X Hudson store credit for the amount of your registration fee, good toward any merchandise, classes or custom factory services.
* Please note our factory is accessible only by stairs. Our apologies for any inconvenience!
Shipping & Returns Policy
We strive to ship within 48 hours of receipt of order. You'll be offered standard carrier options at checkout. For expedited options, please contact shop@madexhudson.com.
Returns accepted within 10 days of receipt for store credit. Email shop@madexhudson.com for details & to initiate an exchange.