Visible Mending

Visible Mending 

Instructor Name – Sophia DeJesus-Sabella                       

Date: July 21, 2022 

Time: 10:00  - 1:00

Location: Five Points Art Center

Ages: 18+

Cost: $35

Class Cap: 12

Workshop Description  

Darning is the technique of mending a hole in cloth by stitching and interweaving yarn by hand.

The process incorporates embroidery and weaving to create beautiful, functional repairs. We will

move through the mending process from start to finish, learning embroidery stitches, weaving

patterns, and color theory along the way.

Participants should bring a garment that needs mending.

Required Materials

• 5 skeins of embroidery floss, 6” embroidery hoop, embroidery needles and scissors

Instructor Bio

Sophia DeJesus-Sabella is a weaver based in Hartford, Connecticut. She graduated with

Honors in Fibers from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2019. She has been an

Open Studio Resident at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, where she will be returning as a

Studio Technician this summer. Her work is held in private collections across the nation.

Instructor Website:  https://www.sophiadejesussabella.com/