Hudson Valley textile artist, Katrina Rodabaugh, is both a friend and client of ours, and we’re thrilled to host her for a 3-hour Introduction to Embroidery workshop this spring. Katrina teaches rarely these days, so this is a special opportunity to spend time with her learning new skills in our beautiful Catskill shop!

• Saturday Sept 26, 2-5pm
• Made X Hudson shop, 391 Main St, Catskill NY
• Space is limited to ~15 spots
• Learn the basics of mending from Katrina, and begin a small project
• 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 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. though most of the class will focus on mending woven fabrics like denim.

Materials...