Darning & Mending

It is easy to sew a hole or repair a torn garment when you know how! If you are spending lots of money or Mom is not doing it for you anymore, why not learn to do it yourself? There is no need to toss or give the garment away, especially if it is worth rescuing. 

Darning is a fabric mending technique that involves re-weaving a portion of fabric by-hand or machine.  Add new life to a beloved garment by darning tears, weak patches, stains and more. You may elect to make your darned repairs invisible, or embrace re-imaging your garment with an intentionally visible repair. 

In this class you will practice surface darning first on scrap fabric, and then use the second part of class to apply what you’ve learned to your own garment.

Bring a garment to practice on! (If you want to darn a garment with a hole, it’s best to start with a hole no larger than a quarter!)

Types of garments suitable for this type of darning:

Socks

Sweaters

T-shirts

Medium-weight woven shirts

Types of garments not suitable for this type of darning:

Athletic wear or anything super stretchy and form fitting

Minimum Class Size:  We reserve the right to cancel class if less than two students have signed up for class.  We will let you know 24 hours in advance if we do not have enough students and will give you an opportunity to sign up for an alternative class.  

You may cancel class up to 24 hrs in advance of your class start time; after which you will forfeit your class fee unless we can fill your spot from the waiting list, or you can send a friend.  We appreciate your understanding on this - as a small business, we are fortunate enough to have only the best instructors and they need to be paid  All cancellations must be received in writing, info@santacruzvacnsew.com.  Sorry, no exceptions.