Pre-recorded instruction on process and techniques

Mending by Hand:

This class invites you to approach mending in a way that prioritizes comfort, functionality, and aesthetics. Heidi will teach you the problem-solving skills required to repair the unique garment and wear-pattern before you. Mending is a great way to save money on clothes, avoid decision fatigue in your closet, and will help you to keep the clothes that you love.

Class Highlights Include:

1. Handwork: no sewing machine required, these techniques are for hand-sewing, and are beginner friendly—they will also fascinate experienced sewists who are eager to learn Heidi’s approach to mending.

2. Diverse Examples: mending examples include quilts, a purse strap, hoodie, cardigan, cashmere sweater, wool coat, pajama pants, jeans, shoes, tights, a shear dress shirt, sweatpants, leggings, and even an IKEA bed frame.

3. Focus on Comfort: learn how to hide/avoid knots, maintain stretch, drape, hand, & size while restoring functionality.

4. Efficiency: real-time mending videos help you understand how long mending takes, and helps you decide how much time you want to invest by comparing techniques like a fast appliqué patch with thread-weaving.

5. Visibility: see examples of high-contrast visible mending alongside examples of subtle mending.

Class Outline:

• Available now: View class content & begin sewing at your own pace with access to 2x’s speed, slow motion, captions, etc.

  • 6 introductory technique demos (23-minutes total)

  • 9 succinct and easy to re-play mending technique demos (62-minutes total)

  • 20 sample mends filmed in real-time in 4k resolution (9-hours total)

  • 4 sample mends filmed in real-time from Heidi’s archives in portrait (Reel) orientation (2.5-hours total)

  • A lecture from Heidi with storytelling, video, & bullet point lists (2-hours total)

  • A bonus video, looking at Heidi’s mended duvet cover (9-minutes)

  • Links to recommended videos on Heidi’s YouTube and Instagram about mending

  • A Q&A recording with students including a show-and-tell

• After Class:

  • You are encouraged to share your work publicly with #hpmend on Instagram, which may lead to your work being highlighted and linked to you on Heidi’s Pinterest

  • You can join an optional private Mending Group Chat on Instagram to share & celebrate your mends, ask questions, and collect links to helpful mending resources.

Additional Info:

• You can see my favorite sewing supplies HERE on my website. I also love to use the Little House Needle Gripper Silicon Thimble for handwork and you can find it and $5 off with this Snuggly Monkey coupon link.

• This class includes pre-recorded content.

• Attendees of this class will have ‘forever’ access to all of the class materials; therefore, refunds are not available.

• ⭕️ BE READY AFTER CHECKOUT:that is the easiest time to download the PDF required to access class. (You will also get an email from no-reply@squarespace.info with a link to the PDF, and a separate email with your receipt.)

• Guilds get discounted class rates on many of my on-demand classes, check them out here! Email me to request that this class be made available to your guild.