Join us for a Clothing Mending Workshop, a 2.5-hour session designed to build both practical skills and deeper connection to our clothing. We’ll begin with guided reflection and conversation about our relationships to what we wear, then move into the basics of hand sewing and how to assess garments for repair.
Each participant is invited to bring an item to mend (or work on one provided), with all materials supplied. While projects may not be fully completed in the session, participants will leave with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to continue their repairs.
What You’ll Learn:
Mending Basics: Introduction to fundamental hand sewing techniques, including how to assess holes or tears and determine the best approach for repair.
Hands-On Mending: Participants will mend their own garments with individualized support and guidance
Class Format:
Hands-on practice with step-by-step guidance
Small class sizes to ensure personalized attention (cap at 12 students)
Friendly and supportive atmosphere for all skill levels
Your Teachers:
JESSI LONGE (SHE/HER): 1st image
Biography: an environmentalist dedicated to keeping clothing out of the waste stream. She organizes and supports local clothing swaps, assists at Free Stores, leads mending workshops, and co-hosts slow-crafting events that give second-hand materials new life. Jessi believes clothing is central to how we see ourselves, and that everyone deserves to feel good in what they wear.
At the same time, she acknowledges the reality that enough clothing already exists to clothe six future generations, while overproduction and waste disproportionately harm communities in places like Ghana and Chile. Her work focuses on helping people reconnect with their clothing and building accountability for where our garments end up.
On Instagram she goes by MessyJessiMending and her website is MessyJessi.com
JULES PEIPERL (they/them): 2nd image
is a professional tailor and sewing teacher. Their work can be seen everywhere from the Met Gala to the Radio City Rockettes, and their clients include Kim Kardashian, Rachel Brosnahan, and Kerry Washington. Jules has been teaching sewing and mending for four years. They love to rescue well-loved pieces of clothing with beautiful mending and alter pieces for the perfect fit to suit each person.
Join us for a Clothing Mending Workshop, a 2.5-hour session designed to build both practical skills and deeper connection to our clothing. We’ll begin with guided reflection and conversation about our relationships to what we wear, then move into the basics of hand sewing and how to assess garments for repair.
Each participant is invited to bring an item to mend (or work on one provided), with all materials supplied. While projects may not be fully completed in the session, participants will leave with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to continue their repairs.
What You’ll Learn:
Mending Basics: Introduction to fundamental hand sewing techniques, including how to assess holes or tears and determine the best approach for repair.
Hands-On Mending: Participants will mend their own garments with individualized support and guidance
Class Format:
Hands-on practice with step-by-step guidance
Small class sizes to ensure personalized attention (cap at 12 students)
Friendly and supportive atmosphere for all skill levels
Your Teachers:
JESSI LONGE (SHE/HER): 1st image
Biography: an environmentalist dedicated to keeping clothing out of the waste stream. She organizes and supports local clothing swaps, assists at Free Stores, leads mending workshops, and co-hosts slow-crafting events that give second-hand materials new life. Jessi believes clothing is central to how we see ourselves, and that everyone deserves to feel good in what they wear.
At the same time, she acknowledges the reality that enough clothing already exists to clothe six future generations, while overproduction and waste disproportionately harm communities in places like Ghana and Chile. Her work focuses on helping people reconnect with their clothing and building accountability for where our garments end up.
On Instagram she goes by MessyJessiMending and her website is MessyJessi.com
JULES PEIPERL (they/them): 2nd image
is a professional tailor and sewing teacher. Their work can be seen everywhere from the Met Gala to the Radio City Rockettes, and their clients include Kim Kardashian, Rachel Brosnahan, and Kerry Washington. Jules has been teaching sewing and mending for four years. They love to rescue well-loved pieces of clothing with beautiful mending and alter pieces for the perfect fit to suit each person.
