Wed, 10 Sept
|Hataitai Community Centre
The Art of Mending
Join Aisha’s monthly mending club to learn creative techniques like patching and darning — perfect for reviving your favourite clothes.
Time & Location
10 Sept 2025, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Hataitai Community Centre, 157 Hataitai Road, Hataitai, Wellington 6021, New Zealand
About the event
When it comes to the clothes we love, every rip, stain, and imperfection is an invitation to exercise agency, expression, and an opportunity to show the garment how much we appreciate it.
This club is cared for by the whimsical Aisha, a multidisciplinary artist with a passion for empowering the mending process. Each month Aisha will introduce us to a different technique for reviving our beloved textile pieces. In September we are patching and darning!
If you're like us and have a box of clothing in need of repairs that never seems to empty... this is the club for you. With three events a month we'll inspire each other to creatively care for those pieces we love! This club is also perfect for anyone who loves learning new skills. Techniques we'll cover are lino printing, patching, darning, felting, embroidery, beading, sashiko, fabric painting and more! All materials and tools are…