Work In Progress (WIP) Lab Activation – Visible Mending with Emma MacLaughlin-Barck
Event Details
Date
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Time
2-5 p.m.
Location
Ruth Davis Design Gallery, Nancy Nicholas Hall
Description
Join Emma MacLaughlin-Barck staff in the Work In Progress (WIP) Lab to learn visible mending techniques. “In this workshop, get a brief introduction to various visible mending techniques, with an emphasis on darning and patchwork. We will learn how visible mending can be used to create art and function. These techniques are commonly used to repair garments but can also be applied to other textiles. Feel free to bring an item to mend, or scrap fabric if you just want to practice these skills.”
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-8815 or email bo.owen@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.