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  1. Learn How to Sew by Hand: Six Basic #HandStitches

    Homedit, Jul 27, 2018

    "This tutorial provides the photographic step-by-step process to implement a variety of the six most common basic hand stitches.The six stitches we’ll be learning today are: running baste stitch and running stitch, catch stitch, blanket stitch, whip stitch, slip/ladder stitch, and back stitch.

    You’ll not only learn how to sew the stitches, but you’ll also learn when and where to use them."

    youtube.com/watch?v=xvxqtc8thRg

    More info at homedit.com/how-to-sew/

    #SolarPunkSunday #Handsewing #Mending #Sewing #DIY #SlowFashion #InstructionalVideo #RunningBasteStitch #RunningStitch #CatchStitch #BlanketStitch #WhipStitch SlipStitch #LadderStitch #BackStitch #ReuseRepairRestore #GrandmaCore

  2. #Toronto - Saturday, February 21st! #RepairCaféWorkshop at George Chuvalo Neighbourhood Centre – #Patching and #Mending

    Saturday, February 21, 2026 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

    George Chuvalo Neighbourhood Centre
    50 Sousa Mendes St, Toronto

    "Learn how to repair holes in your #clothing. This includes patching jeans for repair and embellishment or mending smaller holes. #HandSewing approaches will be the focus, including #WhipStitch, #RunningStitch, #BlanketStitch and #WovenMends.

    Basic supplies will be provided. Please bring scissors and garments to be repaired."

    Source:
    repaircafetoronto.ca/rc-events

    Book a free spot to attend here - eventbrite.ca/e/repair-cafe-wo

    #SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesToronto
    #FixIt #RepairCafes #MendingWorkshop #ReuseRestoreRepair

  3. Week 2 of teaching young adults how to :sewing_machine: a long but productive one. And as everyone was doing a lot of quiet steady work, they started asking questions about how things were when I attended the school in the late 80s. Always fun to wander back in time, remembering the journey. #teaching #genX #fashionSchool #couturier
    An example of some of the hand sewing I shared this week… #applique #blanketStitch #upcycling #handsewing