Visible Mending Workshop with CK Revive
Notice: Workshop Rescheduled to June 5th!
Due to the inclement weather forecast for Thursday, 5/22, our Visible Mending Workshop is now rescheduled to Thursday, 6/5 from 5:00 to 7:30 pm.
For questions or reservation cancellations, please contact us at info@stitchandtickle.com. Already existing sign ups will carry over to the new date. Follow the link below to reserve a spot!
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Come join us for a fun evening of mending & stitching with Catherine Karp from CK Revive!
Bring your damaged and loved textiles and learn a variety of techniques and methods to repair them. Beginners are welcome. All materials are supplied. A kit including all of the materials you use in the class will be available to purchase afterwards for $15. You can continue your new skill all summer long!
If the weather allows, we'll set up outside in our patio. Refreshments will be served.
Cost: $65 pp + Eventbrite fees:
Minimum 4 participants needed, maximum 10.
About Catherine Karp:
You may have seen some of Catherine's work in the shop: upcycled garments mended and dyed in natural indigo. As she describes herself, she's a retired teacher who can't stop teaching and has a long established practice of mending.
In her words:
I’m a former Montessori art teacher who can’t stop teaching. I work with a variety of ages groups in many different types of settings teaching sewing, mending, dyeing, printing, among other things. I live in Massachusetts with my husband. We have two grown boys who live and work in New York City.
My passion for textiles, sewing and scavenging began in childhood. I vividly remember sewing the tail back onto a tiny mouse when I was just five years old. By the time I was ten, I was sneaking into my mother’s sewing room to create tiny clothes for my dolls. During my teenage years, I developed a love for recycling and upcycling (reusing clothing) and remaking vintage and used clothes—who didn’t have a jean skirt back then?
My current journey into upcycling started when I taught an “Upcycling Camp,” where students transformed various clothing items into new and unique wearable art mostly through hand sewing. This experience sparked a deeper interest in repurposing materials, leading me to start making stuffed animals from old sweaters. With the leftover scraps and the growing pile of damaged sweaters, mending became a natural next step. Using simple embroidery stitches and learning Sashiko has expanded my practice.
Indigo dyeing entered my life in a different but equally serendipitous way. As blue is my favorite color, I took a workshop out of curiosity, and I was immediately hooked. The rich color, the use of upcycled textiles, and the unique designs and patterns I could create captivated me. Since then, I’ve continued to explore this process, always using high-quality, natural fiber materials to craft
We look forward to seeing you!
