Join the slow stitch movement with artist Alisa McRonald who will teach you simple darning and patching techniques to repair and embellish knit items to make them uniquely your own.
Mending can be practical, meditative, creative and mindful. It’s a way to fight fast fashion and turns repairing and up-cycling our clothing into an artistic practice. Taking the time to mend clothing gives us space to appreciate the cloth that offers us protection, a way to self-expression and a way to preserve history.
In this workshop, we will be focusing on darning and patching techniques on knitted items (these do not have to be hand-knit). So, start collecting all those socks with holes or your favourite sweater and get ready to repair and embellish them and make them uniquely your own. Our intuition will lead us while we slow down our thoughts and enjoy the creative process. If you have hand-stitched anything before, you will be able to take this class. All are welcome!
In this workshop we will:
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About the artist:
Alisa McRonald’s woven weirdos live in the ironic pop-culture paradise of a Queer GenX Feminist. Her work is a tactile fruit salad with a soupçon of the esoteric. She has exhibited and performed both nationally and internationally and her work has been featured in publications such as: The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar Japan, Nylon Magazine and Giant Robot Magazine. She was awarded the 2020 Best of Craft and Design Award from the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair.
In addition to maintaining her art practice in Guelph, Alisa also acts as a creative mentor and teacher/facilitator via various organizations including Art Not Shame. She unites her entrenchment in pop culture with her unparalleled sewing/sculpture/story-telling skills. She is inspired by other handmade items such as quilts and afghans for her, these items have a feeling of nostalgia and comfort to them. In addition, Alisa often uses recycled materials to lend to the nostalgic feel as well as fit with her philosophy of re-using what she has. https://www.alisamcronald.com/
Image courtesy of Alisa McRonald.
This workshop if offered in conjunction with the exhibitions: How It All Starts and Spin, Twirl, Twist.
This program is delivered through Zoom. You only need to register once per viewing device.
Cost: Free
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