This historic method was used to invisible enforce and repair worn areas or loss in textiles. You’ll work through the foundations of laying out a sampler, step by step leaving with a work in progress to continue at home.

Fine darning is one of the nearly lost arts of caring for textiles at home, this form of careful invisible mending is a test of patience! In this workshop, a textiles conservator will guide you through the first principles of mending and working through a structures sampler that builds your skill stitch by stitch. Along the way you will pick up an understanding of thread choice, tension and pattern-matching. By the end of the day you will have a work in progress and a guide to continue building your skills at home.

Open to anyone with experience stitching or with confidence in crafting.

Please Note: Events may be subject to cancellation if the minimum number of signups is not reached.