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Mend & Decorate Embroidery Workshop (Registration Required)

Event Type
Other
Sponsor
Teaching, Learning, & Academic Support
Location
Main Library Room 106
Date
Apr 15, 2024   2:00 - 4:00 pm  
Registration
Registration
Contact
TLAS
E-Mail
TLAS@library.illinois.edu
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Teaching, Learning, and Academic Support

Join us in room 106 of the Main Library on Monday, 4/15 from 2-4 pm for a FREE embroidery workshop! Bring an item of clothing with you in need of repair or decoration to learn basic mending and embroidery techniques to sustainably refresh and revamp your wardrobe. Attendees will learn 6 decorative embroidery stiches as well as basic mending techniques. Embroidery supplies and snacks provided. Beginners welcome! To register, please visit: https://uiuc.libcal.com/calendar/tlasevents/embroidery2024

About the Instructors

Winter Murray: Winter is a graduate student in the Library and Information Science program here at the University of Illinois. She picked up crochet and embroidery as pandemic hobbies, and she enjoys making, decorating, and mending her own clothes.

Ari Wasik: Ari is a second year graduate student going into public librarianship, and has been embroidering for 3 years. She also loves crochet, yoga, and her very fat cat, Inga. 

Image: Marsupium Photgraphy CC BY-SA 2.0

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