Community Mending Session May 11th

Saturday May 11th, 1-3pm

At Tooth + Nail Studio and Gallery 2018 S 1st Street Suite 308

Come learn beautiful and practical mending techniques that can prolong the lives of your favorite garments! Textiles artists Sarah Eichhorn and Grace Rother will teach you ways to patch and darn your well loved clothes. No sewing experience necessary! Mending supplies will be provided, just bring your clean clothes to repair. This workshop is in conjunction with our current exhibition Soft Structures, a group fiber show where Sarah and Grace’s work is on display.

Registration required. Fee is sliding scale, pay what you can.

Sarah Eichhorn is a fiber artist and sustainable living advocate based in Milwaukee, WI.  She received her BFA in Fashion Design from the International Academy of Design and Technology in Chicago, and her MFA in Costume Design from Florida State University. Sarah is drawn to creating pieces of art that utilize natural colors and fibers while pushing herself towards zero waste with her materials.  She has led various workshops on natural dye and eco-printing techniques, as well as facilitated lectures on sustainable fashion.  Through her personal practice, Sarah hopes to inspire others to consider where their coloring comes from and how we can collectively become more invested in the clothes we wear.

Grace Rother is a Great Lakes Region textile artist. Their work revolves around the concept of quilts as personal and regional archives. Grace grew up in SE Michigan surrounded by people with strong convictions and passionate creativity. Following in the footsteps of many other quilt makers before her, Grace utilizes quilts as catalysts for change through community organizing and raffles. In 2020 Grace organized the Abolition Quilting Bee. Her work has been shown in Chicago, Milwaukee, New York City, and Ypsilanti Michigan.