From Hole to Whole: Creative Sweater Repair with Needle Felting – a Zero Waste Workshop
October 15 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Got a favorite sweater with a few too many moth holes? Have a beloved knit that’s seen better days? Don’t toss it – give it a colorful second life!
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
In From Hole to Whole, you’ll learn the art of needle-felted visible mending, a playful and creative way to repair worn-out knitwear while turning the damage into a design feature. Using soft, colorful wool roving and a felting needle, you’ll learn how to fill holes, reinforce worn areas, and create decorative patches that make your repairs stand out rather than disappear.
We’ll explore the basics of needle felting, including how to work with wool roving, build up color and texture, and securely felt fibers into your garment. You’ll have plenty of opportunity to experiment with different colors, shapes, patterns, and textures—whether you want your repair to be subtle and sweet or bold, whimsical, and impossible to miss.
This is visible mending at its most creative: a chance to transform damage into decoration and make something old feel uniquely yours again.
Participants are encouraged to bring one or more wool, wool-blend or cashmere sweaters, cardigans, hats, scarves, or other knit garments with holes or worn areas to repair. with larger ! We’ll provide a selection of colorful wool roving, felting supplies for you to use in class. Come patch, poke, play, and give your favorite knitwear a whole new life—because a hole doesn’t have to be the end of the story.
Please Bring:
One or more wool, wool-blend or cashmere sweaters, cardigans, hats, scarves, or other knit garments with holes or worn areas to repair.
Katie Vadasz
Katie Vadasz is a weaver, natural dyer, spinner, and sewer based in the Bay Area of California. She’s received a BFA in Individualized Studies from California College of the Arts with a minor in Ecological Practices. She has worked in community outreach and arts education for Sonoma Community Center. Her work emphasizes the unseen labor and costs involved in textile production, both to the maker and the environment.
Instagram: @katievadasz
