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Hand Mending Essentials
2026-09-22 17:00:00 2026-09-22 18:30:00 America/Chicago Hand Mending Essentials Learn how to mend your clothes by hand. Washington Park Branch - Finney Community Room

Tuesday, September 22
5:00pm - 6:30pm

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Washington Park Branch

Finney Community Room

Learn how to mend your clothes by hand.

Learn how to mend your clothes with just a needle and thread.  No sewing machine necessary.   This is a four-week program that meets on select Tuesdays from 5-6:30 beginning on September 22.  Each session is devoted to one mending skill.    At the end of the four-week program, each participant who attends all four sessions will receive his/her/their own mini sewing kit.  Although the emphasis is on mending by hand, we will demonstrate doing the skill on a sewing machine if time permits.

September 22 – Sewing on buttons, clasps, etc.

September 29 – Patching holes

October 13 – Rips and Tears

October 27 -  Hemming

AGE GROUP: | Teens (13-18) | Older Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Sustainability, Green, & Environmental |

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Washington Park Branch
Phone: 414-286-3736
Branch manager
Melissa Prentice
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Mon, Aug 10 12:00PM to 8:00PM
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Thu, Aug 13 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Aug 14 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 15 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 16 Closed
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