The next Saugerties Repair Cafe will take place on Saturday, February 1st from 10am - 2pm at the Saugerties Senior Center located at 207 Market Street in Saugerties, NY.

From 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. they will also be holding a Visible Mending Workshop" where you can learn to do your own visible textile repairs (aka ‘visible mending’). As one of the goals of Repair Cafes is to teach those who want to learn how to do their own repairs, our sewing volunteer Julia Gloninger will offer a 1 hr. workshop to teach you some simple sewing techniques to create a unique, ornamental, and eye-catching design that will highlight instead of hide the damaged area. 

To participate in this workshop, please send an email to repaircafesaugerties@gmail.com with your name, email, item to repair (fabric item that needs a small repair, no larger than a 2"x2" or 3"x 3" repair area), and if you will be bringing your own supplies or using a set of ours, and any questions to.  We'll get back to you to confirm or add you to a wait list.  We will take the first 6 people to email but are capping this workshop at six.  If interest is high, we may offer a second workshop that day in the afternoon.

If you have your own supplies, bring them.  If not, we will have all the supplies you may borrow for the workshop.  If you want to bring your own, we suggest:  needle (pointed embroidery needle for woven fabric, blunt darning needle for knits), pins, embroidery floss in colors of your choice, small scissors or thread snips, fabric for a patch, pencil for marking, spool of thread, thimble, and small embroidery hoop.  

For more information or to volunteer, please contact  repaircafesaugerties@gmail.com.