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DARNING TECHNIQUES - 1 DAY
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DARNING TECHNIQUES - 1 DAY

Sat 31 Oct · 10:00

The Goodlife Centre

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This one-day textile repair workshop in London covers darning techniques suitable for beginners and those with experience. Scheduled for 31 October 2026, the session focuses on extending the life of clothes by repairing holes and adding character. Participants learn woven and Swiss darning methods for a fee of £140.

**Bookable via our website ➡️** [https://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/events/darning-techniques-1-day/](https://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/events/darning-techniques-1-day/) **⋆⋆⋆** **Course:** Textile Repair workshops: **Darning (1 day)** **Suitable for:** Suitable for beginners, enjoyable for those with experience. **About:** Come and learn textile repair techniques choose one of the courses on offer. A way of extending the life of your wardrobe pieces or much loved textile items. The beautiful art of sustainable repair. Extend the life of your clothes by fixing holes and adding character. Darning, once a common household skill, is regaining its popularity as people look to avoid fast fashion and textile waste. Join us for a day of darning and leave feeling confident and ready to tackle rips, holes, wear and tear. During the day, you will go through woven darning and swiss darning. You will use multiple hand darning methods as well as a darning loom. Learn different stitches and techniques necessary to make mends on all types of clothing, from old jeans to knitted jumpers. Experiment with patterns and colours to bring a new life to your old clothes. Bring along a piece of clothing or two to practice the new techniques on and mend throughout the day! Chunky knits work best to practice on at first so bring along an old jumper

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DARNING TECHNIQUES - 1 DAY takes place on Saturday, 31 October 2026 at 10:00.

DARNING TECHNIQUES - 1 DAY is held at The Goodlife Centre in London (49-55 Great Guildford St, London SE1 0ES, UK, London, SE1 0ES).

Tickets for DARNING TECHNIQUES - 1 DAY are priced at £140. Live prices and availability are shown on meetup.com.

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