Visible Mending: Colourful Sashiko

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Sashiko, meaning 'little stabs', is a traditional Japanese stitching technique, used to mend and reinforce worn-out garments. In this visible mending workshop, you'll learn the basics of this traditional Japanese method of repairing and get the chance to mend one of your own pieces of clothing.

Sashiko is all about embracing the art of repair. It encourages us to make visible mends and wear them with pride! While traditionally done in indigo and white, we will use colourful threads and patches to make your pieces stand out. Bring an item in need of mending, all other materials will be provided.

What to expect:

  • Learn the Japanese art of Sashiko

  • Learn beginner-friendly repair skills

  • Repair a well-loved item of clothing

Sashiko mending is best for holes and tears in woven fabrics and perfect for denim!

This workshop is a collaboration between Rethrindle CIC and Rebel Patch, two small slow fashion organisations, aiming to make sewing inclusive and accessible to everyone. This is why we try to make our workshops as affordable as possible. A limited number of concession spaces is available for each of our workshops. If you're looking to book a concession space but they're sold out, please contact us and we'll see what we can do. If you can, please consider getting a pay-it-forward ticket - every pay-it-forward ticket purchased enables us to offer another concession space for someone who needs it.

Age restrictions: 18+

Pay-It-Forward Β£42
General Β£35
Concession Β£25

What people are saying

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Ashleigh Riddell
Mar 2026

We had the most amazing time, it was so relaxing and Meret taught us so many amazing skills. I co...

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Louise Phillips
Feb 2026

We had great time and were so excited by our new skills we bought materials more materials on the...

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Ann Taylor
Oct 2025

Excellent class and great tutor

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Alfonso Paramio Paz
Oct 2025

I had a great time learning about sashiko in this short workshop. Meret guided us through all ste...

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How to get there

Facilities

  • Wheelchair accessible

On the day

  • Meet Meret in the Slow Fashion Studio in Sparks Bristol.
  • If you’re unsure which would be the best workshop for mending your item, please message the host.

Changes happen, don't worry

How to change dates
Change of plans? You can easily rebook the next available slot up to 14 days before your experience.
How to get a refund
Can't make it? We understand things happen! You can cancel and get a full refund up to 14 days before your experience.
Please note that this refund policy does not apply to gift bookings. You may reschedule your gift if outside the time period stated above. Please note that Yuup gift cards are valid for redemption for 12 months, and if not redeemed by this date, you will get a Yuup credit added to your Yuup account equivalent to the unspent value of the Yuup gift card less a Yuup administration fee of 20%.

You'll be hosted by

Meret Faerber (She/Her)

Meret runs Rethrindle CIC, a social enterprise facilitating affordable mending and sewing workshops and repair services to encourage sustainable clothing practices. She’s a skilled sewist with a background in fashion design and enjoys different crafting techniques mixing skills with creativity to make her garments one of a kind.

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