FreeCommunity · Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Fabric Fix-it
About
Volunteer menders either repair your clothing and textiles or coach you through doing it yourself: hems, small holes, buttons and zippers are the usual jobs, with a limit of two items each. It runs 5–8pm Tuesday at Reuse Commons Lake City, 12558 Lake City Way NE (bus 522 from Roosevelt Station or route 61 from Northgate Station), and is free; to book a mending slot, email the organizers as the listing directs. For ongoing sewing help, Reuse Commons also hosts Community Threads on 8 November and 13 December.
Good to know
Read off Reuse Commons’s own page. Times and prices can change; the venue’s page wins.
How it compares
- After work
- Take it home the same day
It is free. Most textiles classes in Seattle are not: the paid ones we list start at $10.
If one session leaves you wanting more, 1 studio we list runs multi-week textiles courses, from $80.
It starts after work, which only 24% of the textiles classes on our calendar do.
Other textiles classes in Seattle
- Janna Avner in the Artist StudioBurke Museum of Natural History and Culture · U District & North SeattleSAT, NOV 7 · Included with admission; FREE for Burke members
- Blackberry Dye WorkshopEarthCorps · U District & North SeattleSAT, NOV 14 · Free · registration required
- Pocket ShrinesReclaim Clay Collective · Downtown & Pioneer SquareSUN, OCT 25 · $35-$50-$65 sliding scale
- Tuesday TeaThe Nifty Knitter · EastsideTUESDAYS · 10:00 AM · Free
New to textiles?
Textile classes range from weaving on a frame or rigid-heddle loom to embroidery, knitting, crochet, natural dyeing, felting and sewing a first garment.
- Check whether the class is for complete beginners or assumes you can already cast on or thread a machine.
- Single sessions usually make something small: a wall hanging, a hoop, a dyed scarf.
- Bring reading glasses if you use them; most fibre work is close-up.
Taking it home: Usually the same day. Larger pieces may be finished at home with the yarn or thread you leave with.
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