Weekend Visible Mending for Knitwear Workshop: In Person
Weekend Visible Mending for Knitwear Workshop: In Person
Immerse yourself in a weekend long visible mending workshop and learn all the skills you need to confidently repair your knitwear in style!
This in person workshop is the perfect opportunity to learn the skills you need over a weekend in the Scottish Borders.
Dates: 20th and 21st September 2025
Location: 17 Channel St, Galashiels, TD1 1BJ
Time: 10am-5pm each day.
You will learn:
Different approaches to darning: techniques creating a woven effect that you can use for creative repairs on both knitwear and other fabrics
Swiss darning: a technique that mimics knitted fabric. Great for reinforcement, pattern and repair, and the technique you need for invisible repairs
How to mend frayed and worn cuffs and edges
Patterns to add to your darning
Suitable for beginners.
As this is the first time I’m running a full weekend workshop, I’m not quite sure how much we will be able to get through during the time (all of the above should be fine though!).
I hope there will also be time for you to make a start on your own mending projects. There will be a good range of yarns to choose from in both wool and cashmere, and you can then have on hand support to help you with your project.
If any other skills are helpful for your mending project, I would hope that I can show you those too.
All materials will be provided.
Refreshments will be provided, but you will need to provide your own lunch each day.
All places reserved on this visible mending for knitwear workshop are non-refundable.
Continue reading below for further information about the location and getting here.
Galashiels is about an hour south of Edinburgh, and easily accessible by train, which takes 50 minutes. The Little Art Hub is a 5 minute walk from the train station.
For a full train timetable, please check Scotrail or Traveline Scotland.
If you’re travelling by car, there is a car park just off the High Street behind the Iceland supermarket, which is a couple of minutes walk from the venue.
If you’d like to explore the area a bit while you’re here, then the Great Tapestry of Scotland is a minutes walk from the Little Art Hub, and worth a visit if you’d like to see the history of Scotland in stitched panels. There is some really wonderful stitching on display! Worth spending a morning looking around, and they have a cafe too.
Abbotsford House is just across the river from Galashiels, and there is a lovely walk along the river there which is free. You can also pay to view the house and walled garden, and there is a cafe there too.
Melrose is about a 5 minute drive from Galashiels and has a beautiful ruined Abbey (although it’s currently covered in scaffolding), plenty of cafes and places to eat and lots of nice little independent shops.
Dryburgh and Jedburgh also have beautiful ruined abbeys.
If you’re making it a longer trip, lease just get in touch and I’ll be happy to suggest some places to visit or nice walks.
