Come join us for a series of swap/repair/art events called the Winter of Care and Repair Club. The name comes from an online challenge issued by textile artist Jeanna Wigger @thepeoplesmending starting in 2020. Here in Midtown Toronto, we will cohost a series of monthly skill sharing events + community clothing swaps, 5 total from November - March, 2-3 hours each; we hope to see people come back to join us over the winter at one or all events. THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH DETAILS AS WE CONFIRM PLACES AND DATES! There is a list of planned events below.
For now, our first event is Thursday, December 5th, 6 to 8 pm Midtown Toronto Sweater Repair and Winter Clothing Swap. Learn how to repair sweaters with needle felting with artist Allie Davis PLUS bring in your repair questions or projects and repair together with patching and darning repair assistance and advice with WIP artists (details + poster BELOW)
Venue: At Origin Coffee 687 Mt. Pleasant Rd. Toronto (https://www.google.com/maps/search/687+Mt.+Pleasant+Rd.+Toronto?entry=gmail&source=g)
Please note: the coffee shop will not be open for customers, but we will provide light snacks for participants. Bring your own water bottles.
This event is FREE, and is both a mini COMMUNITY WINTER CLOTHING SWAP and a REPAIR CIRCLE where we will mend clothes together. Here's the details:
COMMUNITY WINTER CLOTHING SWAP: you can donate up to 5 items to the swap. Winter outerwear ONLY (Jackets, boots, snow-pants, hats, mittens, scarves and sweaters + working skates.) ALL donations should be in good condition, clean + dry, ALL SIZES WELCOME. If you have no clothes to donate, we will have a donation jar where you can pay what you can (including FREE.) We will have upcycled T-shirt bags (for suggested donation $5) or bring your own. Remaining clothes will be donated to Out of the Cold or Double Take Thrift Store to support Yonge street Mission.
REPAIR CIRCLE: Works-in-Progress artists are here to share skills and mend clothing with you in the back of the shop. Allie Davis will be demonstrating how to repair sweaters using needle felting techniques, and other WIP artists Leah, Marnie and Tanya will share darning or patching techniques and advice. Drop in, bring in your questions, ideas and items to mend and we will mend them together. Mending supplies provided.
There will be Repaired Right booklet zine for sale for $15 if you are interested. This was created by textile artist Jeanna Wigger, and a helpful reference for simple repair stitches and techniques. We have a square, cash unnecessary.
For now, our first event is Thursday, December 5th, 6 to 8 pm Midtown Toronto Sweater Repair and Winter Clothing Swap. Learn how to repair sweaters with needle felting with artist Allie Davis PLUS bring in your repair questions or projects and repair together with patching and darning repair assistance and advice with WIP artists (details + poster BELOW)
Venue: At Origin Coffee 687 Mt. Pleasant Rd. Toronto (https://www.google.com/maps/search/687+Mt.+Pleasant+Rd.+Toronto?entry=gmail&source=g)
Please note: the coffee shop will not be open for customers, but we will provide light snacks for participants. Bring your own water bottles.
This event is FREE, and is both a mini COMMUNITY WINTER CLOTHING SWAP and a REPAIR CIRCLE where we will mend clothes together. Here's the details:
COMMUNITY WINTER CLOTHING SWAP: you can donate up to 5 items to the swap. Winter outerwear ONLY (Jackets, boots, snow-pants, hats, mittens, scarves and sweaters + working skates.) ALL donations should be in good condition, clean + dry, ALL SIZES WELCOME. If you have no clothes to donate, we will have a donation jar where you can pay what you can (including FREE.) We will have upcycled T-shirt bags (for suggested donation $5) or bring your own. Remaining clothes will be donated to Out of the Cold or Double Take Thrift Store to support Yonge street Mission.
REPAIR CIRCLE: Works-in-Progress artists are here to share skills and mend clothing with you in the back of the shop. Allie Davis will be demonstrating how to repair sweaters using needle felting techniques, and other WIP artists Leah, Marnie and Tanya will share darning or patching techniques and advice. Drop in, bring in your questions, ideas and items to mend and we will mend them together. Mending supplies provided.
There will be Repaired Right booklet zine for sale for $15 if you are interested. This was created by textile artist Jeanna Wigger, and a helpful reference for simple repair stitches and techniques. We have a square, cash unnecessary.
Planned events in this series:
This project is supported by the City of Toronto through Live Green Toronto and the Neighbourhood Climate Action Grants program.
- December 5th, 6 to 8 pm Midtown Toronto Sweater Repair and Winter Clothing Swap. Venue: At Origin Coffee 687 Mt. Pleasant Rd. Toronto (https://www.google.com/maps/search/687+Mt.+Pleasant+Rd.+Toronto?entry=gmail&source=g) with needle felt repair demos by artist Allie Davis and other sweater/socks etc. patching and darning repair assistance and advice with WIP artists (details + poster ABOVE)
- mid January (date + time TBC) Midtown Toronto Coiling workshop and textile repair/reuse lead by artist Lora Bertolo, plus WIP artists and volunteers share skills and inspiration to refresh household linens by patching, upcycling or making rags. We will collect clean, dry linens to use, swap or donate.
- Mid February (date + time TBC) Midtown Toronto bolster pillow making work party and materials swap lead by Leslie Solomonian with support from other scraps-loving WIP artists. Leah Sanchez will also lead a movement demo, to show how to use your boosters. Bring materials, yarn, scraps etc. for a maker exchange/ materials swap.
- MARCH 15 our big annual Spring Clothing Swap at Glebe Road United Church, 20 Glebe Rd. East https://maps.app.goo.gl/odXNAfhkLH6EBb3AA
This project is supported by the City of Toronto through Live Green Toronto and the Neighbourhood Climate Action Grants program.
