The Collective Mending Sessions is a series of socially engaged workshops centered on collaboratively mending a quilt.
The Collective Mending Sessions is a series of socially engaged workshops centered on collaboratively mending a quilt.
““When people’s hands are busy
they talk easier and listen more fully.”
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The Collective Mending Sessions at Graceland University, Lamoni, IA - January - March 2022.
The Collective Mending Sessions is a series of socially engaged workshops centered on collaboratively mending a quilt. Led by artist Catherine Reinhart.
Time lapse of the Cutting of Second Quilt for 2020-2021 Sessions.
““I can see how this project can help bring together disparate groups and people of various backgrounds to learn and get to know each other. Face-to-face interactions help dissolve prejudice.””
Collective Mending Sessions, April 2019, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA
The Collective Mending sessions aims to cultivate care for cloth and community through a series of artist led workshops teaching hand mending. Project includes a growing list of print resources and interactive library.
Get details about upcoming sessions, mending resources, and stay connected on Instagram.
Community Supported
This project has a spirit of accessibility. To offer it free to all participants, The Collective Mending Sessions relies on various grants and community support.
Consider supporting this project with a tax-deductible donation.
Our Practice
Cultivating care for cloth and community through the meditative process of slow stitching.
— Sharon Stewart, community partner, owner Lockwood Cafe
Get Involved
Want to attend a workshop? Host a mending session?Contribute financially to The Collective Mending Sessions? Contact us. Get involved.