This Saturday, the 20th of April, as part of Fashion Revolution‘s #MendInPublicDay campaign, Kim O’Driscoll from Project Prolong is organizing an event in Wolfe Tone Square, Dublin 1, from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM.

Bring blankets to sit on, some mending material, and/or a garment you wish to repair. Scraps, knit samples, denim patches, needles, threads, and wool will be available, so feel free to pop along!

• 11-12 PM: Knit Weaving Mending Technique Demonstration
• 12-1 PM: Denim Patch Repair Demonstration

The event is free, and everyone is welcome, including dogs!

In case of rain, the gathering will meet at the Tram Cafe.

Fashion Revolution Week marks the date of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh. Since 2013, these global actions have taken place to campaign for a fairer fashion system.

To learn more about the global Mend in Public Day, visit the Fashion Revolution’s website – https://www.fashionrevolution.org/frw-24-mend-in-public-day/ They have a listing of locations all over the world where this event it happening!

Fibreshed Ireland members have access to two free recorded mending tutorials on the members’ hub: https://fibreshedireland.ie/membership/members-hub

Project Prolong’s Instagram is here – https://www.instagram.com/project_prolong_/

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