Laura Haines Sewing & Mending

Taking a break.

First of all I want to thank everyone for all your support over the last year or so! This little sewing and mending project wouldn't be possible without clients and friends supporting me and using my services.

Some of you might know that I have also been pursuing qualifications in counselling for the last year and a half and I am happy to say that I am close to completing my studies! But as I get closer to graduation I need to take a proper break from my sewing and mending commissions while I transition from student to counsellor.

That being said, I still hope to be able to teach mending skills because I am really passionate about giving people the skills to love their clothing and make it last. I am not yet sure what this will look like, but stay tuned for news, it will come eventually!

I'm looking forward to what 2023 will bring and no doubt there will be plenty of sewing and mending to come. I'll still try to share my personal mending projects here too.

Much love,
Laura

Very much looking forward to being part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival in November! I'll be doing an embroidery demonstration in the morning on the 7th and then running a denim mending workshop afterwards.
I'm also keen to see all of the other artists work across the week!

2022 Pilgrim Artists Festival - A small festival of art, music, & words Come enjoy our small festival of art in the Christian tradition, 4-14 Nov at the Huon Hub. All are welcome. Our 2022 prompt: Justice + Mercy

Had a lovely day teaching the Kickstarter reward workshop with Applepip Project Lots of perseverance with some new mending techniques and some lovely chat about how to mend some personal items too. Thanks for the lovely time everyone!

Freshly knitted swatches ready for the Kickstarter mending with Applepip Project Lots of ends to weave in and then I'll block them.

Looking forward to teaching some invisible mending techniques on knitwear and visible mending on darning in a few weeks!

The workshop at the Applepip Project will not only cover darning on knits, but also on wovens!

Book now to join us 🙂

Really excited to announce that I will be running a beginners workshop with Applepip Project on the 2nd of July.

Places are limited so book in soon if you'd like to join us!

Introducing our very first mending workshop!

Have you got a favourite jumper that needs some TLC to bring it back to life?

Do you want to practice fashion sustainability in a world of fast fashion?

Want to ease cost of living?

Come and learn the valuable mending skill of darning. The lovely Laura Haines will be hosting a beginners mending workshop this July. Head to the website for tickets, spaces are limited.

Workshop details:
Saturday 2 July 3pm - 5pm
$80
All tools, samples, refreshments & inspiration provided

New mend!

Watch this reel by laurahainessewing on Instagram Lyle Workman • Victorious

Super excited to be collaborating with the Applepip Project on their Kickstarter to produce locally designed fabric!

I am stoked to announce that I will be running a mending workshop doing an invisible mend on knits and visible mend on denim as one of the supporter rewards!

So go and check out the Kickstarter here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/applepipproject/applepip-project-fabric-printing or the Applepip Project page to supper them.

A recent mend for a much loved dress!
The original button loops were elastic and kept popping out if the seams. I found this ribbon in my stash and it was the perfect width to make into rouleau loops to replace the old ones. Now it's good as new!

As mentioned yesterday I am still doing masks and mending through this page!

These are my current stocks of fabric for masks. Masks in plain fabrics $10, and printed fabrics $12.

Available in various adults and childrens sizes.

Hope you're all staying safe!

Disclaimer: these masks are not a replacement for social distancing and good hand hygiene, they are designed to be used by the public when social distancing is difficult or for general activity.

Mending knits is one of my favourite things to do. No woolen jumper is too holey to mend it turns out, which is something I learnt from Collingwood-Norris . I used my trusty speed-weve to mend this one, as well as fixing the ladders which had run from the holes first.

Would you like to learn how to mend knits like this? Let me know!