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SUMMARY:A Bicycle Fixed by You workshop
DESCRIPTION:A free bicycle repair workshop will be held on Saturday\, May 9\, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Howland Green Branch Library. \nBill Trimble of Youth Opportunities Unlimited will lead the session and show participants how to diagnose and repair common bike problems. Community members are encouraged to bring their bicycles and learn simple repair skills. \nThe event is part of the Fix It Forward workshop series\, which helps residents learn practical ways to repair and reuse everyday items. Admission is free.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/a-bicycle-fixed-by-you-workshop/
LOCATION:New Bedford Free Public Library/Howland Green\, 3 Rodney French Blvd.\, New Bedford\, MA\, 02744\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mending\, Darning\, and Patching — Oh My! repair workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Fix It Forward workshop series opens with Mending\, Darning\, and Patching on Monday\, March 31\, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Howland Green Branch Library. The event is open to residents of New Bedford and Dartmouth.\n\nLocal artists Claudia De Sousa-Baptista (Bushwood Tailors Opportunity Shop) and Elaine and Beatrice Alder (Alder & Alder) will lead the session. Participants will learn basic repair skills such as replacing buttons\, fixing zippers\, and darning wool socks and sweaters. Attendees are encouraged to bring an item in need of repair.\n\nA sewing and fabric arts supply swap will take place during the workshop. Donations can be dropped off beginning March 23 at the Howland Green\, Wilks\, Lawler\, and Main library branches\, or brought to the event. Visitors may browse and take materials for future projects.\n\nTo support continued home repairs\, five sewing kits will be randomly given away to workshop participants\, courtesy of the Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District.\n\nThe workshop is presented with the New Bedford Free Public Library and the city’s Department of Community Services\, with support from the Art is Everywhere grant through the Arts\, Culture and Tourism Fund and New Bedford Creative.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/mending-darning-and-patching-oh-my-repair-workshop/
LOCATION:New Bedford Free Public Library/Howland Green\, 3 Rodney French Blvd.\, New Bedford\, MA\, 02744\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mending\, Darning\, and Patching – Oh My! workshop
DESCRIPTION:A free workshop on clothing repair will be held on Tuesday\, March 31\, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Howland Green Branch Library. \nLocal artists Claudia De Sousa-Baptista of Bushwood Tailors Opportunity Shop and Elaine and Beatrice Alder of Alder & Alder will teach slow stitching\, also called visible mending. Students can learn to replace buttons\, fix zippers\, and darn socks or sweaters. Attendees are encouraged to bring an item to repair. \nA sewing and fabric arts swap will also take place during the event. Donations of yarn\, thread\, buttons\, fabric\, and sewing tools can be dropped off starting March 23 at several New Bedford library branches or brought on the day of the workshop. \nThe event is part of the Fix It Forward workshop series\, which encourages residents to repair and reuse everyday items. Admission is free.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/mending-darning-and-patching-oh-my-workshop/
LOCATION:New Bedford Free Public Library/Howland Green\, 3 Rodney French Blvd.\, New Bedford\, MA\, 02744\, United States
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