Develop Visible Mending with Slow Stitching

Visible mending is a relaxing, mindful, creative course playfully repairing and recycling clothing. We will explore different techniques for mending clothing, using experimental stitching and improvised mending.

You can enjoy personalising your own clothing through stitching, extend the story, flag the beloved oldness, and render your clothing priceless to you! You will be encouraged to evolve your own sewing style and gain skills for mending and embellishing your own clothes at home, in a mindful and creative way, with upcycling and sustainability at the heart of the process.

What to bring: Please bring an item of clothing that is in need of upcycling

Site

Hastings (Station Plaza)

Level

Entry Level

Course Type

Adult

Courses

Options Course Code Starts Ends Days From To Standard Fee
61658-01 17/09/25 22/10/25 Wednesday 13:30 16:00 --
61658-02 24/02/26 24/03/26 Tuesday 10:00 13:00 --
61658-03 15/04/26 13/05/26 Wednesday 10:00 13:00 --

What will I study?

You can enjoy personalising your own clothing through stitching, extend the story, flag the beloved oldness, and render your clothing priceless to you! You will be encouraged to evolve your own sewing style and gain skills for mending and embellishing your own clothes at home, in a mindful and creative way, with upcycling and sustainability at the heart of the process.

What qualification will I achieve?

There is no qualification for this course but you will receive a certificate of attendance if you complete the course.

What can I do after completing this course?

You can explore a variety of other courses within Community Learning or the adult college, including our Level 1 Award in Creative Crafts.

Are there any extra costs?

Course fee: £38.00

This course is free if you are in receipt of benefits or earn less than £25,000 per year (this includes pension income)

Please select the relevant options when enrolling online.

Additional Info

What to bring: Please bring an item of clothing that is in need of upcycling.

Please note: learners are limited to taking part in a maximum of SIX community learning courses throughout the academic year.

Please contact the Community Learning team on 030 300 38212 or community.info@escg.ac.uk for more information about this course.