The New York State

Dutchess County Fairgrounds • Rhinebeck, NY

October 17-18, 2026

NYS Sheep & Wool Workshop

Registration Opens Sunday, July 26th, 12:00 PM EDT
Sweater Mending
Date: Saturday (10/17)
Time: 2:00 PM-
5:00 PM
Fee: $75.00
Duration: Half Day
Skill Level: Open to All
Category: Miscellaneous
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Learn how to fix moth holes, stains, and worn elbows in this class on sweater mending. We’ll make a sweater mending sampler so you can try out 4 different types of mends over the course of this 3 hour class. With these four techniques you can keep your favorite sweaters in use, or rehab an old beauty that you found at the thrift store. We’ll talk about visible and invisible mending, as well as mends that add a design element to the sweater.

Darning, patching, duplicate stitch and basic methods of closing up smaller holes are low tech ways to fix your sweater without a lot of tools. We’ll just use embroidery needles and tapestry needles to do all of these different mends. Invest in your skills and your closet will thank you.

If you bring a clean sweater that is in need of mending, at the end of class you can have a chance to look over it with the teacher and get help making a mending plan.

Sweater Mending
Raheli Harper
Raheli
Harper

Raheli Harper has been mending clothes since she was 14 years old and thought patches would look rad on her denim overalls. Primarily self-taught, she honed her mending skills in the advanced practical course of raising two active boys and farming. Raheli has served as a Repair Coach at the Warwick Repair Cafe for six years and was featured in the book, Repair Revolution. In addition to her mending work, teaches classes in the Hudson Valley to adults and teens, and she sells her homestead yarn as Rocket Sheep Woolens.

Contact Raheli by emailing hello@raheli.com

All Workshops By This Instructor

Workshop TitleCategoryDateStart TimeFeeDetails
Sweater MendingMiscellaneousSat (10/17)2:00 PM$75.00
Darn Your Sock!MiscellaneousSun (10/18)10:00 AM$75.00
Material fee
$0
fee includes
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Payment instructions
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prerequisites
None
Homework
None
Items to bring
Students may bring a clean sweater in need of mending, if they wish to have help making a mending plan.

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