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SUMMARY:Mend with Friends: A Beginner-Friendly Monthly Mending Workshop
DESCRIPTION:\nDid you know there is already enough clothing on the planet for the next six generations?\n\n\n\nOne way you can join the fight against fashion waste – and save money – is to extend the life of garments you already own. That’s where mending comes in! Mending your clothes keeps them out of the landfill and lets you hold onto your favorite pieces longer.\n\n\n\nJoin us to mend together in community!\n\n\n\nWhether you’re a seasoned stitcher or a total newbie, all are invited to join us for our monthly mending workshop at the Chicago Fair Trade Museum. Held on the third Thursday of every month from 5.30-8pm, all are welcome to join us and enjoy mending together in community. Bring your friends along or just show up and make new ones!\n\n\n\nInstruction and supplies will be provided.\n\n\n\nProfessional fiber artist Kristine Brandel will be on hand to help you out, and we will provide all the basic supplies you need to hand-repair your woven and knitted items (feel free to bring along your own needles/thread/supplies if you’d like to). All you need to do is bring along something to repair!\n\n\n\nJoin us to mend every month!\n\n\n\nHeld on the third Thursday of each month from 5.30-8pm, join us to have fun mending together in community. Sessions will be held at the Chicago Fair Trade Museum in Uptown (4704 N Broadway) near the Wilson Red Line stop and 36, 81, and 151 bus routes.\n\n\n\nAdmission costs $10 or is free for Chicago Fair Trade Members.\n\n\n\nIf you’re a Chicago Fair Trade Member, we’ll send the discount code directly to your inbox! Not a member yet? Purchase a $50 Annual Membership ticket for free admission to all monthly Mend with Friends events, plus many other Chicago Fair Trade events at our Museum and across the city, and enjoy an ongoing10% discount at our Museum Store! Your membership donation will directly support our Museum and our educational efforts to build an ethical economy in Chicagoland.\n\n\n\nAbout Chicago Fair Trade\n\n\n\nThis workshop is hosted by Chicago Fair Trade (CFT), a nonprofit that promotes fair trade: an alternative business model that alleviates poverty and protects the planet. As the largest grassroots fair trade coalition in the US, CFT educates Chicagoans about ethical trading practices, challenges corporate malpractice through advocacy, and runs the world’s first fair trade museum in Uptown.\n
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Did you know there is already enough clothing on the planet for the next six generations?</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">One way you can join the fight against fashion waste – and save money – is to extend the life of garments you already own. That’s where mending comes in! Mending your clothes keeps them out of the landfill and lets you hold onto your favorite pieces longer.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Join us to mend together in community!</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Whether you’re a seasoned stitcher or a total newbie, all are invited to join us for our monthly mending workshop at the Chicago Fair Trade Museum. Held on the third Thursday of every month from 5.30-8pm, all are welcome to join us and enjoy mending together in community. Bring your friends along or just show up and make new ones!</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Instruction and supplies will be provided.</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Professional fiber artist Kristine Brandel will be on hand to help you out, and we will provide all the basic supplies you need to hand-repair your woven and knitted items (feel free to bring along your own needles/thread/supplies if you&#8217;d like to). All you need to do is bring along something to repair!</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Join us to mend every month!</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Held on the third Thursday of each month from 5.30-8pm, join us to have fun mending together in community. Sessions will be held at the Chicago Fair Trade Museum in Uptown (4704 N Broadway) near the Wilson Red Line stop and 36, 81, and 151 bus routes.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Admission costs $10 or is free for Chicago Fair Trade Members.</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If you&#8217;re a Chicago Fair Trade Member, we&#8217;ll send the discount code directly to your inbox! Not a member yet? Purchase a $50 Annual Membership ticket for free admission to all monthly Mend with Friends events, plus many other&nbsp;<a href="https://chicagofairtrade.org/events/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chicago Fair Trade events</a>&nbsp;at our Museum and across the city, and enjoy an ongoing10% discount at our Museum Store! Your membership donation will directly support our Museum and our educational efforts to build an ethical economy in Chicagoland.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>About Chicago Fair Trade</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This workshop is hosted by&nbsp;<a href="https://chicagofairtrade.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chicago Fair Trade</a>&nbsp;(CFT), a nonprofit that promotes fair trade: an alternative business model that alleviates poverty and protects the planet. As the largest grassroots fair trade coalition in the US, CFT educates Chicagoans about ethical trading practices, challenges corporate malpractice through advocacy, and runs the world’s first fair trade museum in Uptown.</p>

URL:https://chicagofairtrade.org/events/mend-with-friends-july-2025/
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