WORKSHOP NEWCASTLE - Kintsugi for Clothing: Mending with Gold Threads

WORKSHOP | INTERNATIONAL REPAIR DAY | SYDNEY CRAFT WEEK 2026 PROGRAM Learn the art of kintsugi for clothing visible mending with gold thread with the sisters from High Tea with Mrs Woo. In this 1.5hr hands-on workshop session, you will learn two basic, essential repair techniques using gold thread with expert guidance from the sisters. Class fee includes tuition, all the materials to learn these mending techniques plus a mini mending kit to take home, new knowledge and meaningful skills to confidently repair small holes and tears on your favourite garments and textiles. LIMITED SPOTS Workshop is limited to 12 participants only for an intimate learning experience. COST $110 (incl GST) per person WORKSHOP DATES AND TIMES Saturday 17 October, 2026 @ 2:00-3:30pm Sunday 18 October, 2026 @ 9:30-11:00am LOCATION Atelier High Tea with Mrs Woo, Islington NEWCASTLE (address to be provided prior to workshop) WHAT YOU'LL GET Tuition, materials to share during the workshop (includes needles, gold thread, scissors, fabric patches, instructions), take-home mini mending kit (gold thread, needle, pouch). Afternoon / Morning tea. KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED Suitable for beginners (teens to adults) with a basic skill of sewing on a button with needle and thread. WHAT TO BRING Just yourself - all materials provided. However, you're welcome to bring your own textiles or garments with small holes that you’d like to mend. Make sure the size of the hole is smaller than a 20c coin so that you can complete the mend within this 1.5-hour session. BOOKINGS TERMS & CONDITIONS As a small business with limited seats available for workshops, purchased spots are final - we are unable to offer refunds. Bookings are transferrable to friends or family if you cannot attend. ABOUT KINTSUGI FOR CLOTHING Borrowing from the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold alloy, High Tea with Mrs Woo show you how to practice kintsugi for clothing as a way to cherish and extend the life of your loved garments by visible mending with gold threads. High Tea with Mrs Woo's Kintsugi for Clothing workshops are not aimed at teaching a perfect craft. It explores kintsugi as an applied, philosophical practice to inspire a better, slower approach to life. It provides a space for you to explore the values and expressions of new and old clothing, and what it means to care for them.