DARN IT!
Re-skilling Workshop with Zero Waste Sooke
Saturday 23 May | 10:00am-12:00pm | $15/person
Darn It to make it last!
Do you have a holey sock or favourite sweater that needs darning? You’re in luck. The fine folks at Zero Waste Sooke are rounding up some expertise to extend the life of your sock (and any other items that need darning) by teaching you how to do it!
Bring your holey sock (or another item in need of darning) and we’ll teach you how to darn it so you can wear it another day and keep one more thing out of the landfill.
Lead Darners: Paula Johanson, Anne Boquist, Gillian Gravenor, Emily Trim.
Equipment needed: item to be darned, yarn compatible with item (width, type), darning/wool needle and/or crochet hook, darning mushroom/incandescent lightbulb/small glass jar.
No experience is needed.
Darning mushroom and/or darning eggs can be purchased for this workshop as an option.
Note about registration:
Registration and payment can be online (using button below) or by phoning or visiting the Museum. The online system we use (Amilia) will require that you have an account, but once you’ve created that account your information is there for future registration (and saved in Quebec, as Amilia is a Canadian system).
You can also register online through the Amilia system and pay ‘offline’ by phoning or visiting the Museum (250-642-6351).
Drop-in spaces are available – come by the Museum between 10am-12pm on Saturday 23 May and learn to darn with us!
BOUND BY NATURE
Eco-printing with Nora Ready
Saturday |6 June | 10:00am-2:00pm | $75/person
Eco-printing with local materials!
Bound By Nature is a eco-printing on paper workshop led by fibre artist Nora Ready – an invitation to explore the beauty of spring through local plants and handmade bookmaking.
During the session, we’ll consider and respectfully forage some of the seasonal greens and flowers that are abundant here. Using a bundle and steam technique, we’ll make prints on watercolour paper. These will become the pages of our books. Next, we will learn a simple slip-knot binding technique to craft hand-bound booklets, with the option to embellish your prints and bindings using different materials. Each creation becomes a reflection of place, season, and your own creative expression.
No experience is needed.
All supplies are provided.
MEND IT!
Reskilling Workshop with Zero Waste Sooke
Saturday 13 Jun | 10:00am-1:00pm | $15/person
Mend It and wear it again!
Learn basic mending skills and/or how to turn old garments or material scraps into something new (“Upcycling”) e.g. old jeans to turn into bags or favourite shirts into a skirt. Were you given a sewing machine and need to learn how to use it? Bring it along.
What to bring: items to be mended or upcycled and any equipment or supplies needed such as a scissors or a sewing machine.
We will provide: 2 sewing machines, an ironing board and iron, pins, needles, buttons, thread, velcro, elastic, a few scissors and old patterns and some cloth. There are outlets if you would like to bring your sewing machine.
We will provide: 2 sewing machines, an ironing board and iron, pins, needles, buttons, thread, velcro, elastic, a few scissors and old patterns and some cloth. There are outlets if you would like to bring your sewing machine.
Mending Facilitators: Paula Johanson, Emily Trim, Lynn Moss, Anne Boquist, Gillian Gravenor
Flexible Registration Fees for Reskilling Workshops
If the registration fee is a barrier to you participating in the reskilling workshops, contact the Museum (250-642-6351 or info@sookeregionmuseum.ca) and we can reduce or waive the fee.
If you are able to pay a bit more for registration, you will have the option at checkout to donate money to these reskilling workshops to remove financial barriers for others.
Note about registration:
Registration and payment can be online (using buttons above) or by phoning or visiting the Museum. The online system we use (Amilia) will require that you have an account, but once you’ve created that account your information is there for future registration (and saved in Quebec, as Amilia is a Canadian system).
You can also register online through the Amilia system and pay ‘offline’ by phoning or visiting the Museum (250-642-6351).
Member Discount!
Members of the Sooke Region Historical Society can receive a 15% discount for workshops.
If you are a member and purchased your membership online this will automatically apply at checkout.
If you purchase a membership at the same time as you register, the discount will be applied at checkout.
If you purchased your membership in person, please contact Museum staff to activate your online membership to receive the discount.