About Program

As a part of programming for the exhibition Radical Craft: Arts Education at Hull-House 1889-1935, the Hull-House Museum partnered with local creative reuse center The WasteShed to present a three-part event series, “Radical Mending.” Sewing and repairing garments communally can invite stories about community, triumph, traditions lost or kept, and can inspire feelings of hope. For this workshop series, visitors were encouraged to bring a textile object of significance to contribute to a collective tapestry or to bring items to mend for loved ones or for themselves.

The goal of these workshops was to foster space for connection, to encourage sustainable everyday practices, and to educate one another in the history of the garment industry both past and present. This series will took place in the Residents’ Dining Hall at the Hull-House Museum and featured a guided-tour of the exhibition as well as a shared meal.

Program Schedule

5:30-6:30pm Tour of Radical Craft: Arts Education at Hull-House, 1889-1935

6:30-7:00pm Meal in Resident’s’ Dining Hall

7:00-8:00pm Mending Basics Workshop