Mending Club: November

The Salisbury Museum is hosting its November Mending Club on Thursday 5 November, from 10.30am to 12.00pm in the Lecture Hall. It's a monthly session run by the museum for anyone interested in mending, and you don't need any previous experience to join in.

The idea is simple: you bring in the things that need fixing, and you spend the morning learning sewing techniques and practising your mending skills in a friendly, relaxed setting. It's as much about the company as the craft, and the museum provides tea, coffee and biscuits to keep you going while you work. If you've got a pile of clothes with loose hems or missing buttons that you've been putting off, this is a good place to finally get through them with a bit of help on hand.

Because it's a monthly thing, there's no pressure to get everything sorted in one go. If you're a complete beginner, you can take your time getting to grips with the basics; if you've got a few tricks of your own, you can just come along and work on your projects alongside other people. It's a low-stakes way to pick up a skill that'll save you from tossing things that could easily be fixed.

It costs £4.00 for non-members, and it's free if you're a museum member. The session runs from 10.30am to 12.00pm in the Lecture Hall at The Salisbury Museum, and the next one after this is scheduled for Thursday 3 December.