Make or Mend: Elbows, Knees & Heels

Make or Mend Textile Meetup: Elbows, Knees, and Heels

Instructor: Lia Kurtin and Angela Schwab

Start Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Schedule:  Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Cost: FREE!

Skill Level: All Levels

Location: Foothills Art Center – Astor House, 1133 Arapahoe St 

Course Description: 

Join Lia Kurtin and Angela Schwab for our monthly textile meetups! This month: Mending!

Learn the techniques of visible mending with a demonstration showing creative ways to apply visible stitches, with or without applying a patch. Bring a clothing item that you’d like to mend, or practice the new skill on a provided sample piece.

Build community, learn practical skills, and make new friends as you explore creative ways to reuse, repair, and repurpose textiles. Each session begins with a skill demonstration, followed by time to make or mend together. The focus is on the process —not the finished product— and on learning textile skills we can share and practice as a community. You’re welcome to try the day’s technique, or simply bring along a textile project you’re already working on and enjoy making with fellow textile lovers. In the meantime, save clothes, towels, cloth napkins, and other fabrics that could use a little mending or a new purpose.

Contact: For any questions, please email our Gallery and Programs Associate nathaniel@foothillsartcenter.org

Please Note: Classes and workshops may be cancelled if enrollment minimums are not reached. You will be notified by telephone at least 3 days prior to the scheduled start date should cancellation become necessary.

Artist Bios:

Lia is a skilled knitter who loves learning new techniques and sharing them with others. She is an Open Studio Artist at Foothills Art Center, making art weekly at our Creative Campus. Lia also volunteers at Foothills Art Center, supporting events and programs. Lia helps facilitate SPARK!, a monthly art-viewing and making program for people living with dementia and their caregivers. 

Angela is a maker with an architect’s eye, bringing creativity and a thoughtful design perspective to her work. As the lead architect for the renovation and addition of Foothills Art Center’s Astor House, she brings her love of adaptive reuse to a smaller scale by repairing, repurposing, and giving new life to well-loved clothing.

Upcoming Sessions: 

Dec 9 – Toy Repair