Enjoy some winter textile repair techniques in the warmth of the Drawing Room.

Lorna Johnstone is a visible mending teacher and artist specialising in accessible creative workshops that support mental health. Using traditional mending techniques and contemporary embroidery to visibly repair and extend the lives of clothing and textiles, Lorna creates spaces where sustainability, creativity, and people flourish together.

Week 1: Monday 2 February - Introduction to tools and materials, choosing the right fabrics, patching holes with fabric
Week 2: Monday 16 February - Using blanket stitch and honeycomb darning
Week 3: Monday 23 February - Focus on woven darning, choosing colours, darning as decoration
Week 4: Monday 2 March - Focus on Japanese mending techniques