Mending Socks and Tricky Spots with Sam Bennett

This class is part of the six-part virtual Mending Series II. Classes may be purchased à la carte at $75 or as a six-part package for a discounted price of $400. 

Learn how to darn socks and mend those "tricky spots" that might feel intimidating to tackle on your own. In this class, Sam Bennett will cover an overview of common mending challenges and successful fixes, followed by step-by-step darning demonstrations focusing on repairing holes in sock heels and toes, reinforcing worn areas on socks, and mending sleeve cuffs, collars, and gloves.

Date + Time

Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 12 - 2:30 pm ET

Location

Zoom, a link will be emailed to participants the day before class.

Cost

$75 for the individual class
$400 for the series

Suggested Class Materials

• A damaged knitted sock, glove, or garment with torn or worn cuffs, edges, or collar
• Darning/tapestry needles
• A bundle of lightweight yarn or embroidery floss
• A piece of round fruit (e.g. apple, clementine, avocado) or a darning egg
• If darning an edge or cuff: a piece of cardboard, foam core or styrofoam at least 3"x3" and some push pins. (If you can't find these exact supplies, you'll still be able to participate!)

Scholarships 

We have two scholarships available for this experience. To be considered for a scholarship please fill out the scholarship application form.

Our Teacher

Sam Bennett is a Brooklyn-based maker, ethnographer, and designer with expertise in the fields of space, materials, and objects. She believes in slow research that minimally impacts our planet and advocates for human and animal well-being. Incredibly curious and filled with questions, you can find her: 

• embarking on a PhD at the Technology University of Eindhoven, 
  
• exploring how can we connect the act of repair and the care for our objects and spaces to how we maintain our own bodies and care for others, specifically with the aging population through An Apple a Day.
  
• repairing meaningful artifacts and hosting workshops globally as one-half of Repair Shop.
  
• re-imagining the critique and running the creative feedback collective Clever/Slice,
  
• researching people’s relationships to the built environment through objects and maintenance as a 2022 Movement Fellow.

*All classes in this series will be recorded. A link to the recording will be emailed to all students following the live session. You may purchase the series as a whole even after the classes have begun. You will be emailed the recordings upon sign-up.