Fiber Arts
ReUse Depot: Academy Jeans and Patches
Bring a pair of jeans and update their shape and fit, or play with denim to make patches for your jeans or jean jackets.
Member$75.00 (any noted materials fee included) |
Guest$90.00 (any noted materials fee included) |
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Meeting Times
- Tue, 1/27/2026 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tue, 1/27/2026
About
What happens when your jeans wear out or you don’t like the style anymore? Remake them!
Denim is an incredibly versatile, reusable textile and we have plenty of it around. Join ReFashion head Naomi Spinak to alter jeans for your current style or use the denim to make artistic patches. You’ll see lots of samples and make your own denim patches with our collected materials.
Details
Skill level: Beginner to intermediate.
Prerequisites
You must have taken either Sewing Machine Orientation and Practice Project or Sewing Machine Certification for Sewists.
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Fill out the Accommodation Request Form before any class for which you require an accommodation. Email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org if you have any questions.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. BARN is not an allergen-free facility. If you have concerns, please email info@bainbridgebarn.org.
Instructors or Guides
Naomi Spinak
Naomi Spinak has been digging around in the trash bin for some time to create new treasures. Creator at one time of a line of organic and scrap-based children's clothing (Free Range Kids), Naomi is a costume designer, fiber artist, dressmaker, and currently committee chair for the Bainbridge Island Trashion Show. Her work has been featured in the Bainbridge Island Quilt Show; Bainbridge Performing Arts; the Texas state capitol in Austin; the Kirkland Center for the Arts; and the O'Hanlon Center for the Arts in California. She has a piece in an upcoming issue of Surface Design Association Journal. She has taught numerous classes at her children's school, Odyssey, on Bainbridge.
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