Mending 911: Buttons, Snaps, + Closures @ Hot Shops
Thu, Jul 24
|Hot Shops Art Center- second floor
Buttons, seams, snaps, oh my! Learn tricks for sewing buttons (with and without shanks- did you even know of such a thing?), snaps, hooks and eyes/bars, seams and more! $ 38 Only 8 spaces available! Register: https://hotshopsartcenter.org/events/list/?tribe-bar-date=2025-07-24
Time & Location
Jul 24, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Hot Shops Art Center- second floor, 1301 Nicholas St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA
About the event
Help, my button has fallen [off] and can't get up! Learn hand sewing skills for mending your own garments. Working on a fabric sampler, learn tricks for sewing buttons (with and without shanks- did you even know of such a thing?), snaps, and hooks and eyes/bars. *Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your favorite sewing kit if you have one.
Sign UP:https://hotshopsartcenter.org/events/list/?tribe-bar-date=2025-07-24
About your instructor
Valerie St.Pierre Smith has been captivated with making and creating since a young age, and has been designing and teaching costumes and fashion design for over 25 years. Mom of three teens (including twins!), they inspire her to upcycle and find lasting ways to ensure that our next generations inherit a still beautiful world. Valerie is excited to share her love of creating with cloth, along with tips and tricks she’s learned along her own creative journey. She’s serious when she says…