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Make & Mend

First Saturday of Every Month*
2025 Dates: Aug. 2, Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1, Dec. 6.

*No Make & Mend in July 2025

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The Linda L. Carlson Classroom, Rm 157
Avenir Museum 

Does your beloved sweater have a hole? Do your jeans need a patch?

Drop in to our monthly Make & Mend Open Studio, where we welcome all textile-based projects! Whether you’re into upcycling, mending, fabric DIY, cosplay, stuffy repair, quilting, or anything else textiles, this is the perfect space to get creative.

Basic materials will be provided, but if you have specific fabric, thread, or tools you’d like to use, feel free to bring them along! Please note, this is not an alteration service; we want to help you build the skills and knowledge to mend and maintain your own clothes and accessories!

 

sketched sewing machine, sewing needles with thread, and a pin cushion with `Make & Mend` written below

Crochet in the Gardens

Wednesday, July 16
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
CSU Trial Gardens
1401 Remington Street, Fort Collins, Colorado

Come one, come all, to this special event offering! Join the Avenir Museum in the CSU Trial Gardens for a day of crochet while enjoying the flowers. Basic supplies and instructions to make a crochet flower will be provided, and no experience is necessary. Participants are welcome to bring their own project to work on among fiber friends! 

In the case of inclement weather, this event will be held in the Linda L. Carlson Classroom (Rm. 157) at the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising, located at 216 E. Lake Street, Fort Collins, Colorado. Keep an eye on our website for weather updates on the day of the event!  

Six crocheted flowers in orange, pink, purple, and green sit on a concrete park bench.

"A Place for Scraps" with the Merchant Tailor Museum

Thursday, July 31
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
The Linda L. Carlson Classroom, Rm 157
Avenir Museum 

Join The Merchant Tailor Museum for a display and presentation on recycled, repaired, and upcycled textiles of the mid-19th century in conversation with the Avenir Museum’s new exhibition “Dear Old Coat: Sentiment, Stewardship, Sustainability.”

A detail shot of a heavily repaired and mended men's coat from the mid 1800s.

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8 guests at an Avenir event share their historical pieces with sentimental value