Mending Day at Hudson Area Library

Mending Day is the final event of Stitching Exchange, a community art project created by artist Melissa Sarris, in collaboration with the library and Hudson Family Literacy. The group in Stitching Exchange come from various countries including Bangladesh, India, and Yemen. The participants will offer their sewing skills to attendees of Mending Day while having a conversation with the public to practice their English. This event is free and and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring an article of clothing for repair. All sewing materials needed for making garment repairs will be provided. A selection of the colorful, personally meaningful pillows created by workshop participants will be on display at the Hudson Area Library, leading up to the Mending Day event. This project is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by The Greene County Council on the Arts