REBECCA HARRISON

You + your friends would come out to our shop in Avalon, Pa (10 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh, adjacent to the Northside) with clothes that they would like to learn how to mend. Participants will leave with mended garments, some supplies, and new knowledge of how to sew buttons, patch holes, fix tears, and/or darning- wherever the holes take us!

Duration: 3 hours

Accommodates: 2-5 people

Location: Old Flame Mending, Avalon, PA

Rebecca Harrison is the founder at Old Flame Mending, a Pittsburgh-based sewing service that helps people keep their clothing out of the landfill through repair, alterations, and custom work. Rebecca is a SCAD alum, with a BFA in Fibers and a minor in Design for Sustainability. She has worked with textiles and clothing professionally in multiple capacities, including farming, manufacturing, screen printing, personal styling, tailoring, mending, production management, entrepreneurship, and teaching.

Rebecca has found her niche in managing a small team at Old Flame Mending. Since the business was founded in 2019, it has saved over 10,000 garments from the landfill, opened a brick and mortar shop, and taught hundreds of people how to mend through workshops.

Website: oldflamemending.com