PUSH/PULL :: Mend With Friends Scrappliqué Meetup

Join fellow menders at the community crafting table in “Aftercare Space” inside the exhibition PUSH/PULL. During this mending meetup, hosted by Mend with Friends, you are encouraged to use fabric scraps to make appliqué patches on your own garments or exhibition furniture.
Practice your needleturn appliqué and embroidery techniques learned at Mend with Friends’ May workshop: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mend-with-friends-workshop-2-graphic-patches-tickets-1359502351129?aff=oddtdtcreator
Mend with Friends is a Houston-based sewing club, facilitated by artists Autumn McIlraith (@paper.autumn) and Naomi Kuo (@kuokuopuffs). The purpose of the group is to encourage people to extend the lives of their clothes and other textile items through practical and creative mending. The group is also about building community around sustainability and skill sharing. All sewing skill levels are welcome!
About PUSH/PULL
PUSH/PULL is a transdisciplinary exhibition project featuring new works by aisha tida and Leila Mnekbi, developed with the support of ARCOS Dance. The exhibition at Box13 ArtSpace invites visitors to experiment with notions of agency and collectivity while questioning the patterns, loops, and illusions that we wish to escape.
PUSH/PULL is on view in the Upstairs BOX Gallery at Box13 ArtSpace in Houston, May 30th to June 28th, 2025, open to the public Saturdays or by appointment. The PUSH/PULL Exhibition Project is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.