Rachel’s mending story

Rachel has always been drawn to textiles. From a young age, she would spend hours thrifting and enjoyed reimagining garments that she would find, often cutting jeans, dyeing shirts, embroidering collars, and so on. Buying used clothes and giving them new life was a way for her to channel her creativity and circumvent a harmful fast fashion industry. For the past few years, she has worked as a farmer and river guide and has put a lot of wear and tear on her clothes, and it pained her to throw these items away. She discovered mending as a sustainable and creative way to maintain her clothes and continue wearing them, and she has been giving love to her wardrobe ever since. Mending, to her, is a mindful practice grounded in reverence for garment construction. When Rachel is mending, she is showing gratitude and appreciation for her clothes. From the field to her closet, she recognizes and honors the labor and resources that go into creating a garment. If we are able to mend our clothes, we can wear them longer and consume less. The slow process of mending has become a meditative act of rebellion for her in a world that moves fast and continuously tells us to consume more. 

Rachel’s inspiration to be a part of The Yellow Room

Rachel wants to teach at the Yellow Room because she believes in the power of community. She wants to introduce people to the slow, mindful practice of mending. 

Her Yellow Room classes:

Visible mending 

If Rachel had a superpower, it would be…

To be able to talk to plants so I know exactly what they need and can help them reach their fullest potential. She wants to have a huge garden!