Elise Webb has spent most of her life in the fiber arts. As a girl she raised goats for 4H, she learned to knit, crochet, weave, and spin, with a focus on the historical. In her adult life she took those skills to work at both a local yarn shop and the Nike fabric library. In 2021 she answered the call of “can anyone fix this sweater?” from yarn store customers and started Village Mending. In a few years it grew from a part time gig to a full time mending service specializing in knitwear but accepting all clothing.
Elise takes a restoration mindset to mending. She likes to focus on the hard work of the original craftsperson, whether that was a dear family member or a stranger far away. She enjoys teaching people to mend and to appreciate the value of their clothes.
See her work at Villagemending.com
