Sat, 16 Mar
|Frome
Mend Workshop
Got a hole in your most comfy, die hard climbing trousers or you most loved ruksack? 'Everyone Needs Pockets' is coming to FBR to host a mending workshop where you can learn how to fix your clothes and gear.
Time & Location
16 Mar 2024, 13:00 – 15:00
Frome, Unit 3 & 4, The Cotton Works, Vallis Rd, Frome BA11 3EN, UK
About the event
Holes in your clothes? Button fallen off? Tear in a favourite shirt? Things lying about waiting for that mend? Here's your opportunity to fix them in this hands on session.
Talented volunteer stitchers and menders from the Everyone Needs Pockets Textile Reuse Network can help work out what needs doing and how to fix it, supporting you to mend your own clothes.
Come and enjoy a relaxed social atmosphere of mending your clothes, with refreshments available to purchase. These sessions are designed for all abilities and many different kind of repairs. Please answer the questions as you book in, so we know how best to help you!
What we can help with:
- Buttons and fasteners
- Taking up hems and some fitting adjustments
- Mending and darning holes
- Advice on how you might repair a piece of clothing, including zips.