Need help on where to start in repair your clothes? Let Ealing Repair cafe teach you how to mend your clothes
Ealing Repair cafe volunteers will teach you how to patch and darn, using hand sewing at their gatherings around Acton and Ealing. With equipment, fabric scraps and samples, they have all you need to get started.
At some sessions there are sewing machines for alterations and mending seams. All levels of sewing welcome, from beginners to advance, there’s always something new to share or learn. Their volunteers will be on hand to teach you on how to repair your clothes and pick up a darning and patching guide.
Also inspiring are the upcycled clothes projects such as drawstring bags out of t-shirts and draught excluder out of old jeans.
A small donation of £3 is asked for at each session to cover costs.
Ealing Repair cafe also has lots of advice and information on their website so if you can’t make a session, check out Ealing Repair Cafe or Facebook.
We have some exciting new venues around Ealing and Acton including Ealing Broadway Library. The next meets ups around Ealing and Acton are:
September
- Tuesday 10 September: Clothes Mend and Natter at West Ealing Community Library, Melbourne Avenue, Ealing, London W13 9BT. From 2 pm-4pm
- Tuesday 17 September: Acton Clothes Mend and Natter at ActOne Cafe, 119-121 High Street, Acton, W3 6NA. From 11 am until 1 pm. Support the ActOne café by buying refreshments from the café and not bringing from outside. ** Sewing machine available for fixing seams and suitable mends.
- Tuesday 17 September: Ealing Clothes Mend and Natter, Northfields Library, 255A Northfield Ave, Ealing, W5 4UA. From 5.00 until 6.45 pm.
- Thursday 19 September: Ealing Clothes Mend and Natter, Ealing Broadway Library, The Broadway, London W5 5JY. From 5.30-6.45.
- Saturday 21 September: Perivale Big Green Street Party, Bilton Road, Perivale, UB6 7DE. From 11 pm to 3 pm. Come along for help and inspiration in mending your and enjoy Bond street on Car Free Day.
- Saturday 21 September, Chiswick Repair Cafe, Christ Church Turnham Green, Town Hall Ave, Chiswick W4 5DT. From 10:30am – 1pm. Please bring 1 item for mending. https://chiswickrepaircafe.com/
- Sunday 22 September 2024, Ealing Bond Street Community Street Party, Bond Street, Ealing Broadway W5 5DB. From 1 pm to 3 pm. Come along for help and inspiration in mending your and enjoy Bond street on Car Free Day.
- Saturday 28 September, Clothing, Electronics & Bike Repair, Heston & District Community Centre, Vicarage Farm Road, Heston, TW5 0EE 1pm – 4pm. Book your place through Eventbrite **Sewing machines available
- Saturday 28 September, The Hammersmith Mending Circle, Livat Centre, Kings Street, Hammersmith. From 1pm – 3pm. Run by Marisol from La Modista. Please bring 1 item of clothing to practice with. ** Sewing machine available for fixing seams and suitable mends.
October
- Saturday, 5 October: Reduce and Recycle Hub, Acton Market 10am -3 pm. Our volunteers will be there to teach you how to mend and fix your clothes. At the hub there will be an opportunity to recycle and reduce by dropping off clothes and small electricals. See Reduce and Recycle hub for more details.
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