Design it yourself freestyle upcycling denim workshop for ages 7+. Send along the kids on Wednesday 5th or 12 April for some Easter holiday creativity at Acton Gardens Community Centre. Toyah from Design it yourself runs brilliant creative workshops at after school clubs and holidays clubs. These workshops will inspire your children to create and... Continue Reading →
🧵 Repair Week 2023 is taking place 20th-26th March! Lots of events happening around London including events in Ealing and online events to learn all the skills to fix your stuff. 🔧 Replacing stuff is expensive. Join us this Repair Week to learn free fixing skills! Whether it’s a pair of children’s jeans that need... Continue Reading →
Sustainable local online fabric shop based in Chiswick Sew Me Sunshine is a local online seller of dressmaking fabrics with a large range of sustainable eco fabrics & deadstock (ex designer) garment fabrics, dressmaking patterns and high quality sewing supplies. Their one stop shop will help you make a handmade wardrobe that will make you... Continue Reading →
Restore in Acton has launched the Re'makers Club in January with a variety of upcycling and circular economy workshops running throughout the month. For the whole of January Restore will be a workspace for remake, repair workshops and drop in days for creatives to come together. Go to their Restore website for a full list... Continue Reading →
Come along to Ealing Repair cafe meet ups for help, chat and advice to help you fix your clothes mending pile.
Ealing Repair Cafe runs Patch, Darn and Natter meet ups with help and advice around Ealing. Our volunteers will teach patching and darning, using hand sewing. We have our sewing machine to try out for alterations and mending seams. Ealing Repair cafe has lots of advice and information on their website so if you can't... Continue Reading →
Send your kids along to learn how to turn an old t-shirt into friendship bands, keyrings or a shopping bag!* at Acton Gardens Community Centre on Tuesday 31st May from 1-3pm at £2 per child. Aimed at over fives. Toyah from @designityourself will run this great workshop REDUCE ♻️ REUSE ♻️ UPCYCLE! * Bring in... Continue Reading →
Come along to Ealing Repair Cafe and learn how mend to your favourite clothes. Ealing Repair Cafe teaches people to darn or patch clothes and textiles. By mending and extending the life of clothes creates a circular economy for clothes, and a move away from fast disposable fashion. We run monthly gatherings around Ealing and... Continue Reading →
Having a spring clear out this weekend? 🧺🧹 Visit The Grange School Reuse Recycle Regift event this Sunday, 15 May from 10am to 12pm with your pre-loved, unwanted items. They will find them a new life or new use ♻️🛍️ Bin bags of clothing, sheets, shoes, coats etc. 🧥 Grange School uniform🔋 Batteries🖨️ Inkjet printer... Continue Reading →
Need help to patch or darn your clothes? Ealing Clothes Repair Cafe can help teach and support you. Next Monday 25 April we have morning and evening patch, darn and natter drop in sessions. We are at Happy coffee in Northfields between 10 am and 12 noon. In the evening we are at OPEN Ealing... Continue Reading →
