Ealing Repair Café encourages and teaches the mending of clothes and textiles. We want to get more people valuing and wearing their clothes for longer and to move away from fast disposable fashion. We run friendly monthly gatherings around Ealing, giving suggestions and show examples of repairs done by our community.
Ealing Repair Café offers advice on how to mend by sewing, embroidery, visible mending, patching, boro and sashiko stitching. At sessions we help by providing sewing equipment, threads and fabric for patches.
All levels of sewing welcome, from beginners to advance, there’s always something new to share or learn. We ask for a small donation to cover costs with a suggested £3 donation. We bring along our sewing machines to some sessions that you can use for suitable mends.
Volunteers run the Ealing Repair café. We are always looking for more helpers and those interested in setting up your own session.
20th March, 14:00-16:00
Come along with your mending pile and problem mends to our regular gatherings around Ealing and Acton to get advice, lessons and guidance to mend your clothes and textiles. More experienced menders are also welcome, as there is always friendly chat and something to share or learn. Our volunteers will be on hand to teach you on how to repair your clothes. You can pick up one of our darning and patching guides. All levels of sewing welcome, from beginners to advance, there’s always something new to share or learn. We ask for a small donation to cover costs with a suggested £3 donation. We bring along our sewing machines to some sessions that you can use for suitable mends.
