Come along with your mending pile and problem mends to our monthly gatherings to get advice and guidance. 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.
We bring along our sewing machine to some sessions marked with **, so you can to try out on alterations and mending seams. We recommend these local Sewing Machine lessons. We ask for a small donation, so please contribute to our Collectiv online or at our sessions to covers costs and suggest a £3 donation.
March
Monday 20 March: Patch Darn and Natter, Happy Coffee, 158 Northfield Avenue, Ealing W13 9SB. From 10 am to 12 noon. ** Sewing machine available for fixing seams and suitable mends. This is a private event at the cafe and we ask for a small donation of £3 to covers costs.
Thursday 23 March: Launch of Hammersmith Mending Circle, Livat Centre, Kings Street, Hammersmith. From 5.30 pm until 7.30 pm.
Monday 27 March: Patch, Darn and Natter, The Ealing Project, 1 High Street, Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, London W5 5DB. From 7.30 pm until 9 pm. We ask for a small donation of £3 to covers costs. ** Sewing machine available for fixing seams and suitable mends.
April
Saturday 1 April: Reduce and Recycle Hub, Acton Market W3, 10-3 pm Ealing Repair Cafe and other organisations will be at the market promoting how to reduce and recycle.
Tuesday 18 April: Patch, Darn and Natter, Northfields Community Library, 255A Northfield Ave, London W5 4UA. From 5.30 until 6.45 pm. We ask for a small donation of £3 to covers costs.
Sunday 23 April:Fabric Swap and Sale, Northfields Community Centre, Ealing W13 9SS from 2.30 until 5.00 pm. £1 cash entry and all profits go to Days for Girls. Bring as much or as little fabric you want to swap. For the fabric you bring along, you will receive tokens (or you can buy tokens) which can be used to exchange for fabric.
May
Thursday 18 May: FREE Patch, Darn and Natter, Pitzhanger Manor and Art Gallery, Ealing Green, London, W5 5EQ. From 6 pm until 8.30 pm. ** Sewing machine available for fixing seams and suitable mends.
Saturday 20 May: Clothes swap, Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre. There will also Ealing Repair Cafe will be on hand to teach you for FREE how to mend your clothes between 11 and 2 pm. Come along with your clothes to swap and find some lovely pre-loved clothes to boost your wardrobe.
