How to Make a Mending Habit 02/10/26

Love Your Clothes Longer: How to Start a Mending Habit

A friendly talk, demonstration and hands-on mending session with Shabidashery

Have you got a favourite jumper with a hole in it? A pair of jeans wearing thin? Or a
much-loved item of clothing sitting unworn because you're not quite sure how to
repair it?

Bring it along!

We'll look at what has happened and explore possible ways of giving it a little more
life. We'll talk about why mending matters and look at some of the often-heard facts
and figures about clothing waste and the environmental impact of fashion, but we'll
also ask a simpler question:
What if we started by looking after the clothes we love?

The session will include a talk, demonstrations of simple and speedy repairs,
discussion and supported hands-on mending time.
No sewing experience is needed, and you don't need to be “good at sewing”. This is
a session for complete beginners, nervous stitchers and anyone who would simply
like to get started.

Come and discover how a small stitch, a small repair and a small pocket of time can
sometimes make a surprising difference.

Start small. Mend something you love.