Clothes Mending Drop-In Session

Learn how to repair and care for your clothes. Meret and Lisa will show you an array of different techniques to revive your worn and broken items. We’ll do darning, patching and embroidery using reclaimed fabrics and yarns. Whether you want to go subtle, repairing almost invisibly or you want to go bold and make your repair a creative statement is completely up to you.

This session is suitable for all levels of experience. Please bring an item of clothing along that you’d like to repair. This is a free drop-in session that runs from 3-6pm, drop in any time to join in.

This workshop is hosted by two local businesses:
Meret runs Rethrindle CIC, a social enterprise facilitating affordable mending and sewing workshops and repair services to encourage sustainable clothing practices. With her brand Rebel Patch, Lisa challenges clothing waste by creating limited edition art patches in collaboration with local artists to repair, upcycle and customise your clothes. Together they run the Slow Fashion Studio in Sparks.

This event is part of the Care & Repair Festival, organised by Sparks, John Wesley’s New Room, and Bristol BID.
The Care & Repair Festival is a joyful, family-friendly celebration of making, mending, and creativity, taking place from 7-19 April 2026.

Full programme here : https://www.bristolbid.co.uk/projects/care-and-repair-festival/