20th November - 27th November mark’s TRAID’s fourth annual Secondhandfirst Week, it is a celebration of the benefits of sourcing secondhand.
Already a Secondhandfirst convert I would like to share my knowledge with this community by hosting a repair cafe.
If you have a pair of jeans with rips and or tears, a holly jumper, a ripped leather bag, or an item of clothing that needs a general repair. Bring along your clothing or accessory on the night you will learn how to breath new life into a once lifeless item of clothing.
Unfortunately I couldn’t help much as was much busier with open evening than I had expected. From my line of sight the area seems busy and lot’s was going on. I let @StudioNelle get into more details.
Low turn out but both achieved what they set out to complete. Andy mended 2 pairs of jeans. And Sunita mastered how to find the grain in fabric and how to correctly cut and understand a commercial pattern.
Had a few people open evening come interested in what was happening.
I have left some bits behind in the textile area a couple of pattern cutting books, buttons, embroidery thread, needles, elastic, and standard thread. I will collect on the weekend, could manage to carry it all when it started to rain. I have left next to the iron in textile area.
