Author: brightonrepaircafe

April 26, 2013

The switch isn’t working on my fairy lights…

electrical, Repair

Remember to post on the facebook group (or send us an email) a photo of the electrical good you would like to mend at tomorrows repair cafe with a description of what you think is wrong so that Mattia can diagnose whether he can help you fix it. → read on

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April 23, 2013

Electrical repairs at this Saturday’s Repair Cafe…

Clothing, Community, electrical, Jewellery, Learning, Repair, Sewing, Sharing, Skills, Social, Sustainability, Textiles

Good news fellow fixers!!! We have a new volunteer for Saturday… Mattia Cobianchi who in his own words “ain’t no McGuivor” but is going to be on hand to help with electrical repairs. If you have something you would like help fixing please post a photo up on the facebook group with a description of… → read on

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April 18, 2013

Next Repair Café postponed

Clothing, Community, Darning, Jewellery, Learning, Repair, Resources, Sewing, Sharing, Skills, Social, Sustainability, Textiles

Due to a wedding and an exhibition taking up all the organisers time we are having to postpone the next repair café. It will now take place on Saturday 27th April in the basement of Bom-banes The theme will be textiles, clothing and jewellery. Please contact us if you would like to come along or… → read on

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March 28, 2013

Saturday’s Repair Cafe

Clothing, Community, Darning, Jewellery, Learning, Publicity, Repair, Resources, Sewing, Sharing, Skills, Social, Sustainability, Textiles

Last Saturday’s Repair Cafe was great fun. We met lots of new faces some of whom came along having seen this in The Argus: Izzie our jewellery expert showed people how to fix their necklaces and bracelets Helping Hannah add new beads in with the remains of a necklace which had exploded to create a… → read on

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March 20, 2013

Blown a Fuse

Amendments

Unfortunately, due to work commitments we have lost our electrical repair expert for this Saturday’s repair cafe, but don’t you worry we will still be getting together at Bom-bane’s to mend textiles, clothing and jewellery and have a cuppa. We’ll have a sewing machine and other tools and materials for sewing, darning, crocheting, fixing clasps… → read on

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March 11, 2013

Electrifying!

Clothing, electrical, Jewellery, Learning, Repair, Sewing, Skills, Social, Sustainability, Textiles

We are so pleased to have an electrical expert (another Tom) joining us at the next repair cafe at Bom-Banes on Saturday 23rd March from 11am-3pm. If you are like me and learnt to change a plug at school but can’t remember which wire goes where, come along! Tom will be on hand to help with… → read on

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March 8, 2013

International Women’s Day

Community

As it’s International Women’s Day: → read on

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March 8, 2013

Repair Cafe at Brighton University

Clothing, Community, Darning, Jewellery, Repair, Sewing, Sharing, Skills, Social, Textiles

Yesterday we held a Repair Café at Brighton University as part of #greenweek2013. We set up at the back of the canteen at the Grand Parade campus and were joined for a chat by students and staff. Jewellery tools, darning and stitching were used to repair clothing and accessories and an accidental colour theme emerged! The Swiss… → read on

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February 28, 2013

Next Cafe to be held at Brighton University’s Green Week Event

Clothing, Community, Repair, Sewing, Sharing, Skills, Social, Sustainability, Textiles

We will be taking part in Brighton University’s Green Week by holding a repair cafe at the Grand Parade Campus cafe from 12-4pm… Exciting! Students and staff please bring along clothing and textiles to repair there will be sewing machines availbale. Or pop along to have a chat about future repair cafe sessions. → read on

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February 26, 2013

First (official-un-official) Repair Cafe

Clothing, Community, Darning, Learning, Repair, Sewing, Sharing, Skills, Social, Sustainability, Textiles

What a great repair session! Last Saturday’s theme was textiles and clothing with a particular focus on darning. The talented Tom of Holland came bearing darning mushrooms, wool and needles and showed us how to use visible mending to repair our holey (not holy) clothes. Socks were brought and… → read on

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Author: brightonrepaircafe

The switch isn’t working on my fairy lights…

Electrical repairs at this Saturday’s Repair Cafe…

Next Repair Café postponed

Saturday’s Repair Cafe

Blown a Fuse

Electrifying!

International Women’s Day

Repair Cafe at Brighton University

Next Cafe to be held at Brighton University’s Green Week Event

First (official-un-official) Repair Cafe