Category: electrical

January 23, 2014

All the fun at the Bridge Circus

Clothing, electrical, Jewellery, Learning, Repair, repair event, Sewing, Sharing, Skills, Textiles, Things

We were delighted to be invited to be part of Brighton Universities Bridge Circus in December. The event launched The True Value of Materials exhibition in the Grand Parade Gallery and brought together some amazing designers, innovators, businesses and academics. We held a two day repair cafe in the university and enlisted a group of furniture, product… → read on

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January 20, 2014

Bike Tastic!

Clothing, Community, electrical, Learning, Repair, repair event, Sewing, Sharing, Skills, Social

Thanks to our lovely new volunteers Dan and Roberto we were able to offer bike repairs at the November repair café. Several bikes were adjusted, tyres fixed, baskets and lights attached and diagnosis for further repair was conducted. Dan demonstrated his versatility by getting stuck in with other repairs… fixing among other things this old… → read on

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November 9, 2013

Repair stories from Magpie’s Eco-Festival

Community, electrical, festival, Repair, repair event, Resources, Sewing, Sharing, Skills, Social, Textiles

We were invited to hold an outdoor repair café at Magpie’s Eco Festival. The event was held at Magpie’s fantastic Shabitat warehouse where they sell second hand goods from clothes to furniture. Set in Saunders Park, the festival was a fun mix of great local music, food, drink and eco-projects and craftspeople. We held our café… → read on

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October 17, 2013

Our new home…

Clothing, Darning, electrical, Jewellery, Learning, Repair, Resources, Sewing, Sharing, Skills, Social, Textiles, Things

is at the all new Seven Bees Café in St George’s Church, St George’s Road, Kemp Town, Brighton BN2 1ED. Where we aim to hold a repair cafe on the last Saturday of every month (except December). At our first event there we had a few new people join us to darn… sew and staple! Isaac… → read on

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October 2, 2013

This Saturday…

Clothing, Community, electrical, Jewellery, Repair, Sewing

We will be holding a Repair Cafe as part of Magpie’s Eco-Festival at Shabitat on the Lewes Road in Brighton… What fun! Bring clothes & textiles, jewellery and electrical goods that need fixing and learn how to repair them yourself with the help of our volunteers, share your skills or use… → read on

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September 21, 2013

We are back

Clothing, Community, Darning, electrical, Jewellery, Learning, Repair, Sewing, Sharing, Skills, Social

… and we are raring to get repairing! If like me you have dysfunctional electrical goods you’ve set aside (I seem to have many broken lamps) and a pile of clothes waiting to be repaired bring them along on Saturday 28th September from 11am-3pm. We will be holding the next repair café at the brand spankingly… → read on

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August 20, 2013

Super repairing…

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

at Super + Super! Mattia helps our youngest repairer to fix his headphones… Susanne fixes her games console… Qingyun turns a broken umbrella into a poncho! → read on

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July 2, 2013

Super fun fixing at Super + Super

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

A great evening was spent at Super + Super fixing electrical goods, necklaces, sunglasses, gloves & elbows on a cardigan as well as adapting trousers and lightbulbs to make them more useable. We can’t wait for the next session at Super + Super on Friday 12th July from 6.30-8.30pm. There will be opportunities to mend… → read on

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June 14, 2013

Friday night fixing!

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

Tonight we will be holding a repair café at the fabulous Super + Super – A creative hub in the centre of Brighton which shares our mission to learn and share creatively. Come along from 6.30-9pm. Bring clothes, textiles, jewellery, ceramics & electrical goods to repair with help from our volunteers and other repairers. Feel welcome to… → read on

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June 11, 2013

Stories from the Street (Mendathon)

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

We were really fortunate to have a gloriously sunny day when we took our tables, chairs and tools out into the streets of Hanover for the Street Mendathon. The First thing to be repaired (or at least assessed for which parts were missing) was my old Singer sewing machine. As Tom worked out how it… → read on

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Category: electrical

All the fun at the Bridge Circus

Bike Tastic!

Repair stories from Magpie’s Eco-Festival

Our new home…

This Saturday…

We are back

Super repairing…

Super fun fixing at Super + Super

Friday night fixing!

Stories from the Street (Mendathon)