Tag: repair

17 October, 2025

Two sad old laptops made happy again

Editorial, Repair

Do you have a computer that is creaking under the latest windows updates, and threatening to give up the ghost? I had two. Switching the first one was a spontaneous decision. I was well and truly fed up. Constant warnings, constant new AI features I did not need or want. One evening, I decided to… → read on

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28 May, 2014

Merry May Mending

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

Sam (who co-organises Brighton Repair Café) turned her making skills to use, showing Sarah how to replace the disintegrated rubber seal on a coffee maker with a new one. Fiona of The Lost Mitten Project talked Stacey through how to repair the ladders in a favourite top, suggesting that after darning the holes that she could… → read on

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11 May, 2014

Next week!

Clothing, Community, electrical, Jewellery, Repair, repair event, Sewing, Sharing, Skills, Social, Textiles

We will have volunteers on hand to help repair electrical goods, bikes, textiles, clothing (including access to sewing machines and a bobble remover) and anything that needs glueing, or a bit of creative fixing. The Seven Bees Café will be serving Iain’s legendary breakfasts and other refreshments. We will also have some live acoustic music… → read on

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