Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things!

Every Sunday, we’ll be holding two drop in sessions:

• 11.30am – 1.30pm- Repair Cafe

• 2.30pm – 4.30pm – Repair and Make Cafe

Both sessions will be focused on repair but with the afternoon offering a little more freedom and space for creativity.

If you have nothing that needs repair, we’ll have a lovely stash of items that can be reworked, dismantled and re-made, investigated, stripped for materials.

Gather is exactly what it says, a place to gather with others in conversation or in quiet. A place to find community, rest or a place to simply just be. Two community pioneers from the Flourish Framework will host & supply simple conversation starters as well as small table-top activities.

Takes place every Wednesday, from 2pm-4pm.

In the Sustainable Fashion Workshop, Meret from Rethrindle CIC hosts a weekly repair and alteration service and frequent workshops on mending and upcycling, all things textile.

Repair and Alteration Service: every Thursday 11-6, see prices below.

No need to book – just drop by the Fashion workshop space with your garms to get them fixed or transformed!

Price list:

• Mini repair (e.g. replace a button, fix a seam) – £5
• Small repair (e.g. mend a small tear or patch) – £7-10
• Medium repair (e.g. fixing a big tear, pocket mending or zipper replacement) – £10-15
• Max repair (e.g. coat zipper repair, broken lining) – from £15
• Visible mend by hand – from £12
• Mini alteration (e.g. change hemline, shorten sleeves) – from £12
• Medium alteration (e.g. take in/let out, shorten sleeves with cuff) – from £15
• Max alteration (e.g. reline garment) – from £30
• Rework (e.g. rework clothing into something new) – from £35

Please note these prices are just a guide – as every mend and alteration is different, all garments will be examined and quoted individually on the day.

Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.

It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm

Meditation on Twin Hearts is an active meditation that has been scientifically validated to :
-substantially reduce stress and anxiety
-increase cognitive behaviour and memory recall
-increase mental clarity and concentration
-improve overall physical and emotional wellbeing

Every Friday 3.00pm to 3.30pm in the ground floor Department Of Nature

Join us for relaxing Saturday full of playful doodling, coffee and cake at Busy v Bakery!
We provide a selection of items from the crafty makers and traders of store to draw, materials and prompts to get our imagination going!

Saturdays 2-4pm, Pay what you can, £5 suggested contribution.

We’re taking part in the Bristol Bid Care and Repair Festival, 7th – 19th April with loads of free workshops, talks and events all celebrating the actions we can take to save landfill and money by taking care of and repairing the things we own rather than throwing them away and buying new.

Threads Of Memory is a free drop-in workshop that introduces participants to Tatreez; traditional Palestinian embroidery which tells the story of Palestinian people’s history, homeland and heritage through stitch.

Participants will be invited to learn a beginner cross stitch technique and create their own decorated square using recycled fabrics, photographs and visual references inspired by Palestinian landscapes, food, nature and traditional Tatreez motifs. The square patches could contribute to a community quilt or participants are welcome to take their piece home.

This workshop encourages creative interpretation and storytelling through stitch and recycled materials, welcoming both beginners and experienced makers.
Colouring sheets will be provided for younger children.
Hosted by Jessica O’Brien

Taking place on our ground floor craft table, join in anytime Saturday 11th April, 12 – 4pm. Free, no need to book.

We provide a variety of LGBTQIA+ books to children and young people, completely free, keep them as long as you like. We’ll be available for book borrowing, book returning and a space for young people to sit, read and chat about LGBTQIA+ books.

Level up your fit with DIY accessories! Join Not Buying It at the Slow Fashion Studio in Sparks Bristol to make bag charms and badges out of pre-loved materials. It’s the perfect way to switch up your wardrobe without buying new this Mend in Public Day. All materials will be provided.

Saturday 25th April, 1 – 3pm.

This workshop is free, no need to book – just come by and join in!