Make Mee: FREE Mending Workshops

Event Description

Did you know the UK throws away 10,000 items of clothing every 10 minutes?

Join sewing social enterprise Make Mee Studio and learn how to prolong the life of your clothes and homewares, whether it's darning a sock or patching a cushion cover they will show you how to mend, repair and bring it back to life.

The sessions are free and open to all levels of ability. We may have to limit the amount of attention/workshop space each person gets to 1.5 hours if it is busy. Please be courteous and make space for other menders.

Feel free to bring 1 or more items but please be aware you may not be able to fix them all in one session. You can always come back to future mending sessions! They are happening twice a month all year around Lewisham.

These sessions are for mending and upcycling. We will not be teaching you how to sew from scratch. You must come with something to repair or you can use scraps to practice repairs but we will not be showing you how to make new items.

We have A LOT of haberdashery and bits and bobs in our mending kit but we might not have everything. If you need a special part we recommend bringing it with you.

No one under the age of six will be able to take part in the workshop or be in the designated space. (unless they are a baby in a pram or baby carrier and cannot touch dangerous equipment.) Children between 6 - 14 must be accompanied by an adult for the whole duration of the workshop.

The workshops are drop-in, first come first serve but please do sign up to get a reminder about it closer to the time!

These workshops are organised by Lewisham Council Housing, Strategic Waste Team and Libraries. The workshops are part-funded by Lewisham Council Housing Services’ contractor Ideal Heating and we are grateful for their support. Facilitated by Lewisham based sewing social enterprise Make Mee Studio CIC.

Make Mee Studio have been running sewing classes and community focused sewing events around Lewisham for the past 7 years. They have a team of expert sewing facilitators to guide you on your sewing journey.

Bookings

There's no need to book your place for this event. Just meet us at Sydenham Community Library.