About this Event
Please note:
Community mending hours are open only to Repair PDX Volunteers and past participants in our mending/textile-related classes.
However, our 1-on-1 sewing machine consultations are open to everyone!
Join Margo, Adam, & other community members while diving into your mending box!
Community Mending evenings provide:
- Community to mend alongside & accountabili-buddies to finally get some of those items fixed!
- Access to all our mending-related tools & materials, including at least 2 home sewing machines you can use while you are there!
- Advice/guidance/teaching from a pro-sewist, Margo, who specializes in outdoor gear & garment mending.
- Join anytime during the 4-7pm window.
Sewing Machine Consultations Include;
- 1-on-1 sewing machine consult for 45 minutes with Adam in which you can: •get to know your sewing machine, •learn what needles / threads / stitches to use for different projects, and •and fix basic issues such as uneven tensioning. These slots are available to everyone, not just volunteers or class participants.
Community Mending Fridays will be hosted most Fridays from 4-7pm.
Location: Repair PDX Workshop in the basement of Leaven Community Center
Sign ups are now required to join. Find future dates on our EventBrite page!
We are now requiring sign-ups so we can anticipate your needs & make sure everyone has space to work!
A More detailed list of supplies we have & things we can help with:
- Fabric & thread; a variety
- Various notions & basic sewing tools (some version of most everything you can find in a basic notions department at a sewing store)
- Materials for heavier-duty mends (webbing, buckles, fabric, d-rings, etc...)
- Zipper Sliders!! and Zippers of a variety of lengths/types!
- 2 basic & sturdy home sewing machines which we can teach you how to use
- Advice on: how to mend a tear/hole/seam opening, replacing zippers and hardware (buttons, snaps, etc...), how to care for your items, basic darning, basic alterations, & a variety of other skills. (note: Margo or Adam may not be able to help you with your exact need but will try and connect you with resources instead if so)
- An introduction to your home sewing machine & all the basics on how to use and treat it well ; please sign up for a sewing machine consult time
- Troubleshooting home sewing machine issues; please sign up for a sewing machine consult time
Want to learn more about our host, Margo? Their website is gaillardmargo.com
Have a question about something you want to bring in or need a ticket price reduction? email [email protected] :)
We're excited to mend with you!
Note on Sliding Scale Pricing:
Repair PDX seeks to both pay equitably and keep ticket prices accessible.
Not every event we run is independently solvent. We provide sliding scale, free tickets for volunteers, and other low cost opportunities because of our values. Thus, we rely on those with more financial support to pay the higher end of the sliding scale in order to offset the low-cost tickets. Thus, you will see a variety of ticket prices for the same event and we encourage you to pay what you can.
Proceeds from tickets go directly to paying our wonderful instructors, providing materials for the class, and continuing to host events and workshops like this one!
*If you are a volunteer wanting to join the class or someone needing an accessible ticket when there are none left, please email [email protected] so we can open one up for you.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Leaven Community Center, 5431 Northeast 20th Avenue, Portland, United States
USD 7.18 to USD 17.85
