Friday, April 25
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
The MILL - McCarty Hall B52

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Do you have a small rip in a favorite pair of jeans? A small appliance or lamp that needs some help? Want to know how to fix an item? 

Join this Mini Repair and Mending Fair in the MILL to speak with a mender from Seattle REconomy! They'll work to mend or fix your item, while providing information on the resources available to students through the UW maker spaces. This event is first come, first served.

For questions about what can be mended and fixed, please email Juliet Burns at jlb1007@uw.edu.

Presented in partnership with Seattle REconomy, UW Sustainability & UW Recycling.

Examples of items accepted for repair/mending:

  • Clothes
    • broken zippers
    • holes
    • popped seams
    • patches
    • hemming
    • embroidery
  • Jewelry
    • broken chains
    • missing hooks
  • Appliances
    • small lamps
    • space heater
    • toaster
    • hair tools (dryer, curling iron, straightener)
    • fan
    • coffee maker

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