Clothing and Textiles

Clothing and Textile Repairs

We can't carry out all possible repairs to clothing and textiles, but things we can do include:

• Repair torn seams or non inclusion

• Turn up hems either by machine or by hand sewing

• Sew on buttons - buttons to be provided.

• Repair torn buttonholes

• Patch a hole in fabric - fabric to patch with to be provided although this can sometimes be 'harvested' from elsewhere on the garment

• Replace a drawstring - drawstring to be provided

• Replace a trouser, skirt or cushion zip - zip to be provided

• Replace elastic on fitted sheet corners - elastic to be provided

• Repair small holes in knitwear

In addition, general advice can be given regarding any type of domestic sewing including clothes, curtains, cushions, soft furnishings and alterations.

If you feel confident about carrying out a repair, but don't currently have access to a Sewing Machine, you can come along and use ours, 

Things that cannot be handled are any leather item or outside awning type item as specialised machinery is required, or something like replacing coat or jacket zips as there would not be enough time and should be done by a commercial repairers.