DESCRIPTION

Community members are invited to bring in a garment or other textile item in need of repair, and members of the Refugee Women’s Workshop will repair it. To ensure everyone is served in a timely fashion, this event is limited to one item per customer.  

WHAT WE CAN DO AT THIS EVENT
Repairs at this event are limited to about 30 minutes. This gives us time for tasks such as:

• Reinforce or repair seams

• Fix hems

• Replace or reattach buttons

• Patch/repair holes in jeans and other woven fabrics

• Make small, visible repairs on knits (embroidery or embellishment to cover damage)

• Replace most jacket zippers or backpack zippers (limited by in-stock selection of zippers)

• Replace drawstrings

• Mend a torn lining

• Mend holes in blankets, sheets, etc.

• Shorten hems, if marked by customer

WHAT WE CANNOT DO AT THIS EVENT
Due to time constraints, complex repairs are not available at this free event. However, you can stop by with your garment or other textile item to get info and pricing on paid repairs, such as:

• Fit alterations

• Jeans zippers

• Major repairs to damaged items

• Specialized hems (full skirts, multi-layer garments, etc.)

Support for this event is provided by
M&T Bank