Repair Deli

Don’t Ditch It, Stitch It!

We’re running a Repair Deli session focused on repairing and altering your clothing to help you prolong the life of old favourites, make the most out of poor purchases, and to simply make mending more fun.

A seamstress will be on hand to lend a hand, give advice or just help with new ideas for repairing or altering your clothes. This is a casual drop-in session, where you can come and go as you please and get what you want from the session. If you just want to enjoy mending or re-sewing buttons with others, you can. If you want to bring all of your too-long-trousers and learn how to take them up, you can. Or if you want some inspiration for ways to re-fashion your clothing, you can do that too!

Please note: this is not a sewing and alterations service, but a chance for you to learn new skills and be inspired make do and mend.

Cost: Free!

Where: 176 Charles Street, Launceston (next door to Fresh on Charles)

Date: Tuesday, 24th June

Time: 10am - 12noon

Bring: Clothes that need mending or altering. Clothes ready for re-fashioning. Clothes that sit unworn in the back of your closet, ready to be loved again. Any supplies you already have for mending/altering. There will be a sewing machine, threads, needles and basic materials available, but please bring some of your own if you can. Don't forget your reading glasses if you wear them, and maybe some cash for a coffee from Fresh.

Got a question? Email: reactivatelaunceston@gmail.com

Bejewelled

This Repair Deli session looks at how you can refashion your old jewellery into something new and exciting. Led by jewellery designer Jodi Norton, Jodi will work with you to make the best out of jewellery you may no longer like or wear anymore and some odd bits and bobs you may have lying around the house.

Please bring items such as vintage plastic bangles, junk necklaces, scrabble pieces, typewriter keys, lego pieces, antique keys, maps, cartoon magazines, buttons, leather, feathers, beads, silver, gold, copper pieces, guitar picks, belt buckles, corks, broken china, old vinyl records. Jodi will supply additional materials and tools to help you fashion your new jewellery items.

Cost: Free!

Where: 176 Charles Street, Launceston (next door to Fresh on Charles)

Date: Sunday 22nd June, Thursday 26th June

Time: 3-5:00pm (22nd); 12-2:00pm (26th)

Bring: old jewellery and any odd bits and pieces that could be refashioned into new jewellery items (see above for ideas). Tools will be supplied but if you have some jewellery making tools be sure to bring them too!

Got a question? Email: reactivatelaunceston@gmail.com

Darn Knitting!

This Repair Deli session will help you to repair those knitted or crocheted goods that are left in your cupboard with a nasty moth hole, sleeves that are too long or short, or socks that need a bit of darning! Bring along your woollen things that need a bit of tender loving care for an informative session with Tanya Murray.

Cost: Free!

Where: 176 Charles Street, Launceston (next door to Fresh on Charles)

Date: Tuesday 24th June

Time: 1-3:00pm

Bring: Any woollen garments that need repairing, a darning needle and some matching or contrasting wool (or cotton for finer threads) to your garment, a golf ball or tennis ball if darning socks or just a notepad to make notes and some lunch if you'd like or grab some take away from the great cafes around us!

Got a question? Email: reactivatelaunceston@gmail.com

Bicycle Repair Session
Is your bike sititng un-used because of a small repair you know you could fix but just don't know how? Do you want to know how to care for an better maintain your bicycle? This Repair Deli will help you to make some simple repairs to your bike to help you to keep it in tip top shape and on the road (or path!) more often, as well as in your ownership for longer. Hosted by Tamar Bicycle Users Group, with Carl Britton, this session will be useful for all bike users young and old. While we would like to encourage people to bring their bikes we do have limited space in our shop, so please let us know if you will be bringing your bike as we may need to limit bike numbers. But of course a note book and camera will be equally as useful to learn from this instructional session!

 Cost: Free!

Where: 176 Charles Street, Launceston (next door to Fresh on Charles)

Date: Friday 27th June

Time: 2:00-4:00pm

Bring: Your bicycle, or a pen & notebook to take notes. Please let us know if you will be bringing your bicycle as we may have to limit bike numbers due to space limitation.

Got a question? Email: reactivatelaunceston@gmail.com

General Repair Session
We're running a casual drop-in repair session for miscellaneous items that need repairing. We're talking broken umbrella's, loose handles & wonky glasses. Basically, if you have a broken item (which is not a bicycle, clothing or a watch - we have other sessions for these) bring it in and see if we can't nut it out together. Drop in for a long as your like, and at anytime during the below times, and join the collaborative session. Our resident-handy-man and other repairs can all offer suggestions on how you might fix your item. We'll have a range of basic tools and bits & bobs that might come in handy; hopefully there will be something to help to out.

Cost: Free!

Where: 176 Charles Street, Launceston (next door to Fresh on Charles)

Date: Friday 27th June

Time: 10am - 12noon

Bring: Any item you would like to try and repair, any materials or tools you may already have that you think might be handy for repairing your item.

Got a question? Email: reactivatelaunceston@gmail.com