Mending Night

Community

Mending Night is a template for community building. A solution for social alienation and an integral step to reducing 10% of global pollution. Community is understood to be developed and maintained through reliance, accountability and shared values.

All of our clothes break down and all of us need to contribute to and be supported by a reliable group of people.

Menders are those who believe things can be fixed, maintained and improved through actions both individual and cooperative. Mending Night creates social context for a system of clothing repair and fashion culture which is maintained by regular mending and education in a shared physical space.

This relationship involves a donated system of time, reparation, maintenance, social interaction, cooperative education, resource sharing and design.

As long as there is time and Menders available, free mending services and education are provided to anyone in attendance. This allows engagement with the community to be defined by what a person feels comfortable with, while making clear paths to deeper levels of interaction.


Chapters

Tiohtià:ke (montreal) - est 2022
Tkaronto (toronto) - est 2023


How To

1. Start saying you want to start a Mending Night to people around you.

2. Ask people who can sew if they want to donate time as Menders. Look for hand menders and people with machine experience. Ask around the upcycle clothing community in your town. Older generation’s interest might surprise you here.

3. Find a location that inspires an evening people in your neighbourhood would enjoy. Ask local cafe and wine bar owners; tell them you're bringing consistent business and goodwill (show them press we have received - see below). Or do it for free in a park :)

4. Invite people. “Bring your clothes that need mending, or learn to hand mend clothes with us. No charge.” Ask friends to bring friends. Expect to start small.

5. Throw the event, introduce everyone you can. Seat people together at one big table. Often people who are not volunteers will help each other impromptu.

6. Do this at least once a month.


Start a Mending Night

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Contact the team with any questions.




“Mending Night”
Black Inside-Out Upcycled Tee


$80

CAD