Visible mending for kids | patching workshop

Come and learn how to cover any rips, tears, or holes using simple visible mending techniques and colourful fabric patches.

Visible mending for kids | patching workshop

A creative workshop where kids can learn how to stitch on a fabric patch to cover any holes, rips, or stains in their favourite well worn clothes.

Aimed at people aged 8 years + with a responsible adult

Please complete the booking for you as the adult and then add the ages of any children you are bringing. Booking on Eventbrite.

The Town Hall is fully accessible (lift to first floor) with accessible toilets.

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This session is part of Fashion Reclaimed – Make and Mend Day

Join us for a day of reclaiming our clothes and fabrics in Frome through repair, reuse, remaking and refashioning as part of Sustainable Fashion Week hosted by Everyone Needs Pockets. We are the Frome Hub for SFW 2025.

An event for all ages with drop in activities and bookable workshops.

This is a family friendly event, and we welcome participating children accompanied by a responsible adult / parent. Frome Town Hall is fully accessible (via a lift) for wheeled users.

Please book your free tickets to come either in the morning or the afternoon.

Drop in / access any of these free activities running through the day:

• Rope making with Sanne Visser Studio

Make a beautiful rope using scrap fabric on an amazing portable rope maker 2.0 with artist and designer Sanne Visser.

• Community weaving on the giant loom

The joy of weaving with your hands. Get stuck in to ripping up scraps of fabric from the waste mountain, and add your bit to the collective work and watch the loom come to life.

• Clothes repair and upcycling help desk

Clothes repair is as much about planning and inspiration as it is the practical work. Have a chat, get other menders’ thoughts and advice. Join a bookable workshop (see below) if you want a practical session too.

• Oh darn it! – Have a go at darning a sock

Dig in to the basket of socks and have a go at darning with a step by step guide. Kids can have a go too, but must be supervised by a responsible adult (due to needles).

• A haberdashery, fabric and (textile related) book sale – donations go to support the work we do at Everyone Needs Pockets and at our future events. We’ll be accepting both cash and card on the day!
• A tea / coffee / cake space (donations welcome) for socialising
• Inspiring displays and information about reclaiming fashion, and what we can do in Frome.

Everyone Needs Pockets is currently supported by Edventure’s Future Shed. Future Shed is part of Green & Healthy Frome, a partnership programme of Edventure Frome, Frome Medical Practice and Frome Town Council taking action on health and climate, funded by the National Lottery’s Climate Action Fund.