SATURDAY AT WESTMERE SHOPS

This Saturday Florence the van will park up at Westmere shops to remind people about giving favourite, old or forgotten clothing a new lease of life.

Pop your repairs, alterations and ideas for redesign or upcycling in a bag and come see Sally and Florence the mobile mending van before or after you head to the popular Westmere shops.

At these street mending sessions, it’s a great opportunity to drop off, try on and chat about getting the best from garments you already have.

Here’s some examples of what people bring along and leave with me for generally 7 days or more:

• zip replacements, done ideally with one of our deconstructed zips
• hemming of all types
• split seam fixes
• button and buttonhole sewing
• tailored jacket re-sizing in full or part
• Coat-to-jacket redesign
• Dress-to-skirt redesign
• wool and jersey hole repair
• evening dress hem and/or neckline redesign
• wedding and bridal gown alteration discussions
• jeans patching – inside leg, back and crotch seam

  Sally & Florence (the van) look forward to seeing you there! Don’t hesitate to call with any questions at all on 027 331 8855