Sarah Oxley 🍉

A couple of opportunities to mend in good company coming up next week on Monday 18 and Thursday 21 May in #Bedminster #Bristol. Fix Club is a community clothes repair meet up for all levels. You bring your holey clothes and loose buttons, we bring everything else. Tickets are pay what you can, £5 suggested. You can find all the details via our bio link. Hope to see you there! 😍🧵🪡 #menditmay #bristolfixclub #mendingmatters

A little (big) banner making in preparation for this Saturday's Mend In Public Day! I'll be sitting mending my things (with banner) at @windmill_hill_city_farm from 10-12 this Saturday morning 25 April - I'd love your company! I'll have a bunch of sewing bits and pieces and fabric for patching you can use if you'd like to come down (or you can bring your own, of course). The weather forecast is looking👌🏼☀️ if a little chilly first thing ... So bring your things to mend, a jumper to wear and a flask of something warm (or pop to the lovely farm cafe for a hot drink). Other members of the Bristol Slow Fashion Collective - @rebel.patch @rethrindle @weavingchangeuk @notbuyingitmag and @shika.otalu will also be mending out and about around the city - find your nearest event via bio link! #MAKEMENDSNOTWAR #mendinpublicday #bristolslowfashioncollective #repairweek2026 #mendingmatters

⚠️Got something to mend? This is your sign to join one of our 3 community clothes repair sessions happening this week! Join us: 🧵 Tomorrow Monday 20 April at Windmill Hill Community Centre from 7:30pm (only 2 spots left) 🧵Thursday 23 April at @bs3_community_development Southville Centre from 6:30pm 🧵 Saturday 25 April, 10:00-12:00 outside at @windmill_hill_city_farm for #mendinpublicday - one of various Mend in Public Day events taking place around the city organised by the Bristol Slow Fashion Collective with @weavingchangeuk @rethrindle @rebel.patch @notbuyingitmag and @shika.otalu Find out more about everything in our bio links! Or drop your questions below. Hope to see you there! #FixClubBristol #fixitdontditchit #mendinpublicday2026

Mend in public day is coming up! (In 2 weeks!) The Slow fashion collective will be running mending sessions all across the city - bring along something to mend and join in! Details of events & What-three-words locations: St. Andrew’s Park with @weavingchangeuk , 10:00-13:00 / third.grew.invite Windmill Hill City Farm with @makingmends 10:00-12:00 / orbit.train.pines St.George Park (meet at The Bake Box Cafe) with @rethrindle and @rebel.patch Patch 10:00–13:00 / spite.finds.reduce Afghan Tasty Corner with @shika.otalu , 2:00-6:00 Sparks (Badges & Charms) with @notbuyingitmag 13:00 - 15:00 The event is part of @fash_rev global campaign to make mending mainstream 🧚🧵 The whole event will be free and is run on a voluntary basis, so come and get involved if you can 💖

Mend in Public Public Day 2026 - Bristol 🧵💝 How to take part Join the collective for a morning of creativity, community and connection, learning and honing in on vital repair skills. On Saturday 25 April, we invite you to mend in public at one or multiple of the following locations: St. Andrew’s Park with @weavingchangeuk 10:00-13:00 / third.grew.invite Windmill Hill City Farm with @makingmends , 10:00-12:00 / orbit.train.pines St.George Park (meet at The Bake Box Cafe) with @rethrindle and @rebel.patch 10:00–13:00 / spite.finds.reduce Alongside mend-ins across the city, @notbuyingitmag will be hosting a DIY badge and bag charm session at the Slow Fashion Studio inside Sparks between 13:00 - 15:00. All materials will be provided to help you switch up your style without buying new! Fashion Revolution’s annual Mend In Public Day is a day of collective action highlighting the importance of caring for the clothes we already have, rather than buying more. It encourages seasoned repairers and beginners alike to get out into the community and experience the joys of bringing favourite items back to life, while keeping clothing out of landfill. This awareness day is celebrated globally, with 140+ events taking place across 38 countries in 2025. Who is the Bristol Slow Fashion Collective? Bristol Slow Fashion Collective is a group of textile and repair artists, slow fashion organisations and publications including Rebel Patch, Rethrindle, Making Mends, Not Buying It magazine, and Weaving Change. List your event If you’ll be mending in public elsewhere in Bristol and you’d like others to join you, drop us a DM and we’ll add your details to the Bristol Mend In Public Day map.

Overflowing repair pile? Come and work through it with us tomorrow, Thurs 5 March at the Southville Centre cafe (18:30-20:15), and on Monday 9 March at Windmill Hill Community Centre (19:30-21:15) All the details and tickets (£5 or pay what you can) in our bio link. Everyone is welcome ❣️ #mendingmatters #mendmarch #bristolfixclub #repair #Bristol

Of course I'm already behind on March mending... So just a tiny quick one this eve. Transforming my son's "strawberry trousers" (looks orange, but it's red) into apple ones. Thanks to whoever did the first little patch - can't remember where we inherited this pair from! Felt gets bobbly quickly, but I like using it for small patches like these all the same. Let's see how long this one lasts.... #mendmarch2026 #mendmarchette #repairweek2026 #bristolfixclub

This month's Windmill Hill Fix Club is happening this evening from 19:30. Bring your repair pile along, we provide tools and materials. Together we can lament the state of the world (or other) while doing something practical and creative (and political. Because mending is a political act.) With tea and biscuits, obvs. Hope to see you there ☕🪡 More details and tickets in bio link. #bristol #bristolfixclub #bedminster #fixitdontditchit

This is your sign. Come and sew your dangly buttons and holey pockets up with us this week and next at Fix Club! All the details and tickets are in our bio link. @bs3_community_development #bristolfixclub #Bristol #mendingcircle #mendingmatters

We’re growing! 💚✊ The latest maker to join the AST affiliates scheme... @makingmends brings people together to mend, (re)make and swap our way through Bristol’s collective wardrobe, keeping clothing out of landfill, one item at a time. To do this, they host regular Fix Clubs; community meetups dedicated to textile repair, sustainable sewing workshops and kids’ and adults’ clothes swaps in Bristol. Their manifesto is centred around five big C-words that guide everything they do: Circularity. Comfort. Community. Confidence. Creativity. You can find out more about what this all means in practice at @makingmends , and if you’re in the Bristol area, check out how to get involved and give them a follow! If you’re a brand or organisation who shares our values and are interested in becoming an affiliate, reach out! And discover all our affiliates using the link in the bio. #SFWAffiliates #ASingleThread #SFW2026 #SustainableFashionWeek

Three cheers for repair 🎉 It feels so good when you finally get around to mending things that have been staring at you for the longest time. Monday evening's Windmill Hill Fix Club was great - lovely atmosphere and fellow fixers and lots of mending and chatting. I honestly didn't think I'd manage to fix these glove thumbs - thought it was beyond my limited darning skills. But I did it! And the slipper - I fixed its partner months ago, finally I have a draft-free pair again. The dopamine hit is real. Next sessions are coming up on Thursday 5 Feb from 18:30 at the Southville Centre and on Mon 9 Feb from 19:30 at Windmill Hill Community Centre. I'd love to see you there! More details in bio link. Know someone who might like to come along? Please spread the word! #bristolfixclub #bristol #Bedminster #sewbristol @bs3_community_development

🚨RESCHEDULED: January's Windmill Hill Fix Club is now taking place on Monday 26 February. Same time, same place. See you there?!?!? ========= First Windmill Hill Community Centre Fix Club of 2026 is happening on Monday evening from 19:30! Is your repair pile getting out of hand?? We'd love to see you there. You bring your holey clothing, we'll bring everything else. All levels welcome. Questions or hesitations?? Drop me a line! Links to more details and tickets in bio. #bristolfixclub #Bedminster #Bristol