Hack Your Repairs Like a Designer

Join us in person to fix things stylishly and smart, like a pro designer!

Hack Your Repairs Like a Designer at Newport Community Centre

with Amanda Lobo your Fashion Design Teacher.

Ready to dive into the world of creative fixes and designer hacks? Join us in person for a hands-on experience where you'll learn how to turn everyday repairs into stylish upgrades. Whether you're a newbie or a pro, this event is all about fun, innovation, and getting your hands dirty with some cool DIY tricks. Don't miss out on the chance to transform your repair game like a true designer!

🕒 10:30 am – 11:15 am

Bring in 1–2 garments you'd like help repairing — tears, stretched areas, hems, fit issues, stains, or anything that needs attention.

What You’ll Learn

• How to repair creatively and stylishly
• Patch placement (subtle + bold)
• Decorative darning
• Reinforcing worn areas
• Quick hand fixes
• How to take in a garment (simple alteration theory)
• How to decide the best repair method for each garment
• “Design-thinking” for repair

Live Fitting Demonstration

We will do one live fitting during the session, showing how to:

• Evaluate fit on the body
• Pin adjustments
• Plan a simple take-in
• Mark alterations correctly

This is extremely valuable for beginners and sewists wanting to understand shaping, fit, and professional alteration thinking.

✉️ Optional Pre-Email

If you want personalised guidance, you’re welcome to email us your garment photos beforehand so we can prepare suggestions.

👕 What to Bring

Bring:

• 1–2 garments you want to mend

• Items with holes, frays, worn areas, loose hems, stretched spots

• Jeans, tees, shirts, shorts, kids’ clothes — all fine

Hand sewing only — no experience needed.

📘 Included

• A take-home printed sheet
• Recommended tools list
• A curated resource guide for garment repair + visible mending

Perfect for total beginners OR anyone wanting professional repair advice.

📘 Want More?

“Hack Your Repairs Like a Designer” is the first workshop of the day.
A second session, Mindful Mending, begins at 11:30 am.
If you’d like to attend both sessions, please visit our organiser profile to book your place in the second workshop.