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‘Don’t throw away your old #clothes – do this 1 thing instead’

#RepairCafes are popping up in the UK where volunteers are learning how to #repair, #mend and #fix #garments or #electronics to avoid buying new items

By Steph Spyro, Deputy Political Editor
16:00, Sat, Nov 15, 2025

"A stitch in time may just save the planet as Britons’ nimble fingers do their bit to prevent 1.4billion garments from going to landfill. Nearly one in three adults (32%) have thrown away new clothes in the last years amid the rise of fast fashion.

"But retired nurse Debbie Kennedy, 60, is among the people who have joined a #RepairCafe where clothes are #mended. She described how attending the #GreenerAndCleanerHub’s #knitting and #crochet group in #Bromley, London, has also helped 'repair those bits of me that have been broken along the way'. Ms Kennedy said: 'As I was approaching retirement after 40 years of nursing, I wanted to ensure that I continued to feel productive and give something back to the community and maintain my health and wellbeing.' "

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#SolarPunkSunday #Mending #BuildingCommunity #RepairCafesUK #BromleyUK #FiberArts

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DamonHD Jul 14, 2025

Artistically/crudely #mended v casual and aged shorts.

JBRoss Feb 1, 2024

"I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken - and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived." — Margaret Mitchell — — — #MargaretMitchell #quote #quotes #broken #repair #mended #whole #pieces #fragments

50+ Music Jul 17, 2023

"I Need You" is a single by #MarcAnthony that appears also on his album #Mended. It was released as a double A-side alongside "Me Haces Falta". "I Need You" was written by #CoryRooney. The single was released on April 6, 2002, as the debut single from the album.
https://youtu.be/MY4YJxn-9Og

Marc Anthony - You Sang To Me (Video)

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tobestool May 5, 2023

Another small thing #mended, beater from a handheld whisk had come loose. A small spot of weld with the TIG has reattached it, my first time #welding stainless steel too!