For everyone
Beginner mending
Thread a needle, finish with your garment fixed. A button, a seam, a patch, visible mending to show off.
The clothes you love don't have to end with a broken zip or a missing button. Learn to fix them yourself, no experience, no sewing machine, just something you're not quite ready to give up on.
A missing button. A split seam. A pair of trousers you never wear. Or leftover fabric that could become something else. Sometimes things need fixing. Sometimes they need changing. Sometimes they just need someone to see them differently. Restitch makes room for all three.
A small repair can change how you see a whole wardrobe.
Start with one garment. We'll show you how.A relaxed, hands-on session. You learn a real skill and leave with something you mended. No experience needed; that's the point.
Thread a needle, finish with your garment fixed. A button, a seam, a patch, visible mending to show off.
Just you and me, at your pace. We work on whatever's been beating you, until it clicks.
Hen dos, birthdays, friends. Customise, embroider, patch. Everyone leaves with a one-off.
Workshops from £30, one-to-ones from £45, group sessions from £30 a head. Prices are indicative and confirmed when booking; repairs are quoted per piece by enquiry.
Restitch takes on a limited number of repairs, alterations and creative reworks by enquiry. Got something in mind? Send a photo and we'll see what's possible.
Ask about a repair →Manchester is home. Workshops, pop-ups and talks can travel by arrangement, depending on the event, materials and location.
A loose button, a split seam, a tired hem.
We assess what's possible; suitable small repairs may be done during the event.
Try a simple stitch or learn how to make a repair yourself.
Venues, community groups, shops. Gather the people, and the session comes to you.
Markets, festivals, in-store days. Live mending people can watch and join.
Panels and talks on repair culture, circular fashion and learning by making.
Away-days, in-store repair pop-ups, and a careful way for brands to start exploring repair.
New dates are announced on Instagram. No event dates are listed here until they're confirmed.
Come to a workshop, ask about a repair, or bring Restitch to your team, shop or event. Choose the right way to get in touch below.
See announcements and upcoming sessions, or ask about one-to-one learning.
See workshop updates →Send a photo of your garment and a short description, and we'll confirm what's possible.
Message on Instagram →Team workshops, creative activations, speaking and fashion-brand collaborations.
How we work together →Whether you run a team that wants a different kind of away-day, or a brand ready to explore repair, Restitch brings mending to your people, with the sustainability thinking to back it up.
Give your team something to make, learn and talk about together. Restitch runs accessible, hands-on mending and upcycling experiences for workplaces, universities, events and community groups. No sewing experience required.
Mending, visible repair, customisation and creative upcycling sessions, adapted to your group.
A welcoming drop-in mending bar for your store, office or event. People bring a fix, watch, or have a go while you host it.
An original session built around your people, your event or materials you already have.
Want to explore repair, rework or creative reuse without building a full operation straight away? I can help you think through the opportunity, design a small pilot and identify what practical delivery would require. We can start with a conversation and scope the right collaborators for the work.
Founded by a sustainability consultant turned maker. Environmental strategy, carbon measurement and project delivery, brought together with practical repair and upcycling.
Explore where repair or rework could fit, what customers need and what a workable first step looks like.
Define a focused test, from customer journey and responsibilities to the questions worth measuring.
Develop creative uses for surplus textiles and identify suitable making or delivery partners as needed.
I've run repair pop-ups and workshops with universities, consultancies and campaigns, and I report the impact in language a sustainability team can actually use.
Tell me about your team, your brand or your event, and what you're hoping it could be. I read every message myself and reply to all of them.
Away-days, workshops and creative activations for workplaces and groups.
Email a team enquiry →Explore repair, rework or creative reuse with a small, measurable first step.
Email a brand enquiry →Panels and talks on repair culture, circular fashion and learning by making.
Email about speaking →A maker with a sustainability background, mending clothes and teaching other people to do the same.
I spent years working in sustainability, helping organisations understand their environmental impact. Eventually I wanted to work more directly with materials, garments and people. I learned to sew, started repairing and reworking clothes under my upcycling label, and found that the workshops and repairs needed a home of their own. That became Restitch.
I wanted to move from talking about change to making things with my hands.
I bring both perspectives to Restitch: a background in sustainability strategy and project delivery, and the curiosity of someone who keeps learning through making. I'm transparent about the repairs I can take on, and I love helping other people feel confident enough to try.
My ambition is to make mending feel approachable, creative and social, whether that happens around a workshop table, at a community event or through a brand collaboration.
And the longer game? Getting repair back onto the timetable. It used to be taught in every school, needlework and make do and mend, until it quietly disappeared. I want to help put it back, so the next generation grows up knowing how to keep what they own.
Questions, ideas, or just want to talk repair? I read every message myself.
A workshop or pop-up, a team day, a brand collaboration, or a garment you're not quite ready to give up on. Send a note and we'll come back to you.
Tell us what you have in mind. Every message is read and answered personally.
Join a session, book a one-to-one, or gather a group of your own.
Email about a workshop →