Every month (except December) we bring people together* to give the objects we share our world with a second lease of life and to chat and have a cuppa whilst we're at it (*currently online)
As per usual we will be at the Bevy on the last Saturday of the month.
Pop down this Saturday 28th November at the normal time of 12noon until 3pm
We will be able to help with electrical goods & furniture repairs as well as anything that needs sewing, gluing & darning.
Leona and Victoria, currently on the 3D Design and Crafts BA at Brighton 
joined our gang of repairers at the Bevy.
Leona shortened the roll neck on Betty’s jumper by sewing it under.
Oliver Heath brought in a blender. The drive spindle was slipping stopping the blade from rotating. Unfortunately the part that needed repairing was inaccessible as it was encased in molded plastic.
Shirley repaired a frayed pocket on a top using satin stitch on the sewing machine.
Alan was able to fix Al’s tablet which was not charging by cleaning the port with alcohol cleaner.
We’ll be holding the repair cafe earlier than usual 11am-2pm. So there will be plenty of time to get home before all the ghosts and ghouls come out to play.
We will be able to help with electrical goods & furniture repairs as well as anything that needs sewing, gluing & darning.
We are back at The Bevy from 12-3pm.
We will be offering help with repairing bikes, electrical goods, gluing, darning & sewing.
We will also have the amazing Pocket Science Festival with their Mind Mangler Machine.
Bring your kids along!
Michael helped Perry and Megan fix their outdoor solar lights which had accidentally been snipped through with gardening shears.
He re-combined the wires and secured them with electrical tape.
Perry and Megan also fixed the wire on their portable vacuum cleaner using a similar technique. On this occasion the wire had been damaged by a chewing pet rabbit!
Mattia was set with the challenge to fix a laptop. The top line of the keyboard has ceased to work. 
Both he and Michael had to take the laptop completely apart before they could diagnose the problem. 
Dirt had accumulated in the recess between the keys. Beatricia used a tooth brush to remove it. 
Michael had the daunting task of putting the computer back together. 
With help from Izzie, Valerie took the hem up on a pair of her son’s jeans.
After trying many, many different screwdrivers Kate found one that would fit the unusual star shaped screw head. Once she got in it was relatively easy to fix her glue gun.
Victoria fastened the belt loop back on to her maternity jeans
Sewing a small denim patch on the inside to reinforce the loop.
was a fairly quiet but we still got a fair few things fixed…
This lovely vintage vanity case needed a bit of TLC.
The lining was re – glued where it had come away from the case (due to the age of the glue).
Another vintage item, brought in by Ruth was this lovely leather jacket
which had its buttons sewn back on.
A draw which had its handle come loose 
was glued back on by Babs using two-part epoxy
One chap brought in a temperamental hedge strimmer for some advice
along with his own tools.
With some guidance from Mattia the device was taken apart to access the switch.
After a bit of a struggle to get to the right part it was fixed.
It will be tested in action to see if the problem is totally resolved.
Eva brought along her radio
Mattia diagnosed that the capacitor was the problem
and went about replacing it.
I brought along a favourite cardigan that had a frayed sleeve.
Blue wool had been used to prevent it from fraying further.
Tom went about showing me how to reknit it with orange wool
to create this lovely visible mend.
A quick fix at the end of this session on one chaps blend left him rather chuffed.
We love it when people bring in their handmade projects to show us
& this is hand knitted Noah’s ark was no exception.
The lapping waves at he bottom of the are an especially nice detail!
A list of all the repairs achieved during our June day at the Bevy, in Tom’s beautiful handwriting.
Dan changes the fuse on Bab’s hairdryer
and also helps Alan diagnose the problem with a Mitre saw, of which the switch component is broken.
Attempts are made to glue the broken part, but as it is very small and the glue not strong enough, a new component will need to be sourced before it can be fixed.
Success is achieved with other electrical goods. Alan fixes the loose head and plug on Francis’ lamp.
Shirley helps Hannah mend her frayed sofa cushions 
and finds time to darn a hole in her jumper.
With help from Tom, Natalia shortens and hems the sleeves on a cardigan using visible herring bone stitch.
Ruth darns a Christmas jumper and mends the waistband on her vintage skirt,
whilst Ali adds a new wooden foot to her sewing box.
Ali modifies another of Betty’s chairs to make it easier for her to sit on, by shortening the legs.
All in all, a good day of repairs at the Bevy.
We will have volunteers on hand to show you how to repair your broken electrical goods and things that need gluing, as well as any clothing that needs sewing or darning.
Sadly no bikes, furniture or jewellery this time. Unless anyone would like to offer their skills?
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This will be our 3rd time at The Bevy from 12-3pm.
We will have volunteers and tools on hand to help you with repairing:
Jewellery, IT equipment
Clothes & Textiles
Anything that needs gluing
Furniture & Bikes
And there will be great food served in the café.
Brighton Repair Café 