The Great Global Mend

Event description

Join us at Dayton Family Hub on Saturday 11 October 2025 from 10am for The Great Global Mend, an unofficial world-record attempt for the most people mending and repairing simultaneously, uniting 16 Perth councils in a celebration of creativity, sustainability, and community!

Visible Mending Workshop

The City of Swan is hosting a visible mending workshop presented by Shayde from Artistic Disorder between 10.30am - 12pm. Visible mending is an accessible craft that allows people to avoid the environmental pitfalls of fast fashion and embrace the beauty of imperfections. In this workshop for beginners, you'll learn some basic techniques and apply them to your item of clothing or a fabric practice piece.

Please bring up two clothing items and/or a fabric practice piece. All other mending materials will be provided. This workshop is suitable for people aged 15 and over.

World Record Attempt

At exactly 11am, participants will simultaneously start mending in an exciting countdown to attempt the world record. From sewing and patching to darning and sharing skills, attendees will bring their worn clothes and gear back to life while learning about sustainable fashion practices.

If you are coming to participate in the world record attempt please arrive at least 15 minutes prior, so we can include you in the counting that begins exactly on 11am.

What else is on offer?

• Clothing Swap hosted by the City of Swan between 10am - 12.30pm

• Sewing repairs for clothing items by Swan Repair Cafe between 10am - 12.30pm

• Hands on repair guidance by Community Threads

• A FabPatch station offering free rub-on patches (limited number of patches available)

• A communal mending space

• Opportunities to share personal repair stories and sustainability tips

Swan Repair Cafe

Have ripped jeans needing to be repaired? Bring them to Swan Repair Café. Skilled community volunteers will help you fix clothing, other household textiles (like doonas) and plush toys.

What to bring

• Please bring up to three items to be repaired

Clothing Swap

Want to refresh your wardrobe without buying new items? There will be a clothes swap available where you can bring up to 10 items as long as they are in clean and good wearable condition and take as many or as few as you like.

All clothes should be washed prior to donation. All donated clothing will undergo will undergo a quality check, including cleanliness before being placed on the rack.

What to bring

• All size clothing items - all gender clothing accepted

• No children's clothes

• Accessories - hats, scarves, jewellery, and bags

• Shoes

All are welcome—from experienced stitchers to curious beginners! Let’s repair, restore and make history together.

This event is in partnership with FabPatch and Circular Fashion Festival.

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