Repair Café

Inspiration to repair and mend.

Repair Café 29 June from 11-2:00 pm at Ferndale Hall, New Plymouth.

Updated May 22, 2025
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DIY Camper and RV Reno: Restoring and Designing Vintage, Retro, and Classic Trailers and RVs with Nailgun Nelly
Payne, Janelle.
Paper Book
Whether you're shopping for or already fixing up that RV or camper, DIY Camper and RV Reno hands you the expert knowledge and how-to projects that will take your experience from good to great.
A beginner's guide to kintsugi : the Japanese art of repairing pottery and glass
Hori, Michihiro
Ebook
Stained glass : a maker's guide to creating, installing and repairing leaded glass
D'Souza, Sophie
Ebook
Small engines and outdoor power equipment : a care & repair guide for: lawn mowers, snowblowers & small gas-powered implements
Hunn, Peter
Paper Book
This updated edition of the best-selling Small Engines and Power Equipment is more than a simple engine repair manual. Designed for the beginner with little or no mechanical experience, this book is a graphically appealing, step-by-step guide that covers all of the...
Sashiko for making & mending
Iiduka, Saki
Paper Book
Let this book show you the pleasure of repairing, reinforcing and making beloved items using sashiko embroidery! Sashiko for Making and Mending shows you how to use sashiko stitching to mend rips, repair things like fraying cuffs and create original accessories that look...
Mend it, wear it, love it! : stitch your way to a sustainable wardrobe / Zoe Edwards
Edwards, Zoe (Dressmaker)
Paper Book
A practical tool kit for mending and upcycling your wardrobe. It's "sew" simple to give your wardrobe an eco-chic edge! With fast fixes and clever techniques, this accessible, fully illustrated sewing book has everything you need to mend, customize and care for your clothes. ...
Mend! : a refashioning manual and manifesto
Sekules, Kate
Paper Book
Sharp and incredibly timely, Mend! is a push for a slow fashion revolution in which we stop to think critically about what we buy, where it comes from, who makes it, and what it is doing to the environment, and is simultaneously a fun, crafty manual that will inspire readers to roll up their...
Mending with boro : Japanese running stitch & patching techniques
Horiuchi, Harumi
Ebook
Joyful mending : visible repairs for the perfectly imperfect things we love!
Misumi, Noriko
Paper Book
Joyful Mending shows you how to repair and improve old items of clothing by turning tears and flaws into beautiful features. Simply by applying a few easy sewing, darning, felting, or crocheting techniques, as well as some sashiko and other favorite embroidery...
Mending matters : stitch, patch, and repair your favorite denim & more
Rodabaugh, Katrina
Paper Book
Mending Matters explores sewing on two levels: First, it includes more than 20 hands-on projects that showcase current trends in visible mending that are edgy, modern, and bold-but draw on traditional stitching. It does all this through just four very simple mending techniques: exterior...
Every tool's a hammer : life is what you make it
Savage, Adam
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An imperative how-to for creativity." --Nick Offerman Adam Savage--star of Discovery Channel's Mythbusters and one of the most beloved figures in science and tech--shares his golden rules of creativity, from...
Rescue, restore, redecorate : Amy Howard's guide to refinishing furniture and accessories
Howard, Amy
Paper Book
Whether you dream of restoring an heirloom to its former beauty, or just want to modernize a flea market treasure, Amy Howard has the design and refinishing secrets you need. Here are all the furniture finishing recipes, techniques, and tips that have made Howard's beloved classes sold-out success...

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