People of all ages are invited to fix their relationship with broken items ahead of International Repair Day this weekend.
The clothing reuse charity TRAID is encouraging people to get involved in events in their community to celebrate the value of things they may otherwise chuck in the bin.
A free clothes repair workshop will take place at St John the Baptist Church Hall in Leytonstone High Road from 11am to 2pm to mark International Repair Day on Saturday, October 20.
A team will show guests how to restore their garments with missing buttons, falling hems and holes.
Cycle Confident and the Forest Recycling Project will also be on hand to fix bicycles and teach DIY skills to ensure people can carry out simple repairs themselves.
Sarah Klymkiw, education programmes manager at TRAID, said: “International Repair Day focusses much needed attention on how we can reduce consumption by discarding less and repairing more.
“Producing so many clothes for example places unsustainable demands on precious resources, from water to land, and repair is a practical way to wear clothes for longer.
"At the Repair Café, the TRAID team will be teaching people how to mend and restyle their clothes, and we encourage anyone with sewing or other repair skills to come and share them with the community, over some good cake and conversation.”
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