Repair Economy Events

Posted on November 8, 2020 by admin

	July 2026
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			1 (Forks) Mendful Learning Lab @ Ginger's Closet (Forks) Mendful Learning Lab @ Ginger's Closet July 1, 2026 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm Ginger's Closet & Disaster Relief (Forks Clothing Bank), 181 Bogachiel Way, Forks, WA 98331, USA Every Tuesday and Wednesday, Ginger's Closet & Disaster Relief hosts a drop-in "learning lab," focused on repair of clothing and home textiles, developing new skills, and upcycling of damaged fabrics. Anyone can bring in a garment to learn how to fix it alongside a volunteer guide. Free tools, including sewing machines, are available for use. 1 pm to 6 pm at Ginger's Closet in Forks, WA To learn more and connect, visit: https://gingersclosetanddisasterrelief.godaddysites.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/gingerscloset360 For questions, email mendful@gingerscloset.org See more details (Seattle) PNA Fixers @ Greenwood Hardware (Seattle) PNA Fixers @ Greenwood Hardware July 1, 2026 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Stop by the Phinney Neighborhood Fixers monthly Repair Café to get assistance fixing your small household items! They'll be meeting every 1st Wednesday of the month in the Greenwood True Value parking lot while the weather is nice. When the days grow shorter, cooler, and rainier, they'll move inside the back of the store (times will also adjust to "winter hours" of 4-6). If you have questions about a repair, you can reach out to the Fixers via their repair support Google Group See more details (Seattle) Fix-it Workshop @ West Seattle Tool Library (Seattle) Fix-it Workshop @ West Seattle Tool Library July 1, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106, USA Hosted by West Seattle Tool Library Blender busted? Computer kaput? Weedeater wrecked? Whatever’s broken, don’t let it keep gathering dust in the corner – bring it down to the workshop, each Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30! Use the tools and facilities of the shop and pick our librarians’ brains to get your damaged equipment back in the action. Availability is first-come-first-served. This workshop is provided free of charge, though donations are appreciated! We ask that all items brought for repair be of reasonable size. We are unable to service pressure vessels, refrigeration equipment, firearms, and high-voltage electrical components. See the following for more details! https://www.wstools.org/events See more details (Cashmere) Repair Café w/ Eastside Rebuild (Cashmere) Repair Café w/ Eastside Rebuild July 1, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Eastside Rebuild - 101e Railroad Ave, Cashmere, WA 98815, USA Do you have items that need fixing? What about skills or tools that could help fix things? Or do you want to learn some new DIY repair skills? Join us at the Repair Café! Repair Cafes are a community space which brings together skilled volunteer fixers and items that need repair, including textiles, small electronics and appliances, bicycles, and more. These events foster community, reduce waste, and build up the circular economy in NCW. Hosted by Eastside Rebuild every 1st Wednesday of the month! Questions?: contact@wasteloop.org See more details • • • •	2 (Seattle) Fix-it Night @ NE Seattle Tool Library (Seattle) Fix-it Night @ NE Seattle Tool Library July 2, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Northeast Seattle Tool Library - 10228 Fischer Pl NE, Seattle, WA 98125 Bring by your broken household items for a night of fixing and community building with the NE Seattle Tool Library! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fix-it-night-at-the-ne-seattle-tool-library-tickets-1553351589419?aff=oddtdtcreator We will help you fix and learn to fix your broken tools, lamps, toys, furniture, appliances, and any other broken items that you can carry in on your own. We encourage you to help as much as you can and enjoy the community of reuse! If you are excited about fixing and want to help out with this event or other fixing opportunities we are looking for more fixers. Let us know by signing up here! Hosted by Seattle REconomy See more details (Tacoma) Fix-it Night @ Tacoma Tool Library (Tacoma) Fix-it Night @ Tacoma Tool Library July 2, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Tacoma Public Library Main Branch, 1102 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA Fix-it Nights are free, community-based events where community members come together for the fun of taking stuff apart and putting it back together again. Special focus on different item types as follows: Sewing machines on the 1st Thursdays Locksmithing on 2nd Thursdays Instrument repair (w/ Above the Record) on last Thursdays Learn more here: https://tacomatoollibrary.org/fix-it-nights/ Questions?: email repair@tacomatoollibrary.org See more details • •	3	4 (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop July 4, 2026 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Pearl Street Pool, 500 Block of North Pearl St., Centralia, WA 98531 Every Tuesday and Saturday Bring your bicycle down for assistance with tune up, chain lube, and flat tire repair. We have tools and mechanics available to help! Donations gladly accepted. For more info: https://www.facebook.com/hubcitybikeshop/ See more details •
5 (Seattle) Textiles Mending Circle @ Capitol Hill Tool Library (Seattle) Textiles Mending Circle @ Capitol Hill Tool Library July 5, 2026 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm capitol hill tool library - 1552 Crawford Pl, Seattle, WA 98122 FREE Do you have a pile of things that you have been putting off fixing? Come to the Mending and Repair circle! Repair your clothes with the tools from our library with the assistance of the community. We will have sewing supplies, people to answer questions, and snacks. Absolute beginner- to expert-friendly. See CHTL's calendar of events for more! See more details •	6	7 (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop July 7, 2026 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Pearl Street Pool, 500 Block of North Pearl St., Centralia, WA 98531 Every Tuesday and Saturday Bring your bicycle down for assistance with tune up, chain lube, and flat tire repair. We have tools and mechanics available to help! Donations gladly accepted. For more info: https://www.facebook.com/hubcitybikeshop/ See more details •	8 (Seattle) Fix-it Workshop @ West Seattle Tool Library (Seattle) Fix-it Workshop @ West Seattle Tool Library July 8, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106, USA Hosted by West Seattle Tool Library Blender busted? Computer kaput? Weedeater wrecked? Whatever’s broken, don’t let it keep gathering dust in the corner – bring it down to the workshop, each Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30! Use the tools and facilities of the shop and pick our librarians’ brains to get your damaged equipment back in the action. Availability is first-come-first-served. This workshop is provided free of charge, though donations are appreciated! We ask that all items brought for repair be of reasonable size. We are unable to service pressure vessels, refrigeration equipment, firearms, and high-voltage electrical components. See the following for more details! https://www.wstools.org/events See more details •	9 (Spokane) Repair Café Spokane (Spokane) Repair Café Spokane July 9, 2026 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm South Perry Farmers Market, 924 S Perry St, Spokane, WA 99202, USA Repair Café Spokane can be found every 2nd Thursday at the Perry Street Farmers Market, between 3pm and 7pm beginning May through October. We will have repair experts on-hand to help you fix, mend (clean clothes), tune-up or troubleshoot your broken or damaged household items. https://www.repaircafe.org/en/cafe/spokane-repair-cafe-wa/ See more details (Tacoma) Fix-it Night @ Tacoma Tool Library (Tacoma) Fix-it Night @ Tacoma Tool Library July 9, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Tacoma Public Library Main Branch, 1102 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA Fix-it Nights are free, community-based events where community members come together for the fun of taking stuff apart and putting it back together again. Special focus on different item types as follows: Sewing machines on the 1st Thursdays Locksmithing on 2nd Thursdays Instrument repair (w/ Above the Record) on last Thursdays Learn more here: https://tacomatoollibrary.org/fix-it-nights/ Questions?: email repair@tacomatoollibrary.org See more details • •	10 (Bellingham) Mending Workshop w/ Ragfinery (Bellingham) Mending Workshop w/ Ragfinery July 10, 2026 11:30 am - 2:30 pm Bellingham Public Library - Central Branch, 210 Central Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA Hosted at the SkillShare Space at the Central Branch Library Have clothing or gear that could use a little loving (i.e. rips, tears, holes)? Stop by for a FREE mending lesson from talented Ragfinery volunteers! Learn how to repair your clothes in real time and walk away with a fixed garment & a new skill. Please note that "mending” refers to patching, replacing buttons, darning knitwear, etc. Mending excludes more involved processes such as hemming and alterations. See more details •	11 (Bainbridge Is.) Metal Shop Fix-its (BARN) (Bainbridge Is.) Metal Shop Fix-its (BARN) July 11, 2026 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN): 8890 Three Tree Ln NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 FREE Fix-It Saturday takes advantage of the equipment and skills of the Metal Fabrication group at BARN to meet the challenge of repairing items brought in. Requested repairs should be focused on metal or related electrical projects. Your hands on participation in the "fix-it" process is encouraged. See what we can do, what suggestions we can make, or what other avenues you might pursue if a fix is not at hand. (No wheeled vehicles, please). Registration is suggested. Fix-It Saturday is free and open to members and non-members. See more and find links to register here See more details (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop July 11, 2026 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Pearl Street Pool, 500 Block of North Pearl St., Centralia, WA 98531 Every Tuesday and Saturday Bring your bicycle down for assistance with tune up, chain lube, and flat tire repair. We have tools and mechanics available to help! Donations gladly accepted. For more info: https://www.facebook.com/hubcitybikeshop/ See more details (Ellensburg) Rodeo City Repair Café (Ellensburg) Rodeo City Repair Café July 11, 2026 10:00 am - 2:00 pm IOOF Cemetery Shop, 1900 Brick Rd, Ellensburg, WA 98926, USA Rodeo City Repair Café is a community of volunteers donating their time to help with the repair of household appliances, lamps, tools, furniture, bicycles and clothing, to keep these items in service and reduce landfill waste. Friendly repair volunteers offer a wide range of skills and knowledge. Our events are held every 2nd Saturday of the month, 10:00-2:00, at the IOOF Cemetery Shop on Radio Hill, 1900 N. Brick Rd, Ellensburg, WA. We are always on the lookout for folks who would like to volunteer with our organization. Do you have a knack for troubleshooting and repairing household items (small appliances, lamps, hand and power tools, furniture, bicycles, clothing, etc.)? Would you enjoy sharing your skills to help others solve their fix-it problems? If so, please consider volunteering with us. We don’t ask volunteers to make a long-term time commitment. Participation is on an as-can, as-want basis, and we enjoy a friendly, relaxed, low-pressure atmosphere at our events. If you know someone who’s not on our mailing list and might enjoy volunteering with us, encourage them to come by one of our Second Saturday events to check us out! Learn more at https://www.rcrcellensburg.org/rcrc-home or https://www.facebook.com/RCRCEllensburg/ Questions? Email: info@rcrcellensburg.org Rodeo City Repair Café is a 501(c)(3) non-profit local community organization. See more details (Spokane) Spokane Mending Circle (Spokane) Spokane Mending Circle July 11, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Art Salvage Spokane, 610 E North Foothills Dr, Spokane, WA 99207, USA Free and open drop-in mending circle. BYO supplies and something that you need to mend. Expert advice and guidance available. Please go to https://www.meetup.com/spokane-mending-circle/ to join the mending circle group and stay informed about date/time/location/door codes. See more details (East Bremerton) Fix-it Fair @ Kitsap Regional Library - Bremerton Sylvan Way Branch (East Bremerton) Fix-it Fair @ Kitsap Regional Library - Bremerton Sylvan Way Branch July 11, 2026 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Kitsap Regional Library, Silverdale, 3650 NW Anderson Hill Rd Suite 101, Silverdale, WA 98383, USA Kitsap County Solid Waste, in partnership with Kitsap Regional Library, is hosting a Fix-it Fair at the Bremerton - Sylvan Way Kitsap Regional Library branch. Join us for this free community gathering in which people with repair skills share their time and skills to fix their neighbor’s belongings. Let’s rethink our waste! Repair is an empowering practice and can be a viable option in Kitsap. Volunteer fixers will do their best to attempt repairs but there are no guarantees for a repair. Some items are more difficult to repair, can take longer than we have time for at the event, or even break more during a repair attempt. For more details and how to participate (what to bring, what not to bring, how to volunteer), visit the Kitsap Fix-it Fairs event page! https://www.kitsap.gov/pw/Pages/fixitfair.aspx/ See more details (Shoreline) Community Threads Mending Circle @ Shoreline Tool Library (Shoreline) Community Threads Mending Circle @ Shoreline Tool Library July 11, 2026 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 16610 Aurora Ave N 16610 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline, WA 98133 FREE The Community Threads mending and sewing circle is a monthly event for anyone to work on their textile projects. There will be sewing machines, fabric, thread and community, as well as hot tea. This will not be a class format, while there will be experienced menders present to offer advice and counsel, this is intended as a co-working space. If you are excited about repair and want to help out with this event or other fixing opportunities, we are looking for more fixers. Let us know by signing up here! Hosted by Seattle REconomy See more details (Port Angeles) Mending & Sewing Skillshare (Port Angeles) Mending & Sewing Skillshare July 11, 2026 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Pine and Eight, 511 W 8th St Unit B, Port Angeles, WA 98362, USA Free community skillshare hosted by Olympic Peninsula Mutual Aid For questions email: OPmutualaid@proton.me See more details • • • • • • •
12 (Spokane) Mend-it Café w/ Spokane Zero Waste (Spokane) Mend-it Café w/ Spokane Zero Waste July 12, 2026 11:00 am - 2:00 pm The Scale House Market 4422 E 8th Ave, Spokane Valley, WA 99212 Hosted by Spokane Zero Waste What's a Mend-It Cafe you ask? It's a community organized and run event where you can get your clothes and other textile goods repaired or repurposed. It's also a way to grow a repair economy, divert textile waste from landfill and join communities around the globe engaged in reuse and repair over replace. Here's how these events typically will work: Bring an article of clothing to be repaired Check in and get paired with a mender Watch as your mender brings new life to your garment. Below is a list of the things we can fix. 1. Fallen Hems 2. Broken Zippers 3. Torn Garments 4. Simple Alterations 5. Sock Darning Questions and more, visit https://spokanezerowaste.org/#mendit See more details (Bellingham) NW Free Repair Event (Bellingham) NW Free Repair Event July 12, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm Bellingham Makerspace, 1Bellis, Fair Parkway #618, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA Bring in any broken or item that you can comfortably carry. If we can, NW Free Repair will fix if for FREE! The Bellingham Makerspace is proud to host the NW Free Repair group on the 2nd and 3rd Sunday of each month! Who we are We are a group of volunteers who are dedicated to conserving the earth’s resources and decreasing the burden on our overtaxed landfill areas by repairing and rehabilitating broken household items that would otherwise be discarded. For more details please visit: https://bellinghammakerspace.org/events/ or https://nwfreerepairs.wordpress.com/ See more details (Seattle) Community Threads Mending Circle @ NE Seattle Tool Library (Seattle) Community Threads Mending Circle @ NE Seattle Tool Library July 12, 2026 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm NE Seattle Tool Library, 10228 Fischer Pl NE, Seattle, WA 98125, USA FREE The Community Threads mending and sewing circle is a monthly event for anyone to work on their textile projects. There will be sewing machines, fabric, thread and community, as well as hot tea. This will not be a class format, while there will be experienced menders present to offer advice and counsel, this is intended as a co-working space. If you are excited about repair and want to help out with this event or other fixing opportunities, we are looking for more fixers. Let us know by signing up here! Hosted by Seattle REconomy See more details • • •	13	14 (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop July 14, 2026 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Pearl Street Pool, 500 Block of North Pearl St., Centralia, WA 98531 Every Tuesday and Saturday Bring your bicycle down for assistance with tune up, chain lube, and flat tire repair. We have tools and mechanics available to help! Donations gladly accepted. For more info: https://www.facebook.com/hubcitybikeshop/ See more details (Bellingham) NW Free Repairs - Repair Workshop (Bellingham) NW Free Repairs - Repair Workshop July 14, 2026 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Bellingham Public Library - Central Branch, 210 Central Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA Bring your broken household items to SkillShare at the Central Library and work with skilled volunteers from NW Free Repairs to learn how to repair them. Volunteers have experience repairing common household items such as toys, small kitchen appliances, electric tools and many other items that would otherwise end up in a landfill. Please note: broken items may not be dropped off to be repaired. Owners may participate in making the repairs with the repair volunteers. For more information about NW Free Repairs, please visit https://nwfreerepairs.wordpress.com/ See more details • •	15 (Shoreline) Fix-it Night @ Shoreline Tool Library (Shoreline) Fix-it Night @ Shoreline Tool Library July 15, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm 16610 Aurora Ave N 16610 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline, WA 98133 Bring by your broken household items for a night of fixing and community building with the Shoreline Tool Library! We will help you fix and learn to fix your broken tools, lamps, toys, furniture, appliances, and any other broken items that you can carry in on your own. We encourage you to help as much as you can and enjoy the community of reuse! If you are excited about fixing and want to help out with this event or other fixing opportunities we are looking for more fixers. Let us know by signing up here! Hosted by Seattle REconomy See more details (Seattle) Fix-it Workshop @ West Seattle Tool Library (Seattle) Fix-it Workshop @ West Seattle Tool Library July 15, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106, USA Hosted by West Seattle Tool Library Blender busted? Computer kaput? Weedeater wrecked? Whatever’s broken, don’t let it keep gathering dust in the corner – bring it down to the workshop, each Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30! Use the tools and facilities of the shop and pick our librarians’ brains to get your damaged equipment back in the action. Availability is first-come-first-served. This workshop is provided free of charge, though donations are appreciated! We ask that all items brought for repair be of reasonable size. We are unable to service pressure vessels, refrigeration equipment, firearms, and high-voltage electrical components. See the following for more details! https://www.wstools.org/events See more details • •	16 (Seattle) PNA Fixers @ Crown Hill Tweedy & Popp (Seattle) PNA Fixers @ Crown Hill Tweedy & Popp July 16, 2026 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tweedy and Popp Hardware Ace Hardware at Crown Hill, 9000 Holman Rd NW, Seattle, WA 98117, USA Stop by the Phinney Neighborhood Fixers monthly Fix-it Repair Café to get assistance fixing your small household items! They'll be meeting every 3rd Thursday of the month (APRIL - SEPTEMBER only) in the parking lot of Tweedy & Popp in Crown Hill while the weather is nice. See more details (Tacoma) Fix-it Night @ Tacoma Tool Library (Tacoma) Fix-it Night @ Tacoma Tool Library July 16, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Tacoma Public Library Main Branch, 1102 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA Fix-it Nights are free, community-based events where community members come together for the fun of taking stuff apart and putting it back together again. Special focus on different item types as follows: Sewing machines on the 1st Thursdays Locksmithing on 2nd Thursdays Instrument repair (w/ Above the Record) on last Thursdays Learn more here: https://tacomatoollibrary.org/fix-it-nights/ Questions?: email repair@tacomatoollibrary.org See more details • •	17 (Port Orchard) S(ew)cial Meetup (Port Orchard) S(ew)cial Meetup July 17, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Port Orchard Waterfront Park, Mary Ann Huntington Children's Park, 933 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366, USA Mark your calendars, the S(ew)CIAL MEETUP will be the third Friday of every month. Bring your mending, embroidery, stitching or knitting projects down for chit chat. I'll have sewing supplies available and am willing to teach basic stitches. In nice weather we will meet at the picnic tables near the totem, with the rainy day backup plan being inside the public market. Would love to stitch with you 💛💛💛 https://www.instagram.com/p/DYdrDC1NJYp/ See more details •	18 (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop July 18, 2026 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Pearl Street Pool, 500 Block of North Pearl St., Centralia, WA 98531 Every Tuesday and Saturday Bring your bicycle down for assistance with tune up, chain lube, and flat tire repair. We have tools and mechanics available to help! Donations gladly accepted. For more info: https://www.facebook.com/hubcitybikeshop/ See more details (Roslyn) Upper Kittitas County Repair Café (Roslyn) Upper Kittitas County Repair Café July 18, 2026 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 202 W. Arizona Ave, Roslyn, WA 98941 Our monthly Repair Cafe volunteers will be available to offer free repair of household items of all sorts, including lamps, fans, small kitchen appliances, bicycles, clothing, furniture and more. We also sharpen edged tools of all sorts. Learn more and stay connected: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585194616541 See more details (Twisp) Repair Café w/ Methow Recyles (Twisp) Repair Café w/ Methow Recyles July 18, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The Cove - Food Distribution Center, 206 Glover St, Twisp, WA 98856, USA Methow Recycles is partnering with The Cove to provide free repair services for your belongings! The repair cafe is a FREE event! Our team of talented fixers offer electrical, mechanical, and wood fixes, tool sharpening, and sewing and darning. Limit of 2 items per person. Free + open to the public, no registration necessary. If you have questions, feel free to email the event organizer zoey@methowrecycles.org or call 509.997.0520 For more details: https://www.methowrecycles.org/programs/repair-cafes See more details (Yakima) Repair Café @ Yakima Makerspace (Yakima) Repair Café @ Yakima Makerspace July 18, 2026 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Yakima Maker Space, 16 S 1st St, Yakima, WA 98901, USA Hosted in partnership by Repair Café Yakima and Yakima Makerspace Bring broken items and have volunteer "fixers" try to repair the item with your input for FREE! While there's no guarantee that an item can be fixed, participants are sure to learn something new and have fun along the way! Walk-ins are welcome but those able to sign-up in advance through this form will receive priority service. Those interested in volunteering, whether it's to repair items or for other purposes, may fill out a form on the Repair Cafe Yakima Facebook page. More information is also available at repaircafe@yakimamakerspace.org See more details (Seattle) Queen Anne Repair Café @ Nielsen's Pastries (Seattle) Queen Anne Repair Café @ Nielsen's Pastries July 18, 2026 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm Nielsen’s Pastries, 520 2nd Ave W # B, Seattle, WA 98119, USA The Queen Anne Repair Cafe operates as a free third space in lower Queen Anne, with the intention of connecting people in the neighborhood. Enjoy free pastries, learn how to mend clothing, and participate in other informative teach-ins, skill-trades, or presentations from local organizations! Follow our Instagram for up to date info! What to should bring: Clothing to be mended, art projects to work on, board/card games they want to play Follow us on Instagram: @queenannerepaircafe For questions and more details contact Joel: jdschillinger@gmail.com See more details • • • • •
19 (Spokane) Mend-it Café w/ Spokane Zero Waste (Spokane) Mend-it Café w/ Spokane Zero Waste July 19, 2026 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 2026 N Hamilton St, Spokane, WA 99207, USA Hosted by Spokane Zero Waste @ The Studio What's a Mend-It Cafe you ask? It's a community organized and run event where you can get your clothes and other textile goods repaired or repurposed. It's also a way to grow a repair economy, divert textile waste from landfill and join communities around the globe engaged in reuse and repair over replace. Here's how these events typically will work: Bring an article of clothing to be repaired Check in and get paired with a mender Watch as your mender brings new life to your garment. Below is a list of the things we can fix. 1. Fallen Hems 2. Broken Zippers 3. Torn Garments 4. Simple Alterations 5. Sock Darning Questions and more, visit https://spokanezerowaste.org/#mendit See more details (Bellingham) NW Free Repair Event (Bellingham) NW Free Repair Event July 19, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm Bellingham Makerspace, 1Bellis, Fair Parkway #618, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA Bring in any broken or item that you can comfortably carry. If we can, NW Free Repair will fix if for FREE! The Bellingham Makerspace is proud to host the NW Free Repair group on the 2nd and 3rd Sunday of each month! Who we are We are a group of volunteers who are dedicated to conserving the earth’s resources and decreasing the burden on our overtaxed landfill areas by repairing and rehabilitating broken household items that would otherwise be discarded. For more details please visit:https://bellinghammakerspace.org/events/ or https://nwfreerepairs.wordpress.com/ See more details (Seattle) Electronics Mending and Repair Circle @ Capitol Hill Tool Library (Seattle) Electronics Mending and Repair Circle @ Capitol Hill Tool Library July 19, 2026 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm 1552 Crawford Pl, Seattle, WA 98122, USA FREE - Hosted by Sustainable Capitol Hill Tool Library No prior experience is required. Feel free to bring broken electronics (the simpler the better) if you want to fix something specific. If you’d like to learn how to fix electronics, we will have other things that need fixing you can learn to fix. We provide soldering irons, multimeters, oscilloscopes, simple components (i.e. resistors). The skills we can teach are basic electronics debugging (using a multimeter/oscilloscope), soldering, and miscellaneous tricks/knowledge about electronics. Due to high interest, we ask that you RSVP on Meetup here. If the event is full or the time doesn’t work for you, have no fear, we will host this event again soon due to community interest! See CHTL's calendar of events for more! See more details • • •	20	21 (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop July 21, 2026 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Pearl Street Pool, 500 Block of North Pearl St., Centralia, WA 98531 Every Tuesday and Saturday Bring your bicycle down for assistance with tune up, chain lube, and flat tire repair. We have tools and mechanics available to help! Donations gladly accepted. For more info: https://www.facebook.com/hubcitybikeshop/ See more details (Bellingham) NW Free Repairs - Repair Workshop (Bellingham) NW Free Repairs - Repair Workshop July 21, 2026 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Bellingham Public Library - Central Branch, 210 Central Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA Bring your broken household items to SkillShare at the Central Library and work with skilled volunteers from NW Free Repairs to learn how to repair them. Volunteers have experience repairing common household items such as toys, small kitchen appliances, electric tools and many other items that would otherwise end up in a landfill. Please note: broken items may not be dropped off to be repaired. Owners may participate in making the repairs with the repair volunteers. For more information about NW Free Repairs, please visit https://nwfreerepairs.wordpress.com/ See more details • •	22 (Seattle) Fix-it Workshop @ West Seattle Tool Library (Seattle) Fix-it Workshop @ West Seattle Tool Library July 22, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106, USA Hosted by West Seattle Tool Library Blender busted? Computer kaput? Weedeater wrecked? Whatever’s broken, don’t let it keep gathering dust in the corner – bring it down to the workshop, each Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30! Use the tools and facilities of the shop and pick our librarians’ brains to get your damaged equipment back in the action. Availability is first-come-first-served. This workshop is provided free of charge, though donations are appreciated! We ask that all items brought for repair be of reasonable size. We are unable to service pressure vessels, refrigeration equipment, firearms, and high-voltage electrical components. See the following for more details! https://www.wstools.org/events See more details •	23 (Tacoma) Fix-it Night @ Tacoma Tool Library (Tacoma) Fix-it Night @ Tacoma Tool Library July 23, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Tacoma Public Library Main Branch, 1102 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA Fix-it Nights are free, community-based events where community members come together for the fun of taking stuff apart and putting it back together again. Special focus on different item types as follows: Sewing machines on the 1st Thursdays Locksmithing on 2nd Thursdays Instrument repair (w/ Above the Record) on last Thursdays Learn more here: https://tacomatoollibrary.org/fix-it-nights/ Questions?: email repair@tacomatoollibrary.org See more details •	24 (Tacoma) Visible Mending Workshop w/ Remakery Tacoma (Tacoma) Visible Mending Workshop w/ Remakery Tacoma July 24, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Tacoma Public Library Main Branch, 1102 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA Located on the 2nd Floor of the TPL Main Branch in the Community Hub Brought to you by The Remakery! Don't cover up that hole, make it beautiful. Bring a cloth item that is in need of repair or practice on one of our denim scraps. Tools, thread, fabric scraps and inspiration will be provided. Hang out and craft with other crafty folk. Sewing machines will be on hand for more tricky mending. Every month we host a Visible Mending workshop where you can mend a piece of clothing, accessory, or practice on a scrap. All the tools and supplies will be provided for hand stitching, applique, patch making, darning, as well as sewing machines. Repairing clothes is an easy and effective way to reduce waste. Open to all ages, but best for those familiar with how to use a needle. This is a free event. All materials and tools are provided. Materials are 100% post-consumer meaning we use only reclaimed, recycled or donated items. https://www.remakerytacoma.org/events See more details •	25 (Anacortes) Fix-it Days - w/ Transition Fidalgo (Anacortes) Fix-it Days - w/ Transition Fidalgo July 25, 2026 9:00 am - 2:00 pm 611 R Ave, Anacortes, WA 98221 Got a broken appliance that you’re hoping to repair? Or a lamp that needs attention? How about a frayed power cord or a watch that needs a new battery? Maybe a dull kitchen knife to be sharpened? Bring your item to Fix-It Day at the Anacortes Saturday market the last Saturday of the months of June thru Sept and volunteers will attempt a repair. For more information visit https://www.transitionfidalgo.org/fix-it-days See more details (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop July 25, 2026 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Pearl Street Pool, 500 Block of North Pearl St., Centralia, WA 98531 Every Tuesday and Saturday Bring your bicycle down for assistance with tune up, chain lube, and flat tire repair. We have tools and mechanics available to help! Donations gladly accepted. For more info: https://www.facebook.com/hubcitybikeshop/ See more details (Forks) Repair & Skill-building Workshop @ Ginger's Closet (Forks) Repair & Skill-building Workshop @ Ginger's Closet July 25, 2026 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Ginger's Closet & Disaster Relief (Forks Clothing Bank), 170 Sol Duc Way, Forks, WA 98331, USA On the last Saturday of every month, Ginger's Closet & Disaster Relief holds free workshops focused on repair of clothing and home textiles and upcycling of damaged fabrics. Anyone can bring in a garment to learn how to fix it alongside a volunteer guide. Free tools, including sewing machines, are available for use. To learn more and connect, visit: https://gingersclosetanddisasterrelief.godaddysites.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/gingerscloset360?mibextid=LQQJ4d For questions, email mendful@gingerscloset.org See more details • • •
26 (Bellingham) Fix-it Fair (Bellingham) Fix-it Fair July 26, 2026 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Kulshan Brewing Co - Roosevelt, 1538 Kentucky St, Bellingham, WA 98229, USA All services offered free or by donation. We will have clothing mending, knife sharpening, small appliance repair, jewelry mending, leather conditioning and more. Repairs are done by volunteers for free or by donation. Repairs cannot be guaranteed, but volunteers will do their best. Come fix all the things! See more details (Sammamish) King Co. Repair Event (Sammamish) King Co. Repair Event July 26, 2026 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave SE, Sammamish, WA 98075 At free community repair events, skilled volunteer "fixers" try to repair and mend your small household and personal items. To bring in an item to be looked at, at King County's free community repair events: First come, first served. When people bring second items, we will try to get to those after we have worked on everyone's first items. Contact event coordinator Tom at tom.watson@kingcounty.gov or at 206-477-4481, if you're not sure if your item is a good choice for these events, or if you have any other questions. Items our fixers can potentially work on at these repair events include household and personal items that are small enough to be carried in by one person, including certain electronics, small furniture, and clothing/textiles. Items brought in for repair, including clothing, must be clean. We may decline to work on any item - in advance or at the event - depending on the item, the type of repair needed, the fixers available, or for other reasons. Items we can’t work on include: Anything that uses gasoline; cell phones; microwaves. Also, no lengthy reconstructive repairs; no major clothing alterations; no knife or tool sharpening. FB Event Page ................................................... For many types of items, area businesses offer professional repair services for a fee. These businesses are listed in the King County repair businesses directory, which has 18 different categories. Support those businesses, if you can! Program partners include: King County Library System; the Bellevue-based Chinese youth organization Little Masters Club ; and Bellevue-based Indian American Community Services . Thanks everyone for your support of repair events, which reduce waste and conserve resources! See more details • •	27	28 (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop (Centralia) Bike Repair @ Hub City Bike Shop July 28, 2026 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Pearl Street Pool, 500 Block of North Pearl St., Centralia, WA 98531 Every Tuesday and Saturday Bring your bicycle down for assistance with tune up, chain lube, and flat tire repair. We have tools and mechanics available to help! Donations gladly accepted. For more info: https://www.facebook.com/hubcitybikeshop/ See more details (Seattle) Fabric Fix-it @ NESTL (Seattle) Fabric Fix-it @ NESTL July 28, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Northeast Seattle Tool Library, 10228 Fischer Pl NE, Seattle, WA 98125 Need help getting your fabric back in tip-top shape? Come to the Northeast Seattle Tool Library (monthly, every 4th Tuesday) for Fabric Fix-It! We will have menders on site who can either offer advice on mending, or mend textiles for you. Some common fixes include: hemming, patching small holes, reattaching buttons, and fixing or replacing zippers. Limit 2 items per person, more if time allows. Feel free to bring supplies to fix your item, if you have them. We will have some supplies on hand. See more details • •	29 (Seattle) Fix-it Workshop @ West Seattle Tool Library (Seattle) Fix-it Workshop @ West Seattle Tool Library July 29, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106, USA Hosted by West Seattle Tool Library Blender busted? Computer kaput? Weedeater wrecked? Whatever’s broken, don’t let it keep gathering dust in the corner – bring it down to the workshop, each Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30! Use the tools and facilities of the shop and pick our librarians’ brains to get your damaged equipment back in the action. Availability is first-come-first-served. This workshop is provided free of charge, though donations are appreciated! We ask that all items brought for repair be of reasonable size. We are unable to service pressure vessels, refrigeration equipment, firearms, and high-voltage electrical components. See the following for more details! https://www.wstools.org/events See more details •	30 (Tacoma) Fix-it Night @ Tacoma Tool Library (Tacoma) Fix-it Night @ Tacoma Tool Library July 30, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Tacoma Public Library Main Branch, 1102 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA Fix-it Nights are free, community-based events where community members come together for the fun of taking stuff apart and putting it back together again. Special focus on different item types as follows: Sewing machines on the 1st Thursdays Locksmithing on 2nd Thursdays Instrument repair (w/ Above the Record) on last Thursdays Learn more here: https://tacomatoollibrary.org/fix-it-nights/ Questions?: email repair@tacomatoollibrary.org See more details •	31