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Welcome to Revelstoke’s Repair Café, in partnership with KORE Outdoors Rehub Tour

Repair Cafés form a worldwide movement that strives to preserve repair skills in society and to promote more repairable products. There are over 2500 across the globe, and we are proud to join their ranks.

Please note that our repair café team are all volunteers, and there is no guarantee that they will be able to fix your item. All repair café users must agree and sign the House Rules waiver.

  • Presented by KORE Outdoors 

    Our intake open from 8:30am- 1pm, mandatory pickup before 4pm

    We're really excited this year to be hosting and working with KORE Outdoors on their Re-hub tour. For this stop of Kore Rehub tour we will be fixing softgood items from the mobile trailer. Here are some of the details:

    WHAT CAN YOU FIX:

    • Lifestyle Clothing

    • Technical/Outdoor Apparel

    TYPE OF FIXES: 

    • Patches

    • Tenacious Tape patching

    • Mending rips and tears

    • De-pilling sweaters

    • Zipper pulls + sliders
      Buckles

      Bring your gear down and we will do our best to grant it a second life!

  • This year at Re-Fest, Universal Footwear will be offering shoe repairs by donation.

    Fixes include stitching, polishing, leather patching, waterproofing and colouring. He’ll also have replacement pull-tabs for Blundstones.

    Bring your well-loved shoes along for a second life!

    Shoes must be clean and dry.

  • Examples:

    • Electric kettles

    • Coffee Makers

    • Toasters

    • Blenders

  • We want to empower you to learn some new skills with some experienced teachers from the community. These workshops will be by donation and we suggest you arrive early if there is a specific one you’d like to attend. 

    8:30-11:00- Learn how to sew: 

    Come make your own stuffed animal! New to sewing or it’s been a while since you handled a needle and thread? This workshop will teach you the basics, and you will walk away with a handsewn animal of your own creation. You’re welcome to bring your own fabric, or materials will be provided. 

    8:30- 12:00- Sewing Machine 101 

    Learn the ins and outs of a sewing machine in this hands-on workshop. Once you have those down, we will teach you how to make a bag from upcycled jeans. Space is limited, so arrive early for the best chance of a spot.

    11:00-3:00- Sashiko/ Visible mending: 

    Learn how to fix or create some flare to your clothing. 

    Sashiko- Is a traditional Japanese visible mending technique using simple running stitches and heavy cotton thread to reinforce or repair textiles, usually over a fabric patch. 

    Visible mending- Is a creative way to stylize repairs done on clothing. This can be done with thread and patches.

    We suggest you bring in a piece of clothing that you would like to add some mending onto. 

    12:00- 3:00- Knitting 

    Learn the fundamentals of knitting including how to use needles and yarn.

What not to bring:

For the safety of our volunteers, we cannot repair the following:

• appliances that use gas (including camp stoves).

• appliances with damaged power cords/plugs.

• large appliances. If you can't carry it by hand to Re-Fest, it's too big for our team to tackle.