#148: Replay – Mending Workshops with Carla & Meg / Community Glue

Check Your Thread

We can all agree that mending items when they break to keep them in use out of landfill for longer is important. Repair cafes and organisations have been popping up across the globe to help facilitate keeping stuff in use for longer. But how much do you know about the inner workings of these groups and how they operate? And how much fun is it to volunteer for them, or even start one from scratch? My third replay episode of the summer is my conversation with Carla Bruni and Meg Grandstaff from Community Glue Workshop in Chicago. It’s a fascinating sneaky peek, as well as informative discussion, with Community Glue’s founder Carla and resident textiles mender Meg.

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Check out the Community Glue Workshop website and follow them on Instagram (@communityglue).

Photos from some of the Community Glue Workshops can be enjoyed in the show notes from the original episode.

Listen to my subsequent conversation with Meg:

• Ep. #103: Swimming in a Sea of Scraps with Meg Grandstaff

You can follow Meg’s sewing and knitting endeavours, as well as learn more about #scrapbustingseptember via IG @the_grand_stash.