The Broken Community Garment is a collective repair workshop led by our Repair Crew and De Naaierij. You are invited to gather around woollen clothes and contribute to its repair. Bring in your own woollen clothes to customise or buy one from our pre-loved wool garment rack. During the activation, our expert team of menders will show you how to repair the piece together, demonstrating various techniques such as Swiss darning, Scottish darning and needle felting.

The workshop is not only about fixing clothes, but also the stories about fixing it.

About your host

De Naaierij is a sewing studio and community space in The Hague focused on repairing and revaluing clothing. With a strong belief that “there is already enough clothing in the world,” De Naaierij encourages people to care for what they already have. Through repairs, workshops, events they make repairing skills accessible and fun — empowering people to extend the life of their garments in a joyful, low-threshold way.