Other Mending Recommendations

 

Looking for another type of repair, or a mender located closer to you? These other small businesses might be able to help! Check their websites or reach out to them for more info on their offerings!

 

 

In the Boston area:

 

House Of Painted Eyes Studio - general garment mending and jewelry repair

 

Maggie Ruth Mends - visible mending and natural dyeing

 

Lexie Butterfly Vintage - vintage cleaning and restoration

 

Homme Repair - repair and rebuilds

 

High Hand Mending - high touch mending service for once & future heirloom pieces

 

Union Square Tailoring - tailoring, alterations, and some repairs

 

Zipper Hospital - zipper repairs, clothing alterations, luggage repairs, and more

 

Invisible Reweaving by Toni Columbo - invisible repairs for fine garments & sweaters

 

Morris Shoe Repair & Leather - repairs for shoes and other leather goods like bags and jackets (they're old school and don't have a website - click the link for their location on google maps)

 

 

Elsewhere:

 

Indigo Proof (Portland OR) - mail order denim restoration

 

Barnburner Mending (where MA, NH & VT meet) - mending and embellishment

 

Frayed Threads Mending (Seattle WA) - textile mending, repair, & refashioning

 

Wildwood Mending (CT) - visble mending wool & swiss darning in colorwork

 

 

Find more menders on the World Map of Mending, a project by my mending hero Kate Sekules.

 

And don't forget about your local dry cleaner! They often offer simple repairs and alterations like hemming!