Socks, Sweaters, denim & More!
Textile Mending Services
Have moths snacked on your sweaters? Did your bike eat your pant leg? Wisconsin winters worn holes in your favorite socks? Give your favorite pieces a second life. Drop off your worn, holey, or damaged items at Green Life and our skilled menders will take it from there. We repair knits, crochet, woven fabrics, denim, and more.
Meet the Menders
Knit & Crochet Repair
Emma
Emma has been mending knits around Madison since 2022 and cannot wait to help you repair your old but loved knits! Her speciality is figuring out the best way to approach each mend and making damaged items usable again!
Accepts sweaters, socks, hats, scarves, crocheted items, hand or machine-made knits, and woven blankets.
Before/after
Discrete Mend
Before/after
Discrete Mend
Example
Decorative Mend
Woven & Denim Repair
Tara
Tara has volunteered to help teach mending through the local Madison Fibershed community for several years. She loves visible mending, especially reverse appliqué and sashiko.
Accepts woven fabrics, denim, wool, canvas, and similar items.
How It Works
Hold Onto Your Items
You'll stay in the queue until your mender is ready for you; no drop-off just yet.
Drop Off When It's Your Turn
Your mender will reach out when they're ready. Bring your clean items to Green Life Trading Co.
Pick up & Pay
When your item is done you will be contacted, you will pick up and pay at Green Life Trading Co.
Pricing & Turnaround
Repairs are priced at $35/hour with a $10.50 minimum. If you have small mends, bring several items at once to make the most of your time with your mender.
Turnaround depends on your mender's current queue. If you need something back by a specific date, just note it on your intake form and they'll confirm whether it's doable.
FAQ
Our menders do hand mending, think holes, tears, and worn spots in fabric. This is not a tailoring service, so we don't do zipper repair, hemming, or alterations.
Emma handles knit and crocheted items including sweaters, socks, hats, scarves, and woven blankets.
Tara handles woven fabrics including denim, canvas, and wool.
Not sure if your item is a good fit? Fill out the intake form to hear from a mender
On your intake form you will specify whether you would like a less noticeable mend, or a decorative mend. For less noticeable mends, materials and techniques will be chosen to match the damaged item as well as possible.
The rate for mending is $35/hour, with an $10.50 minimum.
Most small repairs can be done for $10.50-$18.50, and most medium to large repairs for under $35.
If you would like an estimate for your specific repair, you can request that on the intake form and a mender will contact you before starting your mend.
This depends on the complexity of the project and the length of the mending queue. Small repairs can usually be expedited if needed. If you need something back by a particular date, please note that on your intake form, and the mender will email you to confirm whether or not the mend can be completed in the timeframe.