June Sewing Stories

June Sewing Stories

By Alex Guerrero

June's sewing stories are where tears and patches meet new dreams. Each repair is a story of resilience and revival, weaving adventure back into every fiber.

We hope you love reading our sewing stories just as much as we love sharing them. Sometimes our Repair heroes are doing big, long projects. Giving your kit the TLC it needs. And sometimes it’s just a speedy patch. Here’s this month’s sewing stories.

Jacket rescue

down jacket repair
down jacket repair
down jacket repair
down jacket repair

Our Bristol Repair station shared a very special sewing story with us. A customer brought in this down jacket. The owner had been in a paragliding accident, where her jacket had been cut off her by the emergency services. She's recovering well now so her friend brought in her jacket to our team for a challenge.

Repair Hero Abi replaced as much down as possible. She then jigsaw-ed together the pieces of jacket. Did a few baffle replacements and patches. And is still finding down floating around her Repair station now! It looks ace.

Tasty Toploader

bikepacking bag repair story
bikepacking bag repair story
bikepacking bags repair story
bikepacking bags repair story

Repair Hero Monika's advice for us: "don't leave snacks behind!". A customer left an energy bar in her Toploader handlebar bag. It caught the attention of the mouse in her shed. But now it's beautifully fixed - and with the same fabric as the original.

Sofa sewing story

sofa cushion sewing story
sofa cushion sewing story

After multiple hints from Betws-y-Coed assistant manager Jules, Rosanna finally squeezed a few hours in to tidy up our in-store sofa cushion. climber style. She used the foam and hardware from the old cushion and fabric offcuts from the factory!

A first ride rip

edinburgh jacket sewing story alpkit
edinburgh jacket sewing story alpkit

The first ride for a customer in his new jacket ended up with a tumble over the handlebars. Luckily, our Repair Hero Monika was on hand to patch it. Even if it was a bit tricky, with the pocket and zippers in the way.

What Now?

If you have any well-loved kit in desperate need of repairing, hand it into any of our nine stores or chat to our lovely repair heroes in Hathersage, Keswick, Edinburgh, Betws-y-Coed, Ilkley and Bristol.

World Ready. Made In Britain.

  • Made In Britain

Forester Toploader Forester Toploader

Forester Toploader

Limited edition canister handlebar bag: UK made, weatherproof, 4L
£72.99
  • Made In Britain

Forester Fuel Pod Forester Fuel Pod

Forester Fuel Pod

Limited edition top tube bag: UK made, weatherproof, available in 3 sizes
£46.99
  • Made In Britain

Forester Frame Bag Forester Frame Bag

Forester Frame Bag

Limited Edition frame bag
£79.99
  • Email when available

Forester Koala 7L Forester Koala 7L

Forester Koala 7L

Limited edition saddle pack: UK made, weatherproof, 7L
£67.99 £83.99
  • Made In Britain

Lunar Fuel Pod Lunar Fuel Pod

Lunar Fuel Pod

Limited edition reflective top tube bag
£48.99
  • Last chance to buy

Lunar Frame Bag Lunar Frame Bag

Lunar Frame Bag

Limited Edition reflective frame bag
£54.99 £74.99
  • Made In Britain

alpkit gravel bag handlebar bag for drop bars in mountain brown Alpkit Gravel Bag handlebar bag in Panther black

Gravel Bag

Handlebar bag with roll-top closure: UK made, weatherproof, 5L expandable capacity
£69.99
  • Sale

alpkit toploader zipped handlebar bag in panther black alpkit toploader zipped handlebar bag in olive green top

Toploader

Canister handlebar bag: UK made, weatherproof, 4L
£64.99

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