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A student sews clothes.

Fix It Friday

We help your favorite clothes last longer.

Fix It Friday Repair Shop

Fix It Friday offers basic sewing, mending, and clothing repair at no cost to both our campus and community. We also offer basic shoe and jewelry repair and cleaning. 

The Fix It Friday Repair Shop is open EVERY FRIDAY during the fall and spring semesters from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside the Office of Sustainability at 305 N. School St. The Fix It Friday Repair Shop operates during the fall and spring semesters when classes are in session, and closed for summer and academic breaks throughout the school year. *The Repair Shop is closed December 16, 2024 through January 10, 2025 for Winter Break. It will reopen for Spring Semester on Friday, January 17, 2025.

Want to get involved?

Any Illinois State student can volunteer to be part of a Fix It Friday. All you need is a basic understanding of sewing.

Sign up to volunteer 

Fix It Friday Pop Up Schedule

Find Fix It Friday on the road a couple times each semester! Our "pop-up" repair events are listed below.

Uptown Station  

 Febuary 7, 2025  11am - 2pm

11 Uptown Station, 4th floor, Normal

 

Bloomington Public Library

April 11, 2025  1pm - 4pm

205 E. Olive St., Bloomington

 

More off-campus dates TBD!

Email us at: sustainability@ilstu.edu to host Fix It Friday at your organization!

 

 

 

Winner of the Illinois State University Outstanding Service Volunteer Program (2016), AASHE Campus Sustainability Achievement Award (2017), Illinois State University Team Excellence Award (2019), and Illinois State University Registered Student Organization Civic Engagement Award (2023).

 

Fix it Friday

 

How It Works

Stop by our Repair Shop or at one of our scheduled campus or community events with an article of clothing in need of a basic fix. Our volunteers will repair it on the spot.

We offer quick repairs such as mending a hole or sewing on a button. We don't do major alterations or repairs, but there are several places around town that can help.

 

The Fix It Friday booth at Festival ISU.
Fix It Friday sign that reads 'clothes worth wearing are worth repairing'.
A student sews a button onto a shirt.
Three ladies holding first place Team Excellence Awards.

Keep Your Clothes Out of the Landfill

The fashion industry is one of the worlds biggest polluters. Fix It Friday helps decrease the amount of clothing and textile waste that end up in landfills. It also reduces the amount of clothing donated to overseas secondhand markets which can be detrimental to their economy and our environment.

Get Involved

  • Volunteer

    Any Illinois State student can volunteer to be part of a Fix It Friday. All you need is a basic understanding of sewing.

    Sign up to volunteer

  • Host Your Own Clothing Repair Event

    We're willing and eager to offer our services at your next event.

    Email us for more details

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