Enjoy a challenge? Maybe you’re already a competent sewer. Our Kowtow Repair experts have put together a series of tutorials, to help you mend your Kowtow piece at home.
Kowtow Repair
Cherished clothes deserve to last a lifetime, so every Kowtow garment comes with the promise of free repair for all Collective Members.
Extending the life of your most loved garments is the perfect way to break the use and discard cycle of the linear fashion model. Subtle and purposeful repair techniques can help favourite items live with you longer, adding character and value.
Since the inception of our repair program in 2018, our in-house team have repaired over 1500 garments.
Join the Collective or login to your account to submit your repair.
A Journey of Repair
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Try Our Repair Tutorials
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Share Your Repair Skills
Share your at home repair and earn Collective points to spend with us. This is our way of thanking you for embracing a more circular approach to fashion.
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Not the 'Do It Yourself' Type? Send it to Us
We know mending something yourself can be a daunting task so if that’s not for you, send it to us or drop it in-store and we’ll repair it for you. Kowtow Repair is a free service for Collective members.
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We’ll Repair It
Once we receive your garment, our Kowtow Repair experts will mend it garment and send it back to you.
Learn direct from our Kowtow Repair experts
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How to Sew a Button
Learn how to sew a button back on to your favourite shirt, dress or pair of pants.
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How to Relink a Knitwear Seam
Sometimes, if you catch a piece of knitwear on something like a piece of jewellery or a rough surface, it can unravel and cause a small hole.
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How to Fix a Woven Tear
Some Kowtow pieces made from woven, non-stretch organic cotton like shirts, dresses and pants can sometimes have small tears occur. Here’s a technique to use on these woven fabrics to repair and enclose the tear, by only using a needle and thread.
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Learn the Art of Sashiko
For more complicated repairs, we prefer the Japanese patching technique of Sashiko to extend the life of our garments and reduce the impact on the planet by not only repairing it, but by adorning it.
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How to Fix a Knitwear Pull
Sometimes knitwear can get caught or snagged and create a pull, meaning the yarn has been pulled out of the stitch. The most important thing to know in this situation is to never cut these loose yarns! In this video, you’ll learn how to fix these.
