Here is a growing list of repair shops I know of across the US! Please email me if you have someone to add :).

WASHINGTON

• larrabeegearworks.com (Bellingham)

• Switchback Repair (Seattle)

• The Fxry (Seattle)

• Tentpole Technologies (Vancouver)

• Gear Repair (Mt. Vernon)

• Sandy and Vale’s Shoe Repair (Bellingham)

• Dave Page Cobbler (Seattle)

• Swansons Shoe Repair (Seattle)

OREGON

• Rugged Thread (Bend)

• The Gear Fix (Bend)

• Mountain Soles and Outdoor Threads (Portland)

• Skunk Mountain Sewing (Eugene)

• Eugene Gear Traders (Eugene)

• JD's Shoe Repair (Baker City)

MONTANA

• Superbloom Gear Repair (Whitefish)

• Get Out There Gear & Repair (Red Lodge)

• Montana Gear Repair

IDAHO

• Needle & Shred (Victor)

CALIFORNIA

• Suay (Los Angeles)

• Beowulf Industrial Sewing (Grass Valley)

ALASKA

• Apocolypse Design (Fairbanks)

ARIZONA

• threadedtogether.org, (Flagstaff)

COLORADO

• Boulder Mountain Repair (Byers)

• Gear Restore (Thornton)

• Stitch Lines (Englewood)

• Feral (Denver)

• Black Bear Repair (Denver)

• San Juan Sewing (Durango)

UTAH

• Gear Healer (Salt Lake City)

NEW MEXICO

• Zoe Patches (Albuquerque)

WYOMING

• Rip n' Stitch Gear Repair (Jackson)

ALABAMA

• Little Mountain Repair (Homewood)

TENNESSEE

• Emergency Gear Repair (College Grove)

• Wabi Wear Repair (Knoxville)

MINNESOTA

• Bolt West (Duluth)

• Duluth Gear Exchange + Zipper Fixer (Duluth)

• Repair Lair (Minneapolis)

• George's Shoe Repair (Minneapolis)

WISCONSIN

• Rip & Stitch Sewing Co. (Washburn)

VERMONT

• Sand Box‍ ‍(Burlington)

• Hedgehog Mountain

That’s a hard question to answer. Every brand makes tens to hundreds of products, some good and some bad. I prefer to teach people how to recognize good products, regardless of the brand. And of course, before you buy a new product, make sure you can’t find a high quality used one. Old stuff was simply made better, and there’s already A LOT of things in the world.

I created a zine to help you identify better clothing and gear, which you can download HERE.

You can also download instructions for how to fold a zine HERE.

I you prefer a comic-strip style web-version, that’s also HERE

Podcasts I Love:

Clotheshorse Podcast (I also follow her on instagram, love her posts)

Articles of Interest (her podcast is available on Spotify, I especially recommend the series about ‘Gear‘

Workshops!

Sew-it Sunday is every Sunday at my shop. Free sewing help on whatever you like! Donations accepted, especially if you use my supplies.