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Edmonton clothing repair cafe draws growing crowd amid affordability concerns

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  • Pearce Carpenter repaired holes in thrift store pants by stitching and adding new fabric to the legs.
  • The Human Ecology Clothing Repair Café has met monthly for five years at the University of Alberta.
  • Event coordinator Samantha Barrios Mendoza attributed recent attendance growth to the affordability crisis.
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