The Stain Clinic: New New Patch is coming to the barbie

Stained top? We've got you. Logo you don't love? Cover it. Boring shirt? Make it theirs.

Meet Prue Linehan, Australian founder of New New Patch and inventor of Sticker Patches — washable peel-and-stick fabric patches that help families keep kids' clothes in use for longer.

No sewing. No ironing. Just peel and stick. And they last in the wash.

It started with one blueberry stain

That's genuinely how it began — one blueberry stain, and then three years of research and development. The idea was simple enough to say and hard enough to pull off: make repairing and personalising the kids' clothes you already own as easy as buying new ones.

Anyone who has quietly binned a perfectly good t-shirt over one stubborn mark will understand exactly why that matters.

The Stain Clinic is coming to the barbie

At the Big Aussie BBQ, Prue is bringing her Stain Clinic to life.

Bring along a clean, dry, 100% cotton kids' garment (ages 3+) and she'll transform it on the spot into your child's new favourite — just in time for back-to-school.

No appointment needed. Walk-ins welcome. ✨

Have a look

Photos: Katt Jones

Find the clinic on the day

Look for New New Patch at the Big Aussie BBQ on Saturday, August 15. Pack a cotton tee in the bag with the sunscreen and the picnic rug — you'll be walking home with something your kid actually wants to wear.