Choosing the right jeans Most of the mending projects I share are pretty extreme examples of patching using sashiko inspired mending techniques combined with my own stitching style. The examples that I share are either my own jeans or those that I've found while shopping at thrift/secondhand shops and garage sales. Whe
Embroidery is a great way to personalize your clothes, but you can also mend and repair holes with embroidery using this video tutorial
Essential Hand Sewing Stitches. Running Stitch. Backstitch. Blanket Stitch. Whip Stitch. Cross Stitch. Pickstitch. Catchstitch. Invisible Stitch
Pro Tips with Sarah Neubert | Discover the art of visible mending and how it can revitalize your furniture. In collaboration with fiber artist Sarah...
Sashiko is a Japanese hand-sewing style that was originally used by working class people as a means to mend used clothing and household items. But it is so much more than that! The even, geometric patterns of sashiko create a beautiful decorative effect, so that they go beyond being purely practical
Introduction: An hour or two after I put up the last post on mending, I got a phone call from New York. My friend Alice is a retired textile conservator. We were good friends when I lived in the We…
Try these three visible mending techniques! Don't be afraid to wear your clothes on big adventures! When you get a stain or a rip, grab your mending kit and give them a little TLC.
Sashiko is a Japanese hand-sewing style that was originally used by working class people as a means to mend used clothing and household items. But it is so much more than that! The even, geometric patterns of sashiko create a beautiful decorative effect, so that they go beyond being purely practical
What you need to know before mending your clothing.
There are numerous ways to protect the environment, and it's up to us to choose the most suitable methods to contribute and help our planet. This is especially crucial now, given the many factors contributing to climate change and the degradation of our beloved Mother Earth.
Discover how to mend a shirt with this case study on one of my linen shirts. Learn about patching and see the results of my visibly mended shirt!
Learn how to do visible mending of clothes using a Speedweve Darning Loom. How to mend clothes and enhance them!
Visible clothes mending resources from across the internet
Sashiko borduren uitleg voor beginners Een trend in de borduurwereld: Sashiko borduren en visible mending. Deze eeuwenoude Japanse borduurkunst is gemakkelijk te leren. Het levert snel resultaat op en je maakt er prachtig textielwerk mee. In deze tutorial leggen we je de basis van het Sashiko borduren uit. We delen onze aanbevelingen voor Sashiko materialen.
A detailed step by step mending jeans by hand tutorial with photos. Use hand embroidery running stitch for mending denim.
I did some visible mending on a very old pair of RTW jeans and here are the details with lots of photos.
I'm tackling some of those bothersome small holes that appear on t-shirts with some quirky and colourful visible mending.
Wear your favorite clothes longer with these tips for fixing tears, patching holes, sewing buttons, and more.
Learn to sew a Ladder stitch (invisible stitch) by hand. The Ladder stitch is great for closing seams and repairing holes in clothes.
Make Do and Mend (1943) I heard of "Make do and mend" years ago - as a concept. More recently, I was exploring my mending resources and I realized I did not have a copy of any British pamphlets from the World War II era when "Make Do and Mend" was a thing. Obviously I googled away, but it was not available anywhere I could find. Then it dawned on me I could just buy it, because such pamphlets were widely distributed. Reproduction prints are available but it's not worth it, because the real thing is available for less. So I bought a 1943 copy from ebay.co.uk, then I scanned it and cleaned it up for you. For YOU, dear reader. (If you're wondering, copyright has expired.) That's right: free, downloadable, and printable! Read or download the free MAKE DO AND MEND now! Make Do and Mend Crown copyright, 1943 Prepared for the Board of Trade by the Ministry of Information Context This pamphlet "Make Do and Mend" was published while the UK was fighting the Nazis in WWII. Many everyday products that were imported to the country, like food, became scarce due to submarine attacks on cargo ships. At the same time, local production was focused on supplying the soldiers on the front line. Everything from wool for uniforms, silk for parachutes and maps, leather for boots, metal for munitions, rubber for tires, even soap and paper -- everything you could think of -- became hard to find, expensive, and even rationed. As a result of the war, householders had to "make do" with things they already had. Decorative gardens were plowed under to become vegetable gardens, new fashions a thing of the past, and everyone had to get good at repairing things or making do without. The booklet I have uploaded is focused on mending clothing. Lots of different things are covered, from repairing holes and wear in everything from stockings to overalls to towels; repurposing larger clothes into smaller clothes; modifying too-small or worn-out clothes to extend their life; and unpicking knitted items to reuse the woolen yarn in something else. There are a few things to keep in mind. For starters, all clothes at the time were made of natural fibers or rayon (a semi-synthetic fiber made of wood). So all those great indestructible polyester fabrics you see in disco suits at the thrift store were not around during the war. Also, women were "traditionally" expected to do all the household labor and had to know how to: sew items from scratch and make repairs; knit; crochet; and make or at least embellish other items like hats. Not to mention do all the laundry for the household along with all the ironing (this helped extend the life of garments) and you know... all the other chores. Cooking, gardening, tidying, shopping, keeping up the utilities, organzing repair specialists (for machines, carpentry, etc)... All of it. So there's your context! I find the topic of wartime making-do to be pretty interesting, so if you have any questions please, the comment area is open!
Learn how to darn a sweater easily, all you need is a needle, yarn and an embroidery hoop! Darning a sweater is a slow relaxing process, not a chore to be rushed! Imagine the joy
Want to start Patching Clothes? Click here now to learn about the 4 secrets mentioned on top lifestyle blog, Design Mom, to a well-mended wardrobe!
I last wore my little brown suit eleven years ago. I dug it out to wear and discovered a moth hole in the sleeve. I decided to attempt invisible mending to fix the hole.
With these tips, you'll be able to create beautiful projects with your slow stitching. Ways to plan before you begin an improv quilt or stitched piece and ideas for how to fix a project you don’t love (which can happen in our work at times and becomes a 'learning' for the next piece).
Quilts by Paula Fleischer, political and otherwise
Um.... I think this has been a difficult fix for me. We have curtains at home that are sheer enough to let in the light but not trap the heat. It got torn in a number of places but I didn't notice until I took them down for a wash (yes, I've made a small step towards Spring cleaning this year!). I personally think sheer fabric is difficult to mend. My mind was set on getting the thinnest interfacing and then just ironing it on to the torn places, but when I got to China Town yesterday afternoon, nothing seemed appropriate - they were either too thick or the colour didn't match that of the curtains (mine are off-white / grey). I decided to use nail polish and some good old sewing. Why Nail Polish? When stockings and tights were still part of the fashion scene, women would use nail polish to prevent any holes from getting bigger or to prevent any runs. It was very useful in those days particularly if you wore skirts or court shoes with the stockings. I decided to apply nail polish in this mend to reinforce the area. Sew the Tear Together Once the nail varnish had dried I sewed the tear together. I used thread that was a shade darker in colour than the fabric - I tried to match it but couldn't find anything suitable. As a general rule, try to match the colours! Here it is! I was very happy with the first one I did, but the next few (probably because they are bigger) didn't turn out too well. I think if I had paid attention to the curtains and fixed them while they were small tears I wouldn't have these glaringly obvious streaks, but then these are curtains, and no one really looks at curtains up close do they now? Now my question is, what happens if these tears are on a sheer garment? How would you mend them then? This is part of the Fix It Friday series! Don't forget to pop over to Little Did You Know and see what she's been up to with her mending. Until next Friday!
Now that I'm laundering and mending for four instead of just one, my pile of mending just grows and grows. I usually just ignore it, but I've developed a plan to try to put a dent in it. I'm going to make it a goal to mend at least one item every Monday (my usual laundry day). Some days the mending job might be pretty complex, and other days it might be as simple as sewing on a button. I'm going to try to share my results here, and I invite you to join me in "Mending Mondays" if you like. :) It is really satisfying to put an unusable piece of clothing back into circulation instead of tossing it or buying a new one. I am so pleased with my first project. About two years ago, I gave Douglas some linen pants from Old Navy for summer wear, and just this month they developed a rather large hole near the front pocket (where he usually carries his wallet). I also later found a hole on the knee, too. They really do fill a hole (haha) in his wardrobe so I didn't want to just toss them or spend $30-35 on a brand new pair. I decided to try darning them, which I ended up doing by machine. First I snipped away the fuzzy threads, then cut out a square of muslin which I pinned over the hole, from the inside of the pants. I then hand-basted the muslin in place so I wouldn't be bothered with pins when I was darning. Now, my machine (Bernina Activa 240) actually has a darning program, which I used to go over the hole several times until it was completely covered (I also went beyond the margins of the hole, as I could tell the threads were weak there). My darning program starts the needle at the far left of the foot, stitches straight as far as you want, and then once you press the 'reverse' button, it will move the needle to the right a small amount and backstitch. When it reaches the original starting point, it will change direction again, and so on, until the needle is as far to the right as it can go. Then you can simply lift the presser foot and repeat as needed, until the hole is completely covered! Once that was done, I flipped the pants inside out and trimmed away the excess muslin. Now, of course I took close-up photos to show you the results, so you can see the mending, but I guarantee you wouldn't notice it at all when my husband is wearing the pants. (I tested this by asking a friend if she could tell where I had mended them!) The thread blends in so well, and I believe that is key -- use a very exact thread match. If your machine doesn't have a darning function, you can still give this a try -- consult this YouTube video which basically uses the same method as mine, only zig-zagging back and forth instead of using the darning program. Do you have any clothing that could see new life, given the darning treatment?
