some of my mends throughout the years

[u/gea___]

been wanting to show some of my mends (the one i found closer to me) - the green socks are/were my bf favourite and he thinks ive thrown them away after the last mend (ik theyre a lost cause, im gonna repair them again just for love, masochism, and because i have free will and this is better than biting people in the street, right?) and im gonna surprise him with them…sooner or later lol i’ve had the green pants for 12years, or as i like to say: they did more than 20000km of cycling with me. ill never throw them away, but now i just call them my project lol - they were also the first thing i repaired by myself (not counting stuff like buttons and such) all the rest is just normal everyday stuff - with the jeans i wanted something visible and hidden at the same time so i went with black sashiko which stays pretty hidden in the crotch but i can shows it off when i dont wear them.

my ex gf thought me how to repair stuff and it’s one of the many things i’ll never thank her enough for. we really are a museum of memory and love.

[u/Environmental-Fold22]

I've never had success mending the holes or worn spots in the crotch of my pants. They always tear almost immediately. Advice?

[u/gea___ → u/Environmental-Fold22]

i put a heavy duty cotton patch on the inside and sashiko on it :) it’s worked pretty well but if it’s always worth to put a way bigger patch than the damaged part, to cover for future wearing