There was a small stain on my niece’s hoodie. I was just going to do one flower but I enjoyed it so much, I kept going!

You can see the stain in the first pic: small red mark on the right. My helper wasn’t much help but I love having my 22 year old cat on my lap! I added a tiny ant too, since I’m her aunt and all. And I redid the bee because the first one looked wonky.

The back is atrocious. I’ll add some fusible interfacing this afternoon.

She better like it or else!

I thrifted this jacket ages ago and it only had four buttons left when I got it. I finally decided to replace them all! I’ve done eight so far (including the sleeve cuffs) and have two more to do (the pockets). My darning skills are slowly but surely improving and I’m fairly pleased with how this one came out. It’s a great use for the hoard of multicolored thread I’ve been sitting on for years.

I still have a few more major repairs to do on this jacket (notably the seam by the buttons and covering the sleeve cuffs which are quite ripped up) and I have yet to finish putting patches on the back, but I’m getting closer and closer to where I want it to be every day!

The yellow stitching behind is the stitches I used to repair the hole. This is my second attempt at visible mending, I do a lot of embroidery, but it’s all the preset kits. It was fun getting to play around with my own design and colors.

I had done a simple patch prior, which was unfortunately in a bright yellow. My kid was not convinced the pants were fixed because of this, so I had to devise a new plan: Butterfly patch!

This was tricky since the pants are really leggings, and quite stretchy. I know this will become a weak spot because of the lack of stretch is gives compared to rest of the material, but at least they're wearable again!

A belt loop tore a hole in my jeans. Now I have a shrimp friend on my hip. Handmade with chain stitch embroidery.

The bottom of my favorite tote bag was getting dirty and worn out so I used some scrap denim from old jeans to make a new bottom after cutting away the old part; and I also reinforced the attachment of the straps (although they are slightly uneven hahaha)

I used a felled seam stitch to join the old and new together on my Viking Jade 20 (best purchase I’ve ever made, it was half off at my nearest retailer bc of the Joann’s bankruptcy, would highly recommend looking into discounted models of this in person if you are looking for a better machine)

The spring rains are here, and Firefly tore her dog raincoat while chasing a rabbit today. I gave it a quick patch with some tenacious tape I had on hand from a backpack repair I did last year. Then I decided to grab some sharpies and personalize it.

I have no idea if the writing will hold up very long, but for now at least I think it's kinda cute! And done in time for her evening outdoor play time. Forgive the poor lighting; the rain is still coming down lol.

Hiyah, first post, so hope this is ok. Here is a really easy way of putting a loop on something you want to hang up. It takes seconds, and is easy enough even if you don’t find sewing very easy. Sorry the pictures are a bit large. I don’t know what it’s called, is there a name for it?

Hiyah, first post, so hope this is ok. Here is a really easy way of putting a loop on something you want to hang up. It takes seconds, and is easy enough even if you don’t find sewing very easy. Sorry the pictures are a bit large. I don’t know what it’s called, is there a name for it?

I was directed here from the quilting sub reddit and they said yall should be able to help me out. So I busted up the edge of a quilt I just bought and was wondering how i should go about fixing this. Ive never fixed clothes or anything before so any help would be appreciated!

The fabric is very thin and fragile and I'm not experienced. I'm very attached to this jacket and would love to try and save it. I worry that I'll just end up creating new holes.

Hey y'all, does anyone know about or how I can find more information about this technique in some Japanese fashion companies that use boro?

Mainly I'm having little luck (I think for lack of proper terms) finding out what it's called and how they seeming blend different types of denim to look flush or almost like 1 piece of fabric as pictured. I can't tell if it's literally just denim scraps that are boro'd thoroughly to achieve that effect or if they piece together different pieces of denim like it's a quilt.

Any thoughts, ideas, or knowledge on this would be much appreciated

The strap is no longer the same size so I can’t glue it back or anything. Anyone know where I am able to buy the strap from or fix it with something?

I've had this flannel for easily 10 years and wore it daily with the sleeves rolled up for much of that time. Eventually the elbows and rolled edges started to wear, so I stopped wearing it and retired it for a while. The other day I decided it deserved some attention once again and tried my hand at some simple patches!

Next time I think I'll finish the patches by rolling the edges, especially on a cuff like this since I wear them rolled up. But overall I'm super happy with the result and can't wait to wear this flannel again!

I’ve got all these holes in my work T-shirts, but I’ve never done mending on stretchy fabric before, only denim or cotton - is there something important I need to do for mending this type of material? Should I use a similar stretchy fabric for the patch or do I use a stable layer like cotton? All advice gratefully appreciated!

The right knee was done first and the second after I got some new supplies. That with practice made the process smoother. I’m so happy with the results, I’ll have to borrow these jeans once in a while 😊

Placed a patch on the inside of the pants and then tacked it down with some ginkgo leaves! (also some faux darning in the spots that the leaves didn't cover).

Hi guys! I need some help.

I've been through a lot in my life and my Rosie has been with me through it all. I stopped sleeping with her a couple of years ago because I was worried about her falling apart. I don't think she'll ever be strong enough for that again, so I'm mostly okay with her sitting on a shelf once she's repaired but I would like to cuddle her occasionally.

I was thinking that mending Rosie could help me heal a part of my inner child. While I've gone through a lot of therapy for my trauma, I still feel disconnected from my childhood. I think spending time mending Rosie and making her whole again would help me reconnect with it.

I'm just not sure where to start. I've sewn my whole life, but mending is new to me. She's quite threadbare in places and her body fabric is quite thin. I'm thinking her fabric may need to be reinforced, but I'm not sure how to go about that without taking her entirely apart lol. (If I have to I will, but that seems really scary tbh).

So, tl;dr: how do I go about mending Rosie? I'm not sure where to start but I want to do it myself to help heal my inner child. ❤️

Unsure of what the fabric composition is as it is an extremely old item (older than me at least, I’m in my early 20’s). Mending it for my mother as it was gift from my grandma who recently passed away.

As this area is extremely thin, I’m not sure what’s best to do. The surrounding area seems to be intact.

I was initially thinking of using Sashiko or embroidering flowers over the top and adding reinforcement on the back but open to any other suggestions!!

My son’s hoodie is falling to pieces. He loves this hoodie. I’m going to use it as my classroom to teach myself sashiko and all the other cool things I see happening on here 🪡