Make do and mend

Learn how to darn and mend your clothes like in the Edwardian era! 50+ tips on how to darn, mend, patch and refashion your clothes.

H and I are bringing a little 1942 into our lives by rationing our clothes, just like they did in World War Two. I made an error in my last post and allotted us each 66 coupons. However, I didn…

Practical Embroidery : Hand embroidery for mending. Decorative mending techniques and stitches : Embroidery for mending

The Imperial War Museums’ website has a really great collection of “Make Do and Mend” artwork, which was used in...

Creative visible mending projects, darning and Swiss daring, and creative mending techniques.

Learn Visible Mending for knitwear with a how-to book, mending workshops, tutorials and kits. Start repairing your knitwear with our helpful materials and darning wool.

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…

The environment and the impact that people have on it is one of the most important topics in today’s world. So it’s no surprise for a lot of people that the fashion industry is known as one of the most polluting industries. Having this in mind, a lot of brands, companies, and organizations have started initiatives and programs to make a positive change towards a better tomorrow.

4 easy ways to up your sewing game.

Mending jeans doesn't have to be a chore with these fast and easy hand-sewing techniques to repair holes, tears, and wear.

Make Do and Mend: A Sashiko, Embroidery and Visible Mending Workshop — Carlyn Clark

Advice for visible mending, including how to make sure you're using the right needle, how to choose colours for visible mending, and how to know if a garment or darning yarn will be durable. This is one of several blogs answering your mending and knitwear repair questions

Unravel threads from seams and hems to darn cloth materials Do not wait for holes to develop Repair where you can Renovate where you can't Mend all holes and tears before washing Thin spots should be reinforced with darning Rub gently if very dirty Tuck in frayed edges and stitch new folds together When patching use old material Men used to wear detachable collars on their shirts to avoid having to wash the shirt so frequently. Now we are used to wearing something once and then being able to…

Extend the life of your clothing with this creative sewing technique. All you need are a few basic sewing skills, thread and scrap material to get started — oh, and maybe a pair of ripped jeans.

Using elements of sashiko and embroidery in her visible mending, Erin Eggenburg shares clothing repair tutorials of how to extend the life of what you wear with simple mending techniques.