Visual mending

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

Visible mending is not only a great way to give a beloved garment a new lease on life, it’s also a meditative exercise in creative expression and recycling! Join us for this special workshop to lea…

I’ve recently been asked to recommend threads to use for visible mending. There are a lot of variables in answering that question, so I decided to post a few pictures, describe the thread I used and share links to where you can order it without having to leave your desk!

Patch it, mend it, or darn it—visible mending is hot! Transforming a worn piece of clothing with vibrant stitchwork offers a great way to show off your handspun yarn.

It's like patches, but better.

Have you got a load of old clothes which are too sentimental to bin but too ruined to use? Using The Mending Directory, become inspired how you can salvage them and give them a new life. With over fifty patterns and ideas, there will be one to suit your item.

Repair torn clothing and make it beautiful in the process when you try these 10 methods for mending with hand embroidery.

When I was in St. Louis a few weeks back, my husband and I had brunch with a friend at the most delightful restaurant called Tree House . I...

Darning is basically small-scale weaving. It isn’t difficult but like anything else, it takes practice but is incredible satisfying. You will need to buy a darning mushroom, although I have…