#clothes mending

[roseredsnow]

Couple mends I did yesterday.

Noticed a hole in my glove earlier in the day so that's the snowflake, then the other day found a hole in my 2019 Halestorm tour shirt so patched that up with their symbol in the ace colours (under the black bit), it's got another hole in the side but it's where the seam is so just going to go over that with my sewing machine.

#solarpunk #hopepunk #solar punk #vax'ildan #embriodery #asexual #clothes mending

[sketchmouse-art]

first attempt at visible mending. i started with stitching the edge of the hole and a denim patch (blue thread). i wanted to do a criss-cross pattern with the purple and green thread but the lines i drew on were hard to see so i ended up free-handing a lot.

i used embroidery thread because that's what i have on hand. i'm not sure if that the strongest option but if the stitching breaks, i'll just try again. the wrinkling in the denim bothers me a little; it's not so bad on the knee but i think for mending the inner thigh area it will be an annoying texture :p

#visible mending #clothes mending #sewing #i never threw out my worn out jeans because i was gonna recycle the fabric #then i started seeing sashiko and visible mending posts #i like not buying things and trying to be sustainable #and those were my most comfortable jeans so i wanna keep them if possible

[ashley--nicole]

A question to all sewists. I have been asked to mend these jeans, I have never mended jeans before. What would be the best way to go about this and are they even salvageable?

#sewing #hand sewing #sewing project #mending #clothes mending #clothes repair #clothes

[fastwiemagie]

Mending a torn coat pocket

I've got this black wool coat as a gift when I was 18 years old (my mum and grandma and greataunties pooled together for Christmas), it's from an Austrian designer and really well made. It's floor length and got a big hood aswell!

I've now owned this coat for 17 years already! It's expected to have some wear and tear. This year the one pocket finally tore apart and I had to do a repair job. I've decided against a new black pocket and did it in this gorgeous ornamental purple fabric.

I carefully seam ripped the old pocket, traced it onto paper and cut the new one. Pinned it in place and went to handsewing. I first stitched the pocket on, then carefully folded the seam allowance back and whip-stitched that down aswell. I like that I now have a repaired pocket and a hidden beautiful detail!

Bonus: my cat turning into a demon yawning.

#clothes mending #mending #mending clothes #quick clothes repair #repair your clothes #don't always post about mending #but imo it's important to show that too #the coat needs some more mending done anyway #lining of the coat needs to be repaired

[dumpster-divers-unite]

Here’s a sneak peak of the largest repair (and replace!) I’ve done to date 👀.

#recycled words #dumpster diving #trash to treasure #clothing mending #dumpster stories #reduce reuse recycle #zero waste living #zero waste #freeganism #clothing repair #backpack #backpack repair #visible mending #clothes mending #freegan #freegan lifestyle

[theworstcreature]

I somehow have a talent for staining/ruining my favorite shirts somebody kill me or give me tips on removing a mystery black stain from a shirt that’s already been washed and dried

The stain in question

#going to cry #actually I’ve already cried over these shirts enough #my black OKO one has a bleach stain #my cream TMM one has a small purple pen line #my orange neotheater one has some weird ass blackish stains on the shoulder/arm area #we have no clue how they got there #i swear it wasn’t there before #I just pulled it outta my closet and it had it #clothing #clothing repair #stains #getting stains out of clothing #clothing help #clothing stain #clothing stains #PLEASE HELP ME TUMBLR #hand sani didn’t work #neither did rubbing alchahol or plain ol soap and water #mending clothes #clothes mending #sewing

[thicc-astronaut]

I love seeing mending on clothes because it means the clothes have been used. They have been useful. And they are so useful that the owner wants to continue using them. Like professor’s jackets that need patches where the elbows have worn thin resting on a desk, or pants with patches on the back pocket because the wallet was sat on so often, or socks with darning on the heels. 

#clothes mending #visible mending

[starrythomas]

Fix

#The journal tag #Clothes mending #This is the third finger I've had to repair lol #These gloves get a lot of use

[raycatzdraws]

Local insomniac and amnesiac accidentally scare the ever living daylights out of each other for completely different and very personal reasons.

I like the headcanon that the chain end up sharing and learning each other's songs! (Whether on purpose or by accident in the case of Legend here. It also ties into how Wild knows a bunch of their songs in totk!)

As usual, there's some extras under the read more!

I started coloring and then decided not to! Anyways- Pink Link Pink Link! Wind and Legend are crafting~ Wind's making what I know from camp as a pirate's rope bracelet >:) (though the actual name of the craft is kumihimo!)

#linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu legend #lu wild #lu four #comic #Four as a voice of reason <3 #Four getting to be observant and a bit of a know-it-all <3 #Legend mending clothes <3 #Legend mending WIND's clothes <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[roseredsnow]

Short post cause at somepoint I'm gonna do a post with just all the ones I've done.

Sock darning is so satisfying

Like I'm still not doing it the neatest but I don't really care, most people aren't gonna see them anyway, but I love patching my ace socks with green thread and my aro socks with purple thread.

#solarpunk #hopepunk #aroace #asexual #sock mending #visible mending #clothes mending #darning #sock darning

[kikker-oma]

Wind has some role models🤭

#i think Wind is excited to grow and get stronger🤭 #hes got a group of 8 other strong men to look up to after all! #also #give the boys chest hair #except I only drew it on Wars and Sky #absolutely convinced Sky has a sleeper build #he looks so cuddly and soft #but he's STRONG and cuddly haha #Wars' sleeper build is a different variation #where he looks like a twig but actually is pretty musculat #i mean #all the links are pretty dang athletic and strong #so I feel justified #linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu fanart #lu warriors #lu sky #lu wind #lu twilight #lu legend #legebd had to mend their clothes lol

[cozypunkprints]

Finally got around to finishing this visible mending project from this fall.

#solarpunk #printmaking #punk patch #punk #diy fashion #blockprinting #punk patches #diy punk #patches #solarpunk fashion #eco fashion #visible mending #mending #clothing repair #sewing

[fastwiemagie]

I'm slowly going through my mending pile and darning away. It's very mediative for me (when I'm in the right state of mind). I've included some before pictures and then "after" darning.

You might think "why bother?". Mending your clothes can have many reasons. For me it's that I'm

very attached to all my clothes emotionally

want to make the most of the resorces used to create them & honour that & prolong their life as long as possible

new clothes cost money again

You also have to invest time and mental stress into finding the items you're looking for.

So I will repair as long as I can :) I'm showing my clothes love & care because they deserve it!

#diy #handmade #mending #repair your clothes #clothes mending #darning #darning thights

[dumpster-divers-unite]

Ripped cuffs!!

This was my dad’s jacket once upon a time, now passed down to me. It has lasted the trials of time, through many years of wear and tear, only to start breaking down. Everything breaks eventually; everything will break down to nothing at some point.

Us thrifty dumpster people? We know how to get the absolute longest use(s) out of anything.

Naturally, my hoard of cloth scrap is going to be put to use. I have an old square of fabric that matches the original jacket’s color nicely sense I refused to toss it. It’s not strong enough on it’s own to act as a replacement, so I’m going to layer it on top of another stronger jacket-like material.

#recycled words #clothing #scrap cloth #clothing repair #repair #waste not want not #clothing waste #cloth waste #mending #clothes mending

[justalittlesolarpunk]

Visible Mending

My grandmother sews up the elbows of my shirt.

Patched and patterned, in garish colours

Outlandishly clear. A kind of cloth kintsugi, saying

This is not that which was here before.

Ostentatiously altered, openly repaired,

A virtue signal, I accept, but will not apologise for.

I walk the streets with solarpunk written on my arms.

Andrew sews up the flaps of my skin.

Carefully sutured, his steady hands

Bear a duty of care. These marks will scar and harden,

Swallow stitches and leave stretch-pleats.

Even when the scabs have fallen,

I stand with a form all fixed and modified,

A body I stayed with, laboured over,

Though I could have chosen to throw it out.

I stand before the mirror with trans written on my chest.

Lined and changed, my biohacked body

And rescued clothes speak prophecy to a future

As yet unnamed. I carry them both as a promise.

One on the other, endlessly whispering,

Visibly mended and always the proof

That redemption is worth the price.

I rub oil into my scars and ask

My grandmother to teach me how to sew.

#solarpunk #transgender #poetry #top surgery #visible mending #transmaculine #clothing repair #cottagepunk #genderpunk #nonbinary #whew this is a vulnerable post and I’m scared

[dognonsense]

Patching up some holes in my sweatshirt

The holes are patched with beetle patches

#punk #diy #patches #diy patches #patch pants #patch hoodie #mending #mending clothing #upcycling #crust punk #diy punk #beetles #beetle patch #bugs #mending tiktok