17th January 2024
Mending – darning, patching, replacing buttons and zips etc – helps clothes remain wearable longer. Repairs can be done – almost invisibly- or they can be made decorative and obvious.
Sewing skills improve with practice so you might want to begin with replacing a button or sewing up a hem, before trying your hand at replacing a zip or turning a shirt collar (taking off a worn collar, flipping it over and sewing it back, so that the worn side is now inside the fold).
Here are some previous posts – https://greentau.org/tag/darning/
https://greentau.org/tag/repairs/
And try this for decorative mending – https://blog.seasaltcornwall.com/decorative-darning/
https://www.marthastewart.com/1535789/sashiko-japanese-art-mending-fabric-visible-stitches
And this too may be of – https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/16/what-have-i-gained-by-learning-to-sew-great-clothes-and-a-clear-conscience?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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