#diy mending

[oliver-the-raggedy-doctor]

I am very attached to my shoes, and I keep repairing them as they have issues and I think at some point they are going to become the Shoes of Theseus

The shoelaces are from the waistband of my pajama pants

[janerhoadesart]

My dad gave me these ripped jeans he’s had from at least 2005. In pants years, this means they’re ANCIENT. I wore them for a while as is because they’re super comfy and always look great on me!

But the time came for me to mend them to extend their life… Pants Life Support if you will…

I’m making a couple other pairs of pants that are too short into cut offs, and so I used pieces of the leftover legs to mend these ones.

The technique that makes cool patterns is called sashiko, a Japanese form of mending and embroidery that came about due to extreme poverty during the Edo period. Fabric was expensive and this was a beautiful way to mend what you already had to save money and preserve precious clothing and blankets. Some garments have survived for decades or even a hundred years, with many patches and panels of stitching.

[decentmonster]

some visible mending on a pair of pants I also bleached to look like skeleton legs :) the first time I've ever done a patch like this.

[clothless-sock]

Added some pizzazz while fixing up two little holes in my Janis Joplin tee! The scrap fabric I had matched the color of the shirt PERFECTLY, it’s totally wild.

[kalikai]

3ds midframe has arrived and ohhhh lord I am so fucking nervous about doing this. 😵‍💫

This is an "I can't operate on that man he is my own son" situation.

I have taken my meds and am about to eat lunch, and then I should be in the right frame of mind to attempt this surgery.

Oh god I am scared.

[janerhoadesart]

I absolutely love these socks. However, it only took a few months to wear a hole in the toe.

But luckily catching a worn spot before it turns into a hole is a much easier mend with Swiss darning! With some scrap sock yarn, I just followed the existing threads in the worn spot to “re-knit” the area.

Mending what you have is always more sustainable and cheaper than simply throwing them away and getting new ones. Especially with hand knit socks, I want to preserve them as long as possible!

[janerhoadesart]

More sashiko inspired patches and mending!

I didn’t know that the traditional way to do a sashiko mend is to stitch the patch with the pattern and and then attach the patch to the clothing… but i still think it looks really cool! And it should still be plenty strong lol.

[janerhoadesart]

Maybe it’s not very glamorous, but I love doing little mends like this. This is one of my husband’s favorite sweaters, but I noticed a little tear the other day.

Darning this took about 15 minutes. Now the sweater will last even longer!

Inside of the sweater is on the left, outside is on the right.