#mending

My oldest sister loves to crochet. A few years ago she went on a binge of making yarn baskets. She made so many, she decided to sell them at craft shops. Then she made several cute little dolls a couple

Early in June, one of the strings broke in our living room window blind. It had to be repaired or replaced. I knew of one man in our area who had repaired a blind for us several years ago, but when I called

When I was backpacking around all I had was the clothing in my pack and needed to make those clothes last as long as possible. That is when I first started patching & mending clothing.

There are so many factors contributing the the growing piles of garbage dotting this planet and I am willing to bet that the fashion industry is one of the main contributers. As someone who loves expressing

Y'all, the needlework miracles continue! Last week I finished a 30 year blanket project and this week I mended EVERYTHING in my mending pile??! IT IS THE END TIMES! 😂 Well I mean, that's what people are

This sock had holes at the ball of the foot and at the heel. Some sock wool and a darning needle will fix things. The picture above shows the long threads laid over the hole to form the warp for the weaving.

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Moths seem to have the same preference for cashmere than me, when it comes to clothes. The only difference is they eat it, and I wear it and try to keep up with their feast. My past week was taken up a

Snow on the roofs of the houses and your breath is following you like thick cloud of smoke. The nordic wind is howling all around. Suddenly you become aware of every tiny hole in your jumper that you could

Some of my favorite items in my wardrobe are the ones I have owned for nearly a decade. The textures and fabric hold so many memories as do the patches I put on them in order to keep them wearable. Hand

When I first began repairing clothes I kept all my tools in a drawstring bag, stuffed haphazardly in my backpack. As you can imagine, with time the threads became too tangled to use. The scissor poked

Mending clothing is to me, just as important to ecological fashion as buying from sustainable brands.

Removing my car fan blower motor

It's a #needleworkmonday miracle, because I actually pulled out a couple of things from the closet that needed repairing and I MENDED THEM, LIKE A GROWN UP. 😂 Please tell me I'm not the only one who puts

This is one of my favourite garments ever, so it was BIG cutting it in half! But this had to be done; there were too many seams stretched to breaking, and all the re-sewing had left it a tad misshapen...

Yesterday was the first real summer day, so supper was a super salad that went with a chicken off the Weber. Yes, I'm still bragging about my flowers. The garden is beginning to do her thing with more

Good morning hivers it your favorite fashion designer @jayblak.it been long i posted in this community base on the little surgery i embark on now am fully back with full vibes. Today i will be showing

The satisfaction and sense of accomplishment that comes with a successful sewing project is like no other.

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Ciao beautiful Needlework friends! I sewed up my trousers today - yippee! - I'd just bought them a week before at the 50c stall in the Saturday market, and then they ripped up the behind! This is the bum-seam