#mending

Mending instructions from an oldish book. One page has drawings of two kinds of darning: of a rip along the grain or a cut diagonal to the grain. The next page has details of a neat patch and a VERY neat patch. From _The New Encyclopedia of Modern Sewing_, ed. Blondin, 1946. The detailed text instructions are in replies to this post by soozcat ; I am very grateful! #mending

Acutely aware today that I can't repair the world. But at least I can mend t-shirts. #VisibleMending #repair #mending

Visible mending on a hoodie, replaced the cuffs, covered a hole in the sleeve and some glue stains on the pocket and covered the edges along the zipper that had some threadbare places. 🪡 #crafts #mending #visiblemending #mendingmatters #repair #slowfashion #repairwhatyouwear #sustainability #slowstitching #mendingclothes #stitchdontditch #repareren #kledingreparatie #duurzaam #duurzaamheid #verstellen #craftivism

Well, since I committed to tackling The Mending Pile, here it is (or here is the stuff I’m aware of). It’s for five different people! Three things are hand knits, two of them by me. Everything will need a very different technique. I’m tempted to start with the socks, since I have the original yarn and have re-heeled socks enough times that it isn’t much of a puzzle. #FinishOrFrogAlong #mending

Do you find it annoying when socks don't even last a single decade before getting holes in them? I used to sew them back together, but I recently realized that I don't need to. Socks tend to get thinner as they age and develop holes in different places. By wearing two socks on a single foot, the holes in each one are covered by the other and the overall thickness is correct. My partner has listened to me boast about this discovery one too many times, so I thought I should share it with Mastodon instead. #mending #sewing #clothing #socks

Darning or mending socks kept me sane during June's heat wave because it was a nice creative and repetitive thing to do. It also helped to have extra wearable socks when I had to postpone doing laundry because it would have made my place even more humid and hot. And it helped the planet because less socks were thrown away! https://echopublishing.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/summer-solstice-litha-old-midsummer-anti-heat-wave-cloud-sun-printing-free-mini-zine/ #darning #mending #sewing

Ah heck, the nightdress, 'twas borked! The bit under the arm tore quite a bit, so I slapped on a patch of random linen scrap with the edges turned under, whipstitched it on, and applied the bare minimum of quick embroidery to stop the torn bit underneath from wiggling so much. #Mending #VisibleMending #HandSewing

RE: https://mastodon.social/@vicgrinberg/116907695708020687 Beautiful work! #mending #sewing #creative

Ich bin schon eine weile hier (seit 2018, aber die instanz gibbet nich mehr). Ich suche leute, die mit #folkmusik #balfolk #wolle#garten #buendisch #Rudolstadtfestival #stricken #wollespinnen #mending#reparierenstattneu #linksgruen #queerness #feminismus #spiri etc was anfangen können und sich vernetzen wollen. Auf bluesky hab ich eine Bubble, aber da will ich eigentlich nicht so viel rumhängen, nicht nur wegen der Zeichenbegrenzung. gerne teilen :)

#BostonWeekend Fri REPAIR 3-7pm #FixitClinic at #BU #BostonUniversity - free #RepairCafe bring some broken stuff https://www.boston.gov/calendar/fixit-clinic-boston-university #boston #fixit #RightToRepair #mending #visibleMending #boston

It's shameful that a gallery such as this needs to exist, but we're grateful someone's put it together. https://pirg.org/edfund/resources/electronic-waste-graveyard/ "This database lists more than 100 tech products that have stopped working after manufacturers dropped support. It calculates the total weight of all these dead devices which have joined the 68 million tons of electronic waste disposed of each year." #RightToRepair #Mending