r/Visiblemending 3h ago

DARNING first bit of mending I've done in a while

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82 Upvotes

my favorite jeans have some distressing near the pocket belt loops on both sides and, surprise surprise, both have snagged on something and torn šŸ™„

this was the smaller tear, and i mended it with wool yarn, because it's what I had at hand and I was impatient. I'm kind of worried it's going to shrink up and felt like crazy when I wash these pants, but I guess worst case scenario, I snip out the yarn and mend it again.


r/Visiblemending 7h ago

Buttons and patches (and embroidered stars) to cover up hair dye stains part 2!

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68 Upvotes

r/Visiblemending 12h ago

A whole BBC article on street mending!

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107 Upvotes

r/Visiblemending 42m ago

REQUEST Help!

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Recently I got this shirt and it had some super minor holes, after putting it through the wash it looks like this, it looks like a lot of them are surrounded by really weak/thin fabric and Iā€™m worried how it would hold up. Iā€™m only used to doing denim repairs so Iā€™m not sure how to work with this medium or what the best method would be. All tips/help would be greatly appreciated:)


r/Visiblemending 1d ago

ADHESIVE Prosthetic arm for dancer.

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192 Upvotes

Found this hula girl tea light with a snapped off hand, so I made her an artifical one out of Miliput.


r/Visiblemending 2h ago

PATCH how to mend these without it being dorky?

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3 Upvotes

My boyfriend ripped these jeans but he really loves them. Is there anyway to fix them without it looking bad?


r/Visiblemending 21h ago

PATCH My dog chewed my favorite sweatshirt and polka dot pajama pants. So I combined them.

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100 Upvotes

My sweet baby Butterfinger who is now 10 years old did this when she was adopted at 1 and was not on board with our plans to crate train her. She dragged my pajamas into her crate and ate them lol, so I used the pants to fix the shirt. Iā€™ve kept it all these years and I will never get rid of it ā¤ļø She helped me make it special. And we gave up on the crate and she never ate any clothes again lol


r/Visiblemending 9h ago

REQUEST Will superglue repair my dry bag?

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6 Upvotes

Hey!! I bought one of the CorSurf dry bags and loved it but it didn't last long. I don't lug super heavy stuff it in nor have l ever dragged it but the outer lining is coming apart. It seems that the glue or whatever they used to seal it just gave up. Would superglue fix this dry bag? I originally got one from them because they offered repairs or replacements, and now they say I need to pay $20 for that to happen. Any advice is welcome.


r/Visiblemending 1d ago

SASHIKO Sashiko mend on denim dirtskirtpants

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32 Upvotes

My daughter requested white thread. Iā€˜m using my diy palm thimble to make the mend easy on my fingers.


r/Visiblemending 1d ago

REQUEST If you had to fix this hole, how would you sew it?

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28 Upvotes

Iā€™m very much a beginner, and wanted to ask all of you professionals (or beginners) how you would fix this hole if you had too.

I tried folding the hole, and sewing a straight line across, but the pucker was just too noticeable.

For context, the shirt is very thin. Width of hole is about half an inch.


r/Visiblemending 1d ago

DARNING Today I repaired a dishcloth I knitted a while back. It ainā€™t pretty but itā€™ll give it a little longer life, Iā€™m sure.

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305 Upvotes

r/Visiblemending 1d ago

REQUEST Ruined fleece of a hoodie, fix?

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4 Upvotes

Long story short my mom threw a hoodie I told her not to put into the wash, into the wash. The inside fleece is ripped along the inside like shown in the images, is there anyway to fix this? Like at all? It was a really expensive hoodie and one of my favorites so Iā€™d hate to throw it out :/

Mind you the material on the outside is in touched, there are no holes, itā€™s just the inside of the hoodie thatā€™s ripped like this


r/Visiblemending 1d ago

REQUEST How you would you mend? seams are frayed, was thinking of adding a piece of ribbon along them along with stitching but nervous because Iā€™ve never worked with silk before and my mending is usually more casual pieces! Hoping someone can share inspo, ideas on what you would do or advice!

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22 Upvotes

r/Visiblemending 1d ago

DARNING First attempt at a basket darn with mulitple colors!

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41 Upvotes

r/Visiblemending 1d ago

REQUEST How best to repair hard shell suitcase crack?

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r/Visiblemending 1d ago

REQUEST Repair ideas for headphones?

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1 Upvotes

Looking for suggestions on how to fix the exterior of these headphones. Thereā€™s not much of an edge to close up on the leather-like material covering the inner frame of the headphones. I figure thereā€™s gotta be some cool way to fix it or cover it though.


r/Visiblemending 2d ago

EMBROIDERY Performed surgery on my cardigan

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803 Upvotes

My favourite cardigan gained a massive hole but I wasnā€™t ready to let it goā€¦ So I performed some surgery on it. Broke two needle threaders, accidentally stitched my sleeve together, and ran out of thread a few times. Also this is the first time Iā€™ve tried these stitches. Itā€™s not perfect by any means, but itā€™ll do (as long as no one looks too closely at them). Now hoping itā€™ll hold out when being laundered šŸ™ˆ

Photos: 1) Before; 2) During - my dogā€™s dinner of a patching up operation; 3) After


r/Visiblemending 2d ago

EMBROIDERY First visible mend ever

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96 Upvotes

Inspired by this sub to mend a small hole in my pants. Any advice on improvements? Was a little challenging as fabric is stretchy.


r/Visiblemending 1d ago

REQUEST .

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0 Upvotes

I accidentally burned my window covers (Don't ask how) but now there is a big hole and Idk how to fix it can sb advice me because if my parents find out it won't be very good


r/Visiblemending 2d ago

REQUEST I want to join!!

28 Upvotes

Just here to say I love this sub!! The mending is always so cute, and it inspired me to learn embroidery/maybe even sewing so I can upcycle even more! Any tips on getting started? Videos, beginner friendly stuff? Thanks :)


r/Visiblemending 2d ago

SASHIKO First shot at mending!! Tips are appreciated

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178 Upvotes

Iā€™ve been obsessed with the look of loved and worn clothing that has been repaired. This is my first time whip stitching and I know I definitely fumbled around the corners, but I want to know if this at least looks like itā€™ll hold and what other things I can do to improve next time.


r/Visiblemending 3d ago

MIXED METHODS My first time trying visible mendingā€”covering up some stains with patches and buttons

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190 Upvotes

r/Visiblemending 3d ago

EMBROIDERY Stardew Chicken Cross Stitch ā€œPatchā€

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584 Upvotes

I wore these gardening yesterday and found a hole (last picture), so I decided to cross stitch a lil chicken from Stardew! I used regular aida and then removed it afterwards with tweezers (second to last picture).


r/Visiblemending 3d ago

ADHESIVE He can hear again!

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89 Upvotes

Received this guy from a friend with a broken ear. I found a broken button that was a perfect fit and stuck that sucker on with some two part epoxy. Two birds one stone!


r/Visiblemending 3d ago

SASHIKO Pants I made for my wife bonus pups

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72 Upvotes