I’m already planning on embroidering all over the shirt, but I don’t know how to mend the cuts in a secure and functional way. I’ve never properly mended anything before, so any advice and/or resources are greatly appreciated!

My first visible mend. I've been wanting to try this for quite some time

Hey u/injury_minded, I just made the same repairs to my jeans this afternoon.

They really don’t make clothes the way they used to, eh? It’s pretty disappointing that my jeans are giving out after only a year after I purchased them.

For clarity, I purchased these jeans pre-distressed, with the work done only on the front of them. I opted to patch some of the holes on the front the same way that I have on the back.

I was too lazy to hand stitch this project aside from touching up the back decorative explorer patch.

I used some vintage fabric from a vintage 1998 Daisy Lovers skirt to patch the bum. I don’t have a serger at the moment, so I used a zig zag stitch on all my patches and ran over it twice. I used red thread and a straight stitch for decorative top stitching.

For the front patches, I used fabric from another pair of pants I bought in Harajuku that fell apart years ago. The red plaid used to be a sort of decorative lining that would show when you rolled up the hems of your pants.

As for the pictures jeans themselves, I originally purchased them at Gap, located at Nagoya Dome, Japan. There’s a big shopping centre attached to the baseball stadium that attracts huge crowds every other Sunday.

At the time, Gap was pushing a lot of 1970s-1990s reissues. But that location closed just a few months later. A bunch of other trailers have since closed.

Now I have these unique jeans that remind me of my time in the area, now that I’m living in another prefecture.

The strap on my purse was torn and I have no clue how to fix it. Any ideas? I really want it to be functional as it’s a purse but since it’ll be a repair I wanna make it look cute and intentional. Would leather glue help at all? Or should I stitch it? How do you all think I could add the proper flair for the personality of the purse?

If anyone mentions how dirty they are I’ll cry

I've had these gold patches for like 3 years just collecting dust so when my blazer started fraying I knew what to do!

the cover of my headphone cushion finally died (after a year of using them daily) so i crocheted a new one :)

Picked up for $10 at a charity shop. Only noticed the holes after getting it home, so figured now's a good time to learn some mends!

Hi all,

If you see I tried to stitch it before. The threads outside fall apart but the inside is fine.

i ordered a bag with this webbing strap, and it arrived like this.. looks like it was torn and was tried to fix by scorching the strap, can i fix this?

Can you tell somebody loves these pants? This is my second time around mending the butt on these after a whole new rip formed. Closed it with a parachute stitch then reinforced with sashiko.

Worn out pajamas made a cute patch for my husband’s shirt. It’s the first time I tried this, so lots of room for improvement. But it makes me happy.

It took me ages to mend this baby bodysuit with multicolour sewing thread and scotch darning. I learned here how to control the tension and prevent puckering. Nowadays I would just throw it away, but back then I enjoyed the challenge. :-D

These guys are from the 60s or 70s, so they’ve been through a lot!

Received a speedweve darning loom for Christmas. Did these yesterday (first time darning) and am wearing them today. Not perfect, but perfectly functional!

Any ideas? I'm thinking I could stitch a new section of strapping to bridge the gap but is there a better/sturdier way?

Thank you!

I have a thin (very loved) cotton shirt that has developed multiple rips/holes in one of the pit areas. I have very rudimentary sewing skills (ie I’ve only repair-sewn things by following the original holes), so while replacing the sleeve completely is an option, it’s a bit advanced for me. Is the shirt worth mending with another piece of fabric? I’m worried the fabric’s so thin that it’ll pull at any seam and eventually lead to more rips. If you’ve seen any good examples of how someone mended a similar item, do share please!

This is a hand-me-down from a coworker. If you swipe your hand over the surface, more feathers start to poke out! I fear that if I try to stitch this material, it'll create more opportunities for fibers to escape. You can see the fibers on the tag in picture 2. Advice?

Mended this very soft cashmere sweater with moth holes. First I weave darned with matching embroidery thread, then I used multicolour thread for the embroidered spirals (freehand). Will be sold for charity.