Let’s get mending! We cover stitches to use when mending, different mending techniques, and the tools you need to be successful. We also share our mending experience and our favourite mending resources!
Photo credit: Meg McElwee from Sew Liberated
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Sam’s Mom, Laurie, modeling Helen’s Closet Patterns’ Arden Pants!
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Mending tools to consider:
- Patches/interfacing
- Thread
- Needles
- Thimble
- Scissors
- Pins
- Fabric pen/pencil/chalk
- Ruler
- Beeswax – to strengthen your thread!
- Darning Mushroom
- You can use a citrus fruit in place of a darning mushroom-like an orange!
Different hand-sewing stitches you can use in mending:
Different types of mending:
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- Embroidery mending
Photo credit to Pantsville Press
- Darning
- Swiss Darning
Swiss darning, also known as duplicate stitch, has lots of fun opportunities like these heart elbow patches noted on molliemakes.com!
- Machine Darning
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Book Resources mentioned in this episode:
Online resources mentioned in this episode:
- Visible Mending 101 by Spoonflower Blog
- The Art of Visible Mending by Bel Jacobs
- How to Fix Ripped Jeans with Visible Mending – Sashiko and Denim Patches by Closet Case Patterns
Preventative measures resources:
- 3 Ways to Make Underarm Sweat Guards
- How to Make a Waist Stay YouTube video by Threadora Gowns
- Fray Check
- Listen to our Episode 110: Seam Finishes episode to learn more about sewing strong seams, like flat felled seams or french seams!
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