Decorative mending

What you need to know before mending your clothing.

Embroidery is a great way to personalize your clothes, but you can also mend and repair holes with embroidery using this video tutorial

There are numerous ways to protect the environment, and it's up to us to choose the most suitable methods to contribute and help our planet. This is especially crucial now, given the many factors contributing to climate change and the degradation of our beloved Mother Earth.

How do you decide which darning/mending technique to use? Some questions to consider: -is the patch going to be visible or will it blend in? -what type of garment are you repairing? -how much time do you want to spend mending? When it comes to mending, there is never an exact yes or no answer. It is (almost) always th

Check out this curated list of creative ways to mend a hole! Lots of visible mending ideas for saving clothes from the landfill.

Creative ways to mend jeans - some of these are really pretty!

What a difference being healthy can make.... A week in bed can really warp your world view. March in Maine is a pretty hard time to begin with, grey and brown, cold, interminable. And the one time of the year I come down with colds.... I had the good company o

What is sashiko? Sashiko, meaning "little stabs" is a Japanese style of stitching. In traditional Japanese mending, sashiko is a style of hand stitching used to repair textiles or to create layers for added warmth in working garments. It is creating small repeating stitches that form a pattern, the patterns often inspi

Check out this cool Norwegian sweater, which is a finalist in the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize competition and on display...