https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:08:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116885 Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:39:31 +0000 hereforthecake 2116885@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooohhh I heard that too on Sunday and thought it sounded brilliant! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116877 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 23:32:26 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2116877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>So cute! You definitely added a bit of boho chic to the PJs!</div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116817 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:50:21 +0000 Kim M 2116817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I recently did this!&nbsp; I had purchased distressed jeans, but it was too much distressing for my liking!&nbsp; *Both* knees were patched with different techniques.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116814 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:30:57 +0000 Jane 2116814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That’s so good! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116786 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 16:56:33 +0000 Murph11 2116786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE THIS! I just watched a video on this last week. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116768 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:15:19 +0000 Cardiff girl 2116768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That &nbsp;is a funky looking mend! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116754 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:50:06 +0000 lyn67 2116754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fab idea and looks great!:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116748 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:57:01 +0000 kkards 2116748@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Flashback to my high days when patching sweaters and jeans was a ‘thing’ &nbsp; Back in those days it was the patch that was the thing, not the stitching, but the same principle&nbsp;<br />nice job&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116745 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:19:08 +0000 Staysfit 2116745@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bravo! &nbsp;I am both inspired and in awe of your creative skills. &nbsp;Sustainability has become one of my priorities this year and that means repairs and repurposing old items as much as possible. &nbsp;</p> <div><br /></div><div>Now that my Pfaff is repaired, and working like new after DH found a shop with the necessary part, etc. &nbsp;I am making mask prototypes. &nbsp;So far, two duds, they don’t fit anyone in my household and are too leaky. &nbsp;I included a picture of my Pfaff machine below. &nbsp;Do we have sewing machine twins?</div><div><br /></div><div>Mending ripped items is next on my sewing list. &nbsp;I have a pair of newish jeans that ripped vertically along the pocket seam in back. They snagged on a door frame at work. &nbsp;I had a hard tIme opening your link. Did you use embroidery thread? &nbsp;I need to go to CBC on my laptop, and/or look for some YouTube videos about Sashiko.&nbsp;</div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116740 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 04:15:54 +0000 Jenn 2116740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks great! I have been practicing darning. I started with my (very RATE) son's cardigan and he LOVED the way it turned out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116739 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 04:12:27 +0000 rachylou 2116739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve collected a bunch of clippings on this style of mending. It’s cool </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116721 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 02:07:51 +0000 Jaime 2116721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116699 Sun, 26 Apr 2020 23:22:36 +0000 Angie 2116699@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nicely done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116690 Sun, 26 Apr 2020 22:27:20 +0000 JAileen 2116690@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That’s a very interesting result. &nbsp;In high school I put big colorful patches on my jeans, using the sewing machine.&nbsp; I eventually had a long line of them on both legs. &nbsp;And then the jeans gave out. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116689 Sun, 26 Apr 2020 22:19:32 +0000 LaPed 2116689@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice work! I'm trying to pitch the idea of visible mending/artful patching to DH, who wants me to patch his old jeans instead of turning them into shorts (he hates the look of cut-offs on men, and I'm maybe inclined to agree?). Unfortunately, he's not interested in doing it himself. I have to dig around and see what I have for sturdy patching fabrics. I love the way your fabrics go together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116688 Sun, 26 Apr 2020 22:17:31 +0000 slim cat 2116688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Job well done - hope DS#2 was happy to have a fav pair of PJ back.<br />I read about that technique of mending before but haven't tried to do it yet. Looks fancy . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116687 Sun, 26 Apr 2020 22:08:37 +0000 Sal 2116687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love this!</p> <p>I am about to tackle my trench and a skirt both with seams that need some tlc. In both cases I want to make it invisible though. I need luck:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116685 Sun, 26 Apr 2020 21:59:15 +0000 Jorja 2116685@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Nice job!&nbsp;</div><div>Mending ”in the time of COVID19” &nbsp;Just read this blog with zoom classes available.</div><div><br /></div><a rel="nofollow" href="https://thatsnotmyage.com/lifestyle/how-to-darn-a-jumper-or-sweater/">https://thatsnotmyage.com/life.....r-sweater/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116684 Sun, 26 Apr 2020 21:54:45 +0000 Gaylene 2116684@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good job, Carla! &nbsp;<br /><u><b></b></u><br />I also got interested in Sashiko last year when a pricey Eileen Fisher tunic developed some mysterious holes (moths? snags?). I had only worn this item a few times and wasn’t ready to let it go despite its lack of “pristineness”. I liked the effect—and the philosophy behind loving less than perfect things—so ended up wearing the tunic out and about.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>The crazy thing was I received more compliments on my mended tunic than I ever did when it was in its original state!</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116683 Sun, 26 Apr 2020 21:53:09 +0000 Anonymous 2116683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it! &nbsp;I have a few pair of gym socks in the "to mend" pile. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116681 Sun, 26 Apr 2020 21:47:42 +0000 Style Fan 2116681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gotta love the CBC!&nbsp; Awesome job with the mending, Carla.&nbsp; You are a talented woman. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-mending-project#post-2116677 Sun, 26 Apr 2020 21:25:43 +0000 Carla 2116677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>While listening to the radio this morning, I heard an interview with a woman who discovered a way to mend jeans she called ‘visible mending’. &nbsp;Aparita Bhandari said: “I love mending. &nbsp;It makes me feel like I have a super power.” &nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-for-april-26-2020-1.5536429/discovering-an-inspiring-way-to-use-time-in-this-age-of-physical-distancing-1.5541194">https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesu.....iscovering</a></p> </p> <p> <div>I was familiar with Sashiko, but had never tried it before. &nbsp;A few hours later, DS#2 brought me a pair of fairly new pj bottoms. &nbsp;He had caught the pocket on a door handle and ripped a jagged hole. &nbsp;Could I repair them? &nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>‘Of course’ I said! &nbsp;LOL!</div></p>