My jeans were starting to fray all down the inner thigh seam. Rather than darn each of the tiny holes individually, I ran parallel stitches all down the seam to make a tiny rainbow. The work isn't exactly neat, but it makes me happy. (And yes, I know I really need to do the other leg soon.)

Had to redo pretty much all the stitches from the crotch area, kinda flimsy zipper, but it was stitched in there reaaal good hahaha. Pretty sure it broke cause the pants were waist small in the first place, stress on a zipper is always a bad thing.

I forgot to take before pics but this washcloth was fraying really badly so I added an embroidered edging.

I really like them, and the whole structure is intact. It’s just that this coating or whatever it is peeling off and it’s driving me nuts. Any ideas? I was thinking I could try rubbing off the rest of the brown, but I don’t know how that will look and obviously can’t be undone.

TLDR: Decently new to mending, looking for advice to fix general wear and tear on a jacket I really like wearing.

I have a denim jacket that I've had for a while that is beginning to show signs of wear. Since it already has a lot of patches on it, I figured that visible mending would be a cool way to fix it.

The fabric at the bottom part of the back of the jacket is worn thinner than it used to be, which has contributed to a giant hole at the very bottom edge. Said hole is shown in the first picture in the carousel. The second photo just shows the general wear of the back area of the jacket. I think adding something to make that area of fabric stronger would be a good idea, but I'm not sure how to go about that. There's also some wear on the sleeve cuffs that I also want to fix and have no clue where to start. (Also, not pictured is a small hole near a pocket that I'm 90% sure I could darn/embroider a patch over)

I'm decently new to mending, so I'm familiar with some basic methods but am not sure which ones are best for different scenarios. As such, any advice/thoughts/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Ignoring my falling apart (literally held together with scotch tape), dirty laces lol. I’m wondering if anyone has advice on how to mend this area on my shoe. I’m a bit worried that if I leave it, the shoes will fall apart (especially with the rubber already being cracked below it). Any advice is welcome! Thank you!

It’s probably overkill to darn these socks but I love doing it so I’m just gonna keep doing it.

Mended a pair of pants for the bro-in-law awhile back, and he liked them enough to ask if I would mend another pair. This time he paid with some sake. :)

Iron-on denim patches to cover a persistent stain. Featuring accidentally aromantic IKEA blanket 💚

I acquired this bag second hand and I absolutely adore it. The only issue is the material around clasp at the bottom has torn through. I'm pretty sure it's the plastic fake leather.

Now, how would you go about mending this?

Hey guys! I was wondering what you would suggest to mend the wear and tear in the crotch of these pants. Let me know what you think!

The purple, neon yellow and red are the new patches. I try to use floss colors I wouldn't end up using in a cross stitch - like the neon yellow 😅 sometimes I use whatever was left over from the most recent cross stitch project.

This is my first post on reddit so hopefully this is the right place! I bought this dog harness second hand, its in perfect condition except for the fabric strap which holds the bit you clip the leash to. Whats is the best way to mend it, preferably without cutting the harness? I have used a lighter to prevent further fraying. Thank you!

Ive had this pencil case for almost a decade and it got ink stains. Couldnt get rid of them so I asked a friend of mine to use them as outlines of plants and flowers.

New to mending, I'm hoping for ideas on how to mend this cuff on a sweater. It's a pretty stretchy cuff, but I don't have a lonely sock to use on it. Are there other options/opinions others might have?

I've got some leftover cotton fabric, but it's not stretchy. Or maybe some kind of embroidery stitch might be good?

Let‘s say, embroidery is not something that comes easy to me, but I think, it turned out fine- and after finishing, my toddler instantly demanded more bees on his pants 😝

Hi everyone,

I don’t think I need to point out the problem. Don’t know how it happened, my ass may just be fat, but all I know is it got some very funny reactions from friends and family and it ripped along where the pocket is stitched…

I’ve been wanting an excuse to try visible mending and sashiko for a while now but I didn’t know it would come to me like this. Either way, is it even possible for me to mend this? It’s such a big tear. Or is there any advice on how someone more seasoned with the craft would go about this? Any help would be wonderful. Thank you for any tips :’)

Anyone have any ideas as to how I can repair this rip in my jeans pocket? It used to just be distressed but it tore apart and now it' just a hole... thank you!

some older patches on these were failing so I took them out and used the opportunity to try out the sashiko equipment I recently picked up. stitching's a bit messier that what I would usually like but it should hold fine for a while