I've been asked how I do my darning patches since they're very neat. So here's a basic tutorial on how I do it.

You will need: -A yankee candle lid (or something with a similar shape) -A hair tie -Scissors -A long needle (preferably at least 2" long) -Pearl 20 crochet thread or embroidery thread -A pencil (optional) -Clothes with a wear hole

Disclaimer: This is just how I do it. There's no true right or wrong method.

This type of patch is best for holes and wear caused by friction. The crochet thread in the tutorial is not reccomended for fabrics under 1.5mm thick. The weaving method is not reccomended for most knits.

Thank you for reading everything. The attention span fairy blesses you. 🧚‍♀️

kinda a tutorial kinda just me talking about all the steps in great detail I took to restore my vans.

I've had these shoes since around 2018-ish. they have gotten a LOT of wear, as you can probably tell haha. anyways, these are some of my favorite shoes I've ever owned but we're starting to get kinda uncomfortable because of how much they were falling apart. I'm so happy with how my restoration turned out!

step by step guide/what I did, adjust as needed:

- hand washed with a small brush made for boots with leather cleaner then leather conditioner. and I used an all purpose cleaner for the rubber soles.

- removed the insoles and midsoles (this took FOREVER!!). they were kinda stuck together so I was actually unable to remove just the insole and said "fuck it, I'll just remove both" after unintentionally removing part of the midsole too.

- tore off the flaking fake leather from the parts on the top of the hill/ankle. luckily it was black underneath the bits of flaking leather so with the rest of the leather removed it actually looked kinda new again haha. I left the fake leather that goes down the section where the laces are and also the section under that ridge at the top. those parts were more intact and looked fine.

- more rubber soles cleaning. they just didn't wanna turn back white but I finally managed to get them back to how it looked new.

- cut the new insoles to size. I used a completely flat insole I bought at walmart that you can cut to size. it was like the only thing I bought for this repair.

- made new midsoles with card stock paper. I wanted them to feel more like barefoot shoes so I used cardstock paper as it is thinner than a normal cardboardy midsole. I basically just traced the newly cut insoles, cut them out, and then cut them more by placing them in the shoe, pushed them down in place and ran my pencil along the sides where the paper needed to be cut. and then I cut them lol. after that used scissors to score the bottom of the midsoles in a hatching pattern to make sure they'd get a good hold on the glue. I just basically sliced up and down the card stock but not very deep into it. it really doesn't need to be accurate or exactly for something like this.

- glued the midsoles down via gorilla glue. was that the best glue for it? idk 🤷‍♀️ but it seemed to work!

- glued the insoles in via shoe goo. I put the glue on both the bottom of the insole and the top of the midsole to get a good hold.

*- trimmed the loose thread * from the parts on the sides of the canvas material that split/tore.

- sewed together those same splits/tears in the canvas from the step above

- more rubber soles cleaning. this time I finally managed to get it completely clean! finally!!! I used a metal brush and a laundry spray cleaner that's mean for stains on clothes.

-glued the cracks on the outer/upper part of the soles with shoe goo by glueing them back onto the sides of the shoes. it seems like this is the part that always breaks first on vans. I used clamps to hold it over night.

- hand washed the laces with dish soap. I just bundled the laces up in my hands, up soap on them and some water, and ran my hands back and forth pretty aggressively to scrub the laces clean. than I rinsed them and ran my finger and thumb down it to rinse the water/soap out fully.

- made patches for the inside of the hills via cutting some black fabric in the right shape/size and glueing it into place. this was simple but took longer than expected. I glued (with gorilla glue) the arch first and then lifted up the bottom to glue that part down at/below the insoles. I was very careful not to glue them to the actual insoles and only to the back/sides of the shoes, so I used a tooth pick to apply the glue and scrap up any excess.

- put the laces back on and that's it!!!

thank you all for coming to my ted talk.

Hello from Portugal! I stated this year a project called EVERMEND, in which I create content and tutorials about mending and taking care of our clothes. My main goal is to raise awareness about how can we repair and care our own clothes instead of discard them. I create this YouTube channel (for now, in Portuguese) but I was wondering what it could be interesting contents for you (people who mend or stared to mend)? What could be useful for you to learn? What content, besides tutorials, you would watch? Any feedback is valuable and I will appreciate 💚

Thank you 🪡

I love browsing this sub. I want to get started on visible mending for some of my own clothes and items. I have no experience sewing and the only supplies I have are sewing needles.

What kind of thread should I buy? Are there different thicknesses or materials that are best? It’s different from yarn right?

Any advice for a starter would be great!! Thank you all

It's that time of year in the Northern Hemisphere!

1. Wash and dry the snowpants.
2. Lay them flat and trim any loose bits.
3. Using the grid on the back of the Tenacious Tape (or other patching tape) measure the amount you need and cut along the best line.
4. This brand of tape has a split backing, therefore, take the thinner backing off and carefully place on the garment.
5. As you pull the other part of the backing, off use your other hand to smooth out the application to avoid wrinkles. (As you can see in the second photo, my second patch had a small wrinkle that I tried to smooth out as much as possible; however, the tape is really sticky, so beware. :)
6. Snowpants are ready for more snow action!

Not sure if allowed but as I was looking at ways to fix a terracotta pot I stumbled across this video. A pretty nifty way for those of us with green thumbs to fix cracked pottery and save a buck or two. 👍🏼 guess I’m gonna have a couple of Franken-pots now!

Her stitches are so beautifully even!