r/Visiblemending • u/BlueberryGirl95 • Jul 22 '24
OTHER Inspired by someone else's post, here's some visible mending for your Sunday
r/Visiblemending • u/LethalPants • Sep 12 '24
OTHER My DIY Birkenstock Repair
galleryWhile camping in Canada, I left my birks just outside my tent, in the morning I found something had chewed off a strap!
These were not that old so I didn't want to just chuck them, and instead tried a bit of leatherwork.
I tried to find a matching colour, but the two tone has grown on me since.
It has held up well for 2 months now of daily wear!
r/Visiblemending • u/yokayla • Apr 18 '24
OTHER i work in low-income/mental health housing, and a tenant fixed our hallway trash bin after accidentally breaking it
r/Visiblemending • u/NotAround13 • 8d ago
OTHER Newer, improved headphone earcup covers
gallerySo my original post on making earcup covers went like fire and I noticed that was 5 years ago. Here's the new version I made. These are removable for washing (and on a newer headset that also flaked)
r/Visiblemending • u/casualplants • Nov 19 '24
OTHER Washing basket that I refuse to let die.
As long as I kept getting ribbons on presents etc this basket will keep getting patched š
r/Visiblemending • u/niasblue • Jul 13 '24
OTHER Painted my 8yoās peeling sandals so they last at least the season.
galleryDefinitely not perfect but good enough. I hate replacing things before theyāre outgrown!
r/Visiblemending • u/pahein-kae • 26d ago
OTHER Fixed up my yarn cart!
galleryA drill and some lightweight wire helped me fix up this plastic rolling cart! Quick and dirty fix, but it feels like itāll hold up well. :)
r/Visiblemending • u/Kittkatt598 • Oct 19 '24
OTHER Work In Progress!
galleryI'm crocheting puff flowers to patch my shredded couch! Feat the adorable lil shit responsibible for said shredding
r/Visiblemending • u/PlebCityBaby • Jan 21 '24
OTHER I hope this is ok! Our dog ripped our cushion cover and I finally found the perfect fabric to make a cover.
gallerySo this couch was a wedding gift and the nicest thing in our house š« our anxious dog had a field day with it one day we were out. We tried to contact the store and an upholsterer. The store wouldnāt replace it and both said it would be impossible to match the leather exactly. I thought I probably wouldnāt be able to make a new leather cover either because I have a very beginner machine. We kinda gave up for a while and were just covering the couch with a blanket when I finally came across the perfect remnant fabric for a visible mend-esque solution! This is my first home decor project and Iām really satisfied with how it turned out.
r/Visiblemending • u/cuthairdrinkgin • Nov 01 '24
OTHER Added a new interlining to a well loved baby carrier.
galleryI got this carrier as a hand me down with my first born, it was used for two babies before mine. I've got my second on the way and decided this thing needed a little love as it was looking a little worse for wear.
r/Visiblemending • u/Mightnotapply • Dec 04 '24
OTHER Itās hideous. I love it!
galleryItās the first time Iāve ever sewed anything, so Iām happy with the results :)
r/Visiblemending • u/astrolibrarian77 • Dec 02 '24
OTHER Crocheting the Edges of Frayed Gloves
galleryThe edges of my fingerless gloves were coming apart so Iām crocheting around the edges to reinforce them. Still gotta do the rest of them, and weave in my ends. š¤
r/Visiblemending • u/patchiepatch • Oct 01 '24
OTHER The cross over I never thought would happen.
r/Visiblemending • u/MorpheusOfDreams • 11d ago
OTHER IKEA stool
galleryIs this what this sub is about? The bits of plastic that attach the seat on this stool broke, so I replaced them with wood (a peg glued into a hole in another piece) and added a cross on the bottom to stop it wobbling. Those bits of oak on the 4 ends of the cross-pieces give it a bit of extra strength, since the softwood started splitting. Quite proud of it!
r/Visiblemending • u/JustAGreenDreamer • Aug 29 '23
OTHER The strap from my favorite sundress got mangled in the washing machine, so I made new ones out of grosgrain ribbon.
galleryr/Visiblemending • u/highmaintenanceman • Nov 23 '24
OTHER fixing my ancient laundry basket (work in progress)
gallerythis was my parentsā laundry basket that i took with me when i moved out nearly a decade ago. the handles snapped off years before i even took it with me, and itās been slowly acquiring more and more cracks, but i didnāt want to toss it when it was still usable.
i used a candle and a large needle i didnāt care about and heated up the needle in the candle flame and poked some holes around the cracks (see pic 4) and then sewed it up tightly with some thread. i had to stop every few pokes and heat up the needle to wipe off the excess plastic, but it worked pretty well otherwise. if you swipe to the end you can see iāve still got a bunch of cracks to mend, but i have a bad back and can only work for so long without it complaining š
iām not much of a sewist and this is the first time iāve attempted something like this so if you have any recommendations for things to change when fixing the rest of the problems iām happy to hear them!
r/Visiblemending • u/nekkedbean • 9d ago
OTHER My dog ate eeveeās face: an update
galleryI posted a few weeks ago after my dog mistook a new eevee plush as a toy for his joy. I was bummed, but this community came up with some cute ideas to fix it. My execution is not perfect, and thereās some staining from dirt, but I think it turned out pretty okay. Thank you for all of your help!
r/Visiblemending • u/bringheruptomonto • Dec 08 '24
OTHER I thought this was lovely
reddit.comr/Visiblemending • u/hopping_otter_ears • Aug 18 '23
OTHER Strange little "mend" on toddler shirt
galleryMy kid uses the side seam "tagged" on his shirts as comfort items. Won't wear shirts with no tags. So I added a ribbon tag to make this cute Yellowstone shirt wearable for him.
The verdict: "I like my new ribbon taggie, mama!
r/Visiblemending • u/hopping_otter_ears • Dec 09 '24
OTHER Working on mending a 25 year old granny square blanket
r/Visiblemending • u/YouWillBeFine_ • 9d ago
OTHER Thanks everyone! I put in a new zipper, and I love that now it's 2 different colours!
galleryIt's not perfect but I never did this before so I'm very proud of myself
r/Visiblemending • u/beetlecakes • Nov 03 '24
OTHER Mended Sidewalk, Interesting Technique
r/Visiblemending • u/sisyphus_the_doomed • 25d ago
OTHER Sock mending
galleryNot the prettiest but good enough to double-layer!
r/Visiblemending • u/hostilegoose • Oct 21 '24
OTHER Repaired a ālaceā edge on part of the hem of a sweater with a crocheted trim
I did the other side, too. Itās nice to not have it snag on things like door handles as easily anymore, and I managed to weave in most of the ends