r/Visiblemending 4h ago

First try, loving the look!

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436 Upvotes

r/Visiblemending 5h ago

Work-in-progress on sweatshirt cuffs

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197 Upvotes

I love big sweatshirts, but the cuffs always wear out! Adding some fun mending and reinforcement on these cuffs


r/Visiblemending 3h ago

WIP - First weave attempt & embroidery

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96 Upvotes

r/Visiblemending 16h ago

PATCH One of my early sidewalk repairs. St Louis MO

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503 Upvotes

This is from June 2022. It’s one of my first pieces. A lot of these tiles are from Home Depot or Lowe’s. After several icy and snow winters it still looks pretty good. @FLACO.mosaics


r/Visiblemending 33m ago

Big hole patch and mend with sashiko (in process)

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r/Visiblemending 20h ago

EMBROIDERY First time. Repairing favorite jacket.

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686 Upvotes

Did a ladder stitch to close the hole with cross stitches on top


r/Visiblemending 23h ago

EMBROIDERY Little mend on the knee of my jeans

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240 Upvotes

Semi-subtle mend on a ripped knee - I wish I used a darker blue thread to sew down the ripped bits but I’m happy with it overall!


r/Visiblemending 19m ago

REQUEST How to repair neckline

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Does anyone have any advice on how to fix the unraveling neckline on this 100% silk tank top? Thank you in advance.


r/Visiblemending 1d ago

PATCH Backpack repair!

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136 Upvotes

This backpack has served me well throughout college, even taking me all over Europe last spring. The outermost fabric was starting to wear through at the bottom, so I stitched a big piece of waxed canvas on as a patch. Maybe a little bit overkill in terms of coverage, but I hope it’ll last a while. Definitely not the neatest work, but I got better as I went. I used nylon upholstery thread. (Swipe for before)


r/Visiblemending 18h ago

EMBROIDERY WIP on leather Coach Tote

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42 Upvotes

I was gifted this leather coach tote and was going to sell it to someone who could get it repaired as I didn’t really want to spend the money but I love the bag so much and have been looking for a good quality tote that wouldn’t break the bank, completely forgetting that this free one was in my closet. I pulled it out and have been working on the areas that need mending and doing the best I can to reinforce the handles. I love that it has a playful vibe going for it now and I think I’m going to continue mending it and using embroidy and patches as it continues to age.


r/Visiblemending 1d ago

PATCH Tree repair!

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462 Upvotes

Cats are gonna cat. She has made 3 holes in her tree, this is my solution. Can't get good pics and it looks kinda crappy anyway but it's cute 🥰. Two more to go


r/Visiblemending 1d ago

EMBROIDERY Zigzags to keep this 20yr old jacket in service

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216 Upvotes

the glue was giving out, so decided to zigzag with a bold color. why hide it?


r/Visiblemending 1d ago

REQUEST Burn holes on lower back of nylon shell jacket — patch recommendation?

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58 Upvotes

r/Visiblemending 17h ago

REQUEST New puppy got my newer wallet — any tips?

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10 Upvotes

My own fault for leaving it on a counter he could reach! Was looking for ideas. I think the material is a bit too roughed up to stitch, was thinking maybe a patch on the interior and going over the seam of the rip with a leather glue on the outside? I’m fairly crafty but worked with leather before, so any advice would be helpful!


r/Visiblemending 1d ago

PATCH Covered grease stains on my favorite sweater with patches .

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617 Upvotes

Forgot to take a picture of the stains before I covered them. There’s one small stain to the bottom right of the top patch that I still need to cover. I might do some decorative embroidery to cover it.


r/Visiblemending 21h ago

REQUEST Patches are not staying on my couch?

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14 Upvotes

This couch is less than a month old and my puppy decided he’d “decorate” it. I’ve tried fabric glue, I’ve tried adhesive patches, I’ve tried using a hair dryer over the patch to help it stick. Nothing seems to be working for me and I don’t want to have to buy an iron unless I really need to..


r/Visiblemending 22h ago

REQUEST Tips for darning a hole in ribbing?

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9 Upvotes

r/Visiblemending 1d ago

DARNING Finally mend my favorite hik8ng socks

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26 Upvotes

It's not much, but it's honest work.


r/Visiblemending 19h ago

REQUEST i need ideas on how to fix my bag

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i threw my favourite bag in the washer and the logo bled off, you can see it's still a little bit there but I wanna give this bag a chance to be unique and try to make it a bit more artsy. any ideas?


r/Visiblemending 2d ago

EMBROIDERY A German proverb says that active children "have bumblebees in their bottoms": Mended back of childen's pants (details in first comment)

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1.2k Upvotes

r/Visiblemending 18h ago

REQUEST Button came out my jacket pocket, how can I fix this ?

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3 Upvotes

r/Visiblemending 1d ago

REQUEST What can be done with this guy?

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9 Upvotes

My nephew is asking me to fix his beloved stuffy again. I added the neck brace years ago and need another creative solution to give this guy some more life.


r/Visiblemending 1d ago

EMBROIDERY Mended my partner’s elbow in his favorite shirt

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194 Upvotes

I volunteered to mend my partner’s shirt with patches and/or embroidery. He asked for embroidered yin yangs on his favorite shirt. (Both elbows need it, I’m going to put a brown and green yin yang on the other elbow.) It’s so fun but I forgot how long embroidery takes. 😅 Maybe I’ll switch to patches after this one. Lol


r/Visiblemending 1d ago

DARNING simple mends on bf's shirt

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93 Upvotes

r/Visiblemending 1d ago

PATCH A dog left this guy in need of a little love.

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75 Upvotes

This lil' charmander has been through the wringer after a dog came to visit, but a few quick stitches left him ready for pokemon adventures with my kid!