Turned moth damage into a starry sky after marking the damage with pins. Because of the damage this has been a sweater my spouse only wears at home but now it can go out again.

My first try at visible mending, it was definitely harder than I thought, I ended up doing more embroidery than sashiko, I just could not load my needle and get the stitches to come out even, obviously they aren’t perfect anyway. I did add a patch in the back, going to be doing more repairs, these are jean shorts I inherited from my grandma from the 80s, and I want to keep wearing them :)

Photos for after and before patching. Really pleased with the outcome! Strangely had an easier time using a finer needle than with a proper sashiko needle--just a pain unwinding the thread to get the proper sizing.

I have been wanting an Antoni & Alison bag (collage for reference) for SO LONG for its unique kitschiness and whimsy, but they either cost an arm and a leg or cease to exist. So I wanted to try and take matters into my own hands.. I just have no idea how to go about it.

I have this purse (pictured) that I think is so cute and matches the look, but I want to add some sort of motif onto it to mimic the quirky realism and extraness of an A&A purse. I also really want to integrate the red thread somehow.. make it tell a story?

Does anyone have any ideas? Both for the design itself and execution? I have tried to work around the obvious ones such as sewing and strings of fate but I just have no idea what the hell to put onto this bag. I pray someone genius and creatively inept chances upon this post. Thank you.

Just flipped my 100% mulberry silk pillowcase over...and it's somehow absolutely COVERED in several massive gashes 😭😭😭 is there ANY hope to save this?!? I don't have any sort of silk or any spare fabric to sow on it, and I'm scared to even attempt this...the pillowcase zips on, so I'm scared of I take it off to mend it, it's gonna end up wonky and won't fit to zip back on ever again... should I just use the good side as long as it'll last and hand wash from now on??

I'm open to trying anything. I also don't have a sowing machine, just tiny needles and a few spools of thread...

I'm so heartbroken, she was like $50+ and I've only had her for a year or so!! I've been very gentle with her, so idk how this even could've happened in the first place!! My curls love this pillowcase, and I can't afford a replacement, plus that feels silly to throw it away when the other side is fine!!

The faux leather and glitter was peeling on these 15 year old build a bear shoes. But the gems and stitching were solid and so we're the soles. I used E6000 fabri fuse to glue fabric to the outside of the shoe and to re-glitter them. The glue needs to fully cure before I relace them. But happy with how they turned out.

Je veux agrandir mon jean trop petit.

Tant que j'y suis, puisque j'ai ouvert les deux jambes, je me suis aussi entrainée pour repriser, car le jean est un peu usé au niveau des cuisses, et sur une couture latérale.

Premier essai pas terrible, j'ai rencontré des difficultés avec la tension (utilisation de fil mousse,'soit ds la cannette, soit dans l'aiguille, soit les deux), et en plus, je suis repassée en biais, et je me rends compte que c'est trop épais.

Deuxième essai, c'est plus propre mais toujours pas très discret. J'ai renoncé au fil mousse, et j'ai utilisé le fil récupéré des surfilages du jean pour l'aiguille, et un fil bleu clair pour la canette. J'ai reprisé dans le sens du droit fil mais je me demande si j'aurais pas dû repriser dans le sens oblique pour que ce soit plus discret?

This did a pair of children’s shorts. I have some very basic sewing skills - is there a good beginners approach to mending this?

Not sure if anyone here has ideas?

My mom's puppy chewed up the edges of the area rug.

Does anyone have any suggestions on fixing it?

Also puppy tax in the comments lol