NatureMC, 1 month ago to visibleMending

Do you need inspirations for #VisibleMending? I just discovered this link with examples not only for fabrics: https://www.boredpanda.com/visible-mending-clever-repairs/ @visiblemending @fibrearts @fiberarts

#repair #RepairRevolution #sewing #embroidery #darning #upcycling #fibreArts #mending

NatureMC, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to visibleMending

🧵 1/ My new #VisibleMending project: This linen-yarn T-shirt is a memento of my dog, who once got stuck at the bottom with his claw and tore a hole. It's darned in the shape of a yellow beetle. To make the whole thing more harmonious, I'm going to do a few small appliqués elsewhere today. @visiblemending

#yarn #silk #sareeSilk #upcycling #recycling #repair #FastFashionSucks #slowFashion #beetle #memento #darning #wildStitching #intuitiveStitching #embroidery

Catherine_alwaysaredhead, 2 months ago to random

My wood turning friend is going to try and make me a darning egg, well two of them, one with a handle and one without. She had to Google what a darning egg is; I hope she has success. #darning #darningsocks #darningegg

im, 2 months ago to visibleMending

fixed the heels on my big winter boot socks 🧦🧵🪡

#darning #visiblemending

A partially completed darn on the heel, the vertical warp threads are in place, with a small amount of pattern completed across the weave. There's a needle on a thread attached
The socks lying flat as in the first picture, but this time with the heels darned. The one on the left has a simple V shaped pattern with diagonal lines, the one on the right with slightly more intricate diamond
A zoomed in view on the heels

aniseed, 8 months ago to visibleMending

My pants needed mending, so that's what I've been doing this evening.

These are the cheapest, crappiest pants available, and I was on the verge of tossing them out when I realised the thigh seams were going.

Saved them from the bin.

#VisibleMending #darning

emma, 8 months ago to FiberArts

I've got loads of socks with holes in them and have been wanting to try darning them. But there's one thing I'm a bit apprehensive about: my feet are very sensitive to uneven textures. For example, toe seams bother me a lot, so I wear most of my socks inside out.

So, I have a question for darners who have sensory sensitivities (or who mend socks for people who do): are there specific darning techniques that produce an especially smooth/flat texture? Probably I will need to do some experimenting anyway to see what works for me and what doesn't, but I'd love to hear tips if you have any.

#darning #mending

FanCityKnits, 9 months ago to FiberArts

I'm looking into a darning loom - I mean those thingies, that come with a bunch of hooks that are fixated over a wooden base with an elastic thread (speedweave or whatever they are named).

Are they as useful as they look in the pictures?

I have jeans, that get thin in the thigh area and I'm pondering, what kind of mending would work best. And also - those woven patches look kind of cute ...

Any input more than welcome. Sizes? Yarn (thickness, material)?

#mending #darning @fiberarts

concretedog, 11 months ago to random

Not bad for a first attempt! Spurred on by a comment by @solderandchaos I've decided to up my visible mending game! First attempt with a cheap speed loom. #repair #darning

A slightly scruffy but finished and cast off patch of darning weaved over a piece of cloth.

amelia, 1 year ago to random

Realizing I never did an #introduction. I'm Amelia McNamara, an assistant professor of statistics. I love #data, especially non-traditional data like text. I'm an #RStats nerd to the extreme, and my research focuses on how computer tools can support statistics/data science learning. I love looking at #DataVis and wish I got more opportunities to make it, although teaching it is fun, too! My hobbies include repairing my #Volvo240, #Darning, and reading speculative fiction.