Mending blankets

Learn how to darn and mend your clothes like in the Edwardian era! 50+ tips on how to darn, mend, patch and refashion your clothes.

Do you need help with repairing a wool blanket? Well, you’ve come to the right place! In a highly consumerist society and an economy that relies on single-use and fast fashion buys, repairing what you own is one of the best things you can do to avoid unnecessary wastage. Repairing saves you money, empowers you to rest

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Scottish darning involves rounds of blanket stitch that build on one another to create a stretchy fabric, great for mending a circular shape.

Is your bedcover so threadbare your fingers poke holes through it? Here are 3 simple ways to do visible mending for beauty and comfort!

Learn how to fix a seam.

If you were asked to mend a woven wool blanket, how would you mend this tear? I've looked on the internet, but have not found this kind of mend. The closest...

Learn how to fix your clothes in a unique and fun way with our visible mending tutorial. Start upcycling your wardrobe with Gathered.

Visible mending has been growing in popularity over the past few years. Who doesn't enjoy being able to repair a garment they love to give it a new life?! A someone who dislikes clothes shopping, I am all for making the clothes I have last as long as possible. Not only does visible mending renew your clothes, it also give them a fresh new look.

mending-sheet

I have 2 fitted sheets and they both have big “T” shaped tears in them. Instead of chucking these and buying new sheets, I’ve decided to mend them. I’m sure there are pe…

Recycled Wool Blankets on Instagram: "Repair a moth bitten Original fringe blanket with us! We show you one of our favourite simple visible mending techniques, a patch mend using an appliqué blanket stitch 🧵🧶"

Introduction: An hour or two after I put up the last post on mending, I got a phone call from New York. My friend Alice is a retired textile conservator. We were good friends when I lived in the We…

I'm continuing with the make do and mend spirit, and I have received emails from readers saying how they have been encouraged by me to do the same. Thank you so much for the support; it really means a lot to me when I know that there are people who read my blog. When you mend you should never leave it until the last minute. Nip it in the bud because if you don't the tear will be aggravated by everything physical that can happen to it and you will end up doing more repair work than was…

Learn how to mend clothing with these creative sewing techniques. Here, we cover how to sew a hole, mend a seam, and more with visible mending.

Learn how to end the blanket stitch three different ways depending on layers of fabric and ending location.

how to mend a hole in a wool blanket