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60s were great because the colors yellow and orange were getting the respect they deserve

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forgive me lord for I have imagined a life far more soft and tender than the one you created for me

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(Kiki and Lala: I Want to See Mom and Dad)

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is anybody gonna pet the gentle freak…….the gentle freak is gonna grow sad and anxious if nobody pets it……is nobody gonna pet the freak……nobody?…..nobody pet the gentle freak?…..

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Disney Fairies Stimboard

Requested by: Anon

💐 - 🧚🏻‍♀️✨🧚🏻‍♀️ - 🧚🏻‍♀️✨🧚🏻‍♀️ - 🧚🏻‍♀️✨🧚🏻‍♀️ - 💐

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Visible Mending

Introduction:

Visible mending is a decorative way to fix up an item. Instead of trying to make your mend as invisible as possible, the idea is to make it part of the garment's design.

Visual mending is not a single technique: it's more of a mindset. If you've got an item you love, it deserves to be mended, and if you're going to put that love into stitches, why not show them off?

That being said, there are some specific techniques that are popular with visible menders. Let's take a look!

Sashiko:

Sashiko is a type of traditional Japanese embroidery that is used to both decorate and reinforce fabric. In visible mending, sashiko is often used to cover up holes with patches or to reinforce thinning fabric. This technique uses a variation on the running stitch.

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Some resources on sashiko:

SashiCo on YouTube: sashiko livestreams and information on the cultural aspect of sashiko.

Written tutorial by Upcycle Stitches.

Free sashiko templates by TheSpruceCrafts.

Fixing jeans with sashiko by Soluna Collective.

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Embroidery:

Regular embroidery is also a popular technique to accentuate your mends. Check out my embroidery 101 post to learn how to get started. You can embroider patches, or use embroidery to hide or accentuate any stitches you've made to fix holes. Embroidery's also a great way to cover up stains.

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Patches:

There are many ways to add patches to a garment. My tutorial on patches is a good place to start if you want to make custom-shaped patches to sew on top of your fabric. You can also sew your patch on the inside of your garment and have it peek out from beneath the hole you're trying to fix. Fun ideas for this are lace or superheroes.

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Darning:

Darning is a technique used to repair holes in fabric by using running stitches to weave extra fabric over the hole as to fill it up again. While traditionally darning is done in an invisible way by using the same colour of thread as your fabric, you can also use contrasting colours to accentuate your fix. Check out this written tutorial on darning by TheSpruceCrafts.

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Conclusion:

Visible mending is a creative way to fix up your clothes and give them some personality at the same time.

You should be proud of the fact that you took the time and learned the necessary skills needed to mend your clothes! Show off what you did!

A fun side effect of wearing these obvious mends is that people will notice them. They'll remember your fixes the next time they're faced with a hole in their wardrobe, and it will make them more likely to try it for themselves.

These are just a few ways to visibly mend your garments. Want more inspiration? Check out Pinterest or r/Visiblemending on Reddit.

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Y'guys ever think about how CRT TVs are radioactive cuz they have a built in mini particle accelerator and can be harmful with long exposure... Y'guys ever think of how, given this fact, they were destined to become obsolete cuz it's simply how they're built to function....

Y'ever think about that...

Destined to be obsolete...

Simply by existing?

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Your immune system getting weaker when you're stressed has got to be the dumbest stress response ever like oh you've been having a horrible terrible no good week? Let Me Make It Worse.

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Depression and Anxiety is like radiation. There’s always a little bit of it in the background but not enough to kill you. Then once in a while you get a free trip to Chernobyl.

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Swiss Chalet Cake

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WTF ARE THESE BUGS DOING ON MY POST

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Imagine a demon/monster that feeds on fear chooses you as their prey but you live in fear because of an anxiety disorder so they just kinda chill and don’t do anything to cause you fear

Maybe romance ensues.

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Just saw a gigantic iceberg drifting by

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Today I saw a pic of a baby cowbird next 2 its nest "parent" and it was so much bigger!!!!! Which is the sort of thing that gets normal people upset about the injustice of nest parasitism but makes *me* worry if baby cowbirds get bird dysmorphia

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teraleak - pichu art

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How Ramb lost his tail.

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Vorja Sánchez (Spanish, based Barcelona, Spain) - Interventions series, Photography, Photo Drawings