#sashiko mending

[a-strawberry-mouse]

This is the back of the big pink/red/purple patch area. A smaller patch covers an area that looked a bit threadbare.

Solved a current problem and prevented a future problem. My favorite kind of fix!

[lunargracklepersonal]

Did my first Sashiko mending today! Far from perfect but it's pretty good, I think. The actual patch/hole is covered up by the belt loop haha but it's a beehive pattern in gold to match the yellow thread. White spots are chalk marks for thread placement. Will come out in the wash.

Here's the back/wrong side view, also a little scuffed but not bad for my first time.

[wastelesscrafts]

My first sashiko mending project! Love your blog, it’s very inspiring!

[ID: two pictures of holes in a light blue denim garment. Both holes have been patched with white fabric. The hole in the picture on the right has running stitches in variegated blue thread running across the mend.]

Congrats on your first sashiko project! Have fun wearing your mended garment. :)

[rhpotter]

My very first attempt at sashiko mending!  This was on a hole worn in the back of my favorite alpaca jacket - it's not fancy, but I think it turned out pretty decently. 

[africanmorning]

[oh-yes-i-did-not]

It’s not exactly the place I want to test the new metallic thread but also, can you imagine sashiko on simple orange rayon with cold/blue toned metallic thread? Or cold bronze?

Because my trusty harem pants are absolutely shredded at the *points and motions at* area?

The fuck do you call that?? How do harem pants even GET broken down there???? And so fast???????

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I dunno but I do need to fix it.

Also, I know I’m not in the majority but I really do love contrast and complementary colours so I am ALL for fixing this with cold blue~

[the-bibrarian]

mended my jeans using sashiko and I kinda like how it turned out :)

[sunshineandrosesnoraincamemyway]

thinking today about how much I love literally all fiber arts. I am hopeless at almost every other kind of art, but as soon as there is thread, yarn, or string I can figure it out fairly quickly.

I learned how to knit when i was eight, started sewing at nine, my dad taught me rock climbing knots around that age, I figured out from a book how to make friendship bracelets, I've made my own drop spindle to make yarn with, and more recently I've picked up visible mending. I've learned embroidery through fixing my overalls, and this year I've learned how to darn and how to do sashiko (which I did for the first time today). After years of being unable to crochet I finally figured it out last night and made seven granny squares in just a few hours.

I want to learn every fiber art that I can. I want to quilt, I want to use a spinning wheel, I want to weave, I want to learn tatting, I want to learn how to weave a basket, I want to learn them all. If I could travel through time and meet anyone in the Bible, high on my list are the craftsmen who made the Tabernacle.

I want to travel the world and learn the fiber arts of every culture, from the gorgeous Mayan weaving in Guatemala, to the stunning batik of Java, to Kente in Ghana. I want to sit at the feet of experienced men and women and watch them do their craft expertly and learn from them.

Of every art form I've seen, it's fiber arts that tug most at my heartstrings.

[unzip-your-guts]

I repaired my jeans with a bunch of embroidery! The knee is done with sashiko and is a lot stronger now, I think I'll go over the back of all the embroidery with fabric glue to hold it in place since I wear these on a regular basis. (ID in alt)

[a-strawberry-mouse]

I'm enamored by the little things as I go. The unintentional near perfect line of safety pins included.

[swallowsummer]

My latest sashiko patch, using the asanoha (hemp leaves) pattern.

This is the second mend I’ve done using a tissue paper template. See below for details on how it works (or doesn’t - I’m undecided).

1. Pin your patch in place on the inside of the item of clothing.

2. Trace grid and design onto tissue paper. My tissue is just scrap from packaging. I traced over a quilting ruler to get everything lined up.

3. Pin in place over the fabric. I didn’t bother removing the original pins, but did leave a wide border round the tissue to help with pinning.

4. Use the pattern guide to sew, stitching through the tissue, original fabric and reinforcing fabric. The tissue will start to tear as you do this. I took out all the pins once I’d stitches all the vertical lines.

5. Peel away the tissue paper and your pattern is revealed! I actually did this a little early, as I had enough lines in place to complete the pattern without a template.

This is the second time I’ve tried this approach. It is really good for getting an accurate pattern - I’ve never had much luck with marking grids straight onto the fabric. However, it does make it really hard to get the fine details right, as the paper obscures them as you’re stitching. That’s why the centre points on my piece look so messy - I just couldn’t see where the other stitches were.

[upcycleqween45]

Mending soothes my soul when life is loud🪡♻️

[africanmorning]

*Knee of my pants tears*

Me: Clearly the only logical course of action is to create an embroidery pattern of Master Chief by hand on graph paper, cut up an old curtain, and use modified cross-stitch through two layers of fabric to put John Halo Himself on my otherwise crappy pair of jeans.

Bad photo of the pattern I made in case anyone else wants it (I might try to digitize it later, Idk):

[i-am-still-bb]

More mending - this time for the heel-bites on my partner’s jeans

These are also a bit of an experiment to compare the durability of the more dense/less dense patterns.

Why so much mending? My mending/alteration basket was full and nothing else could be added, so it was time to deal with the items.

[so-i-did-this-thing]

Trying to get serious about slow fashion by tackling my mending pile. One leg down, one to go on a pair of now hard-to-find 100% cotton Levi's.