A lot of time, care, and resources go into the creation of everyday items, especially the clothes we wear. Mending honors and celebrates all of that by extending the usable life of items, rather than just throwing them away and replacing them. *Visible* mending combines the repair process with creative expression. This is a place to share your visible mending projects, or learn and gather ideas for visible mending.

Upcycling, zero waste fashion, secondhand projects, etc., do not automatically belong here, they must prominently feature visible mending.

Mends do not need to be expressly "Visible", but consider if it would be more appropriate in the dedicated subreddit for r/InvisibleMending. 

**Sort by flair:**

- [REQUEST](https://www.reddit.com/r/VisibleMending/search?sort=new&restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3AREQUEST)
- [TUTORIAL](https://www.reddit.com/r/VisibleMending/search?sort=new&restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3ATUTORIAL)
- [DARNING](https://www.reddit.com/r/VisibleMending/search?sort=new&restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3ADARNING)
- [EMBROIDERY](https://www.reddit.com/r/VisibleMending/search?sort=new&restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3AEMBROIDERY)
- [PATCH](https://www.reddit.com/r/VisibleMending/search?sort=new&restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3APATCH)
- [MIXED METHODS](https://www.reddit.com/r/Visiblemending/search/?q=flair%3AMIXED&restrict_sr=1)
- [INVISIBLE](https://www.reddit.com/r/Visiblemending/search/?q=flair%3AINVISIBLE&restrict_sr=1)
- [SASHIKO](https://www.reddit.com/r/Visiblemending/search/?q=flair%3ASASHIKO&restrict_sr=1)
- [ADHESIVE](https://www.reddit.com/r/Visiblemending/search/?q=flair%3AADHESIVE&restrict_sr=1)
- [OTHER](https://www.reddit.com/r/Visiblemending/search/?q=flair%3AOTHER&restrict_sr=1)

**Links to Mending Information and Inspiration:**

* We have a new [FAQ/wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/Visiblemending/wiki/index)! 

* https://visiblemending.com : Visible mending artists, manifestos, vintage supplies. 

* https://upcyclestitches.com : All Sashiko supplies, patterns, history, tutorials. (my Favorite by far)

* ["How We Lost Our Ability to Mend", by Die, Workwear!](https://dieworkwear.com/post/182126040434/how-we-lost-our-ability-to-mend)

* [FailScout](https://www.failscout.co/) is the place to go to learn about how products break and find fixes for common product failures. 

**Notable Menders and Artists**

* [Tom Van Deijnan](https://tomofholland.com), a UK based mender and knitter, "the Visible Mending Programme"

* [Katrina Rodabaugh](https://www.katrinarodabaugh.com/), Fiber artist/Slow Fashion advocacy, mender, Author of ["Mending Matters"](https://www.katrinarodabaugh.com/books/)

* [Jessica Marquez](https://www.miniaturerhino.com/) Is a professional sashiko style mender and fiber artist, author of [Make + Mend](https://www.miniaturerhino.com/pages/make-mend-book-info)

* [Claire Wellesley-Smith](http://www.clairewellesleysmith.co.uk/blog), UK based Fiber Arts and Slow textile art advocacy 

* [Lindzeanne](https://www.lindzeanne.com/) in Tokyo Japan, functional textile art, Boro-inspired, reclaimed materials.

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<div class="md">A lot of time, care, and resources go into the creation of everyday items, especially the clothes we wear. Mending honors and celebrates all of that by extending the usable life of items, rather than just throwing them away and replacing them. Visible mending combines the repair process with creative expression. This is a place to share your visible mending projects, or learn and gather ideas for visible mending.

Upcycling, zero waste fashion, secondhand projects, etc., do not automatically belong here, they must prominently feature visible mending.

Mends do not need to be expressly &quot;Visible&quot;, but consider if it would be more appropriate in the dedicated subreddit for <a href="/r/InvisibleMending">r/InvisibleMending</a>. 

Sort by flair:

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/VisibleMending/search?sort=new&amp;restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3AREQUEST">REQUEST</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/VisibleMending/search?sort=new&amp;restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3ATUTORIAL">TUTORIAL</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/VisibleMending/search?sort=new&amp;restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3ADARNING">DARNING</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/VisibleMending/search?sort=new&amp;restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3AEMBROIDERY">EMBROIDERY</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/VisibleMending/search?sort=new&amp;restrict_sr=on&amp;q=flair%3APATCH">PATCH</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Visiblemending/search/?q=flair%3AMIXED&amp;restrict_sr=1">MIXED METHODS</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Visiblemending/search/?q=flair%3AINVISIBLE&amp;restrict_sr=1">INVISIBLE</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Visiblemending/search/?q=flair%3ASASHIKO&amp;restrict_sr=1">SASHIKO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Visiblemending/search/?q=flair%3AADHESIVE&amp;restrict_sr=1">ADHESIVE</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Visiblemending/search/?q=flair%3AOTHER&amp;restrict_sr=1">OTHER</a></li>
</ul>

Links to Mending Information and Inspiration:

<ul>
<li>We have a new <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Visiblemending/wiki/index">FAQ/wiki</a>! </li>
<li><a href="https://visiblemending.com">https://visiblemending.com</a> : Visible mending artists, manifestos, vintage supplies. </li>
<li><a href="https://upcyclestitches.com">https://upcyclestitches.com</a> : All Sashiko supplies, patterns, history, tutorials. (my Favorite by far)</li>
<li><a href="https://dieworkwear.com/post/182126040434/how-we-lost-our-ability-to-mend">&quot;How We Lost Our Ability to Mend&quot;, by Die, Workwear!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.failscout.co/">FailScout</a> is the place to go to learn about how products break and find fixes for common product failures. </li>
</ul>

Notable Menders and Artists

<ul>
<li><a href="https://tomofholland.com">Tom Van Deijnan</a>, a UK based mender and knitter, &quot;the Visible Mending Programme&quot;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.katrinarodabaugh.com/">Katrina Rodabaugh</a>, Fiber artist/Slow Fashion advocacy, mender, Author of <a href="https://www.katrinarodabaugh.com/books/">&quot;Mending Matters&quot;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.miniaturerhino.com/">Jessica Marquez</a> Is a professional sashiko style mender and fiber artist, author of <a href="https://www.miniaturerhino.com/pages/make-mend-book-info">Make + Mend</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.clairewellesleysmith.co.uk/blog">Claire Wellesley-Smith</a>, UK based Fiber Arts and Slow textile art advocacy </li>
<li><a href="https://www.lindzeanne.com/">Lindzeanne</a> in Tokyo Japan, functional textile art, Boro-inspired, reclaimed materials.</li>
</ul>

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