Big hole little hole: one with my lovely Soviet Mashina dlia shtopki, one in teeny nibbles: wanted to see how variegated yarn came out on the Mashina - kind of nicely! But after struggles because too thick. Whoever makes the next-gen speedweve should do several sizes! It's on my fab 1988 (really!) Jigsaw ribbed zipped hooded cardi, made in Hong Kong which we used to think meant a bit cheap & shoddy - GOD if we'd known what's coming... #gonevintageinmycloset #darned #darning #visiblemending #speedweve #mashinadliashtopki #slowfashion #slowstitching #lovedclotheslast #madeinhongkong #ribknit #handstitched #1980sfashion #cardiganlovers
A patchiko with proper sashiko thread which I rarely use but it suited this truly enormous 1970s Indonesian frock with its truly enormous rip. Swipe to pull back #patchiko #sashiko #visiblemending #handstitched #patch #freestitch #embroidery #stitchery #1970sfashion #indonesiantextile #vintagesewing #slowstitching #slowfashion #lovedclotheslast #➰
As needlepoint cushions go (not normally very far imo) this is peak. Circa 1950 by Sylvia Sidney, big stage & screen star in her day, self taught needlepointer, commissioned by Judy Garland, Mrs Simpson the Duchess of Windsor--& David Craig, leading coach of singers & actors, whose prayer this was #bastardwithtalent #needlepoint #needlepointpillow #needlepointspiration #craftspiration #visiblemending #sortof #handstitched #slowstitching #vintagesewing #vintageneedlepoint #craftivism #earlywork #sylviasidney #starofstageandscreen #1950s
Pilly & faded but loved 1992 fancycashmere (scored at Daffys! Who remembers Daffys?) had surgery at V and cuff #90sfashion #pilled #vneck #cashmeresweater #gianfrancoferre #visiblemending #slowstitch #handrepair #makeandmend #mendit #craftivism #wornwear #wellworn #handstitching #➰
Sew much wrong with this rare needle book edition of Virginia Slims notorious feminish You've Come a Long Way Baby ads. How glorious is this? It used to be men had the problem of women's rights all sewed up. And please enjoy this selection of instruments of your subjugation. But psych! We've reclaimed the stitchery, assholes. Swipe for runner up: when women's lives were just so-so. Of course smoking in 70s head wraps is the real way out of needle based drudgery, amiright sisters? #haberdashery #feminist #feminish #iconicad #visiblemending #darning 1970sfashion #1970svintage #needlebook #virginiaslims #tobacciana #vintagesewing #vintagehaberdashery #youvecomealongwaybaby #gobackinthekitchenbaby #puhlease #➰
Mends facing left on lovely blue. Oops I shot this on red so it had to be recolored #visiblemending #✊#craftivism #makeandmend #menditation #darningseason #cardiseason #cashmere #cardi #darning #slowstitching #slowfashionmovement #lovedclotheslast #mendspiration #➖➖ #➰
The biggest mend we can do today. I didn't necessarily stitch over the holes (this is the Soviet speedweved sweater) but no apologies, let's visibly mend the hates & furies -though I know this is preaching to the converted because obvs menders do mend #govote #statemend #visiblemending #mendspiration #chainstitch #chainreaction #craftivism #mendersofinstagram #darning #➖➖➖➖ #➰
So darn subtle! But sparkly. Irritating little munches done to collar of Agnes B ribknit cardi (cardi B) I personally sent vintage finally got addressed with lurex-cotton yarn (on windowseat cushion I sewed from salvaged silk brocade remnant) #subtle #darn #visiblemending #agnesb #ribknit #cardigan #cardilove #1980sfashion #itwasntallbad #darning #handsewn #sparklyyarn #silkbrocade #remnant #makeandmend #➖➖#➰
