• It's #mendsday - theme: travel. Which I am doing. In my paintypants. Which are getting slowly embroidered over whilst wearing. Which is why you get this interesting birds eye view of my slippers #paintypants #visiblemending #slowfashion #lovedclotheslast #vintagecarhartt #whitejeans #sewingselfie #embroidered #moroccanslippers #mendingmayhem
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    It's #mendsday - theme: travel. Which I am doing. In my paintypants. Which are getting slowly embroidered over whilst wearing. Which is why you get this interesting birds eye view of my slippers #paintypants #visiblemending #slowfashion #lovedclotheslast #vintagecarhartt #whitejeans #sewingselfie #embroidered #moroccanslippers #mendingmayhem
  • Picked up adorable 40s frock @bramwellcole with a convenient little hole because I needed excuse for a quick roadmend -& thank you Kate for the fabric! It's prob not actually 40s but home made in style-of but who's counting? #1940sfashion #homemadedress #visiblemending #patched #mended #applique #roadmend #mendingmayhem
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    Picked up adorable 40s frock @bramwellcole with a convenient little hole because I needed excuse for a quick roadmend -& thank you Kate for the fabric! It's prob not actually 40s but home made in style-of but who's counting? #1940sfashion #homemadedress #visiblemending #patched #mended #applique #roadmend #mendingmayhem
  • On the road so am a bit mendless but look who I ran into! To tell the truth I totally stalked him. Thank you @tomofholland for submitting to stalkery #stalking #meetingofmends #visiblemending #inventor #mendsch #mendingmayhem
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    On the road so am a bit mendless but look who I ran into! To tell the truth I totally stalked him. Thank you @tomofholland for submitting to stalkery #stalking #meetingofmends #visiblemending #inventor #mendsch #mendingmayhem
  • It's #mendsday ! Spring mendsday to be exact. This here 1940s could be 1930s crepe frock (who adores a metal zipper? Just me?) is losing its couching so I'm re-meandering the cord. Extra credit: i.d. that floral beneath! Isn't it so springy? #remeandering #visiblemending #couching #embroidery #slowfashion #1940sdress #1930sdress #vintage30s #vintage40s #springvintage #repairing #lovedclotheslast #metalzipper
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    It's #mendsday ! Spring mendsday to be exact. This here 1940s could be 1930s crepe frock (who adores a metal zipper? Just me?) is losing its couching so I'm re-meandering the cord. Extra credit: i.d. that floral beneath! Isn't it so springy? #remeandering #visiblemending #couching #embroidery #slowfashion #1940sdress #1930sdress #vintage30s #vintage40s #springvintage #repairing #lovedclotheslast #metalzipper
  • It occurs to me that YOU, dear mendfriends, are the audience for my very specific research on 19th century stocking darns! So here is a tiny selection of news from Gilded Age New York, with apologies for having been a crap #MendMarch host --I was buried in writing this stuff. These, believe it or not, date from ca. 1875 to 1885 --aren't they modern though? In 1880, 90% of stockings sold in NYC were colored. Swipe for some actual 1870s darns I've collected from backs of museums --they don't tend to show this stuff off for some reason. Then an insight into the world of the poor women who were doomed to darn (definitely not in fun visible manner) all those stockings --they'd own dozens, even hundreds--they're instructions you'll recognize. Darning hasn't changed. Then, for the hell of it, my title slide. The beginnings of evil in the wardrobe is a quote from 1878, referring to holes. Those haven't changed either. #fashionhistory #dresshistory #historicsewing #slowstitching #visiblemending #invisiblemending #19thcentury #stockings #darning #gildedage #slowfashion #geekery
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    It occurs to me that YOU, dear mendfriends, are the audience for my very specific research on 19th century stocking darns! So here is a tiny selection of news from Gilded Age New York, with apologies for having been a crap #MendMarch host --I was buried in writing this stuff. These, believe it or not, date from ca. 1875 to 1885 --aren't they modern though? In 1880, 90% of stockings sold in NYC were colored. Swipe for some actual 1870s darns I've collected from backs of museums --they don't tend to show this stuff off for some reason. Then an insight into the world of the poor women who were doomed to darn (definitely not in fun visible manner) all those stockings --they'd own dozens, even hundreds--they're instructions you'll recognize. Darning hasn't changed. Then, for the hell of it, my title slide. The beginnings of evil in the wardrobe is a quote from 1878, referring to holes. Those haven't changed either. #fashionhistory #dresshistory #historicsewing #slowstitching #visiblemending #invisiblemending #19thcentury #stockings #darning #gildedage #slowfashion #geekery
  • I didn't do it! But am most inspired by it. Especially after all the #mendmarch own mends, bit sick of myself TBH. I'd saved this divine work about 4 yrs ago; it's a collab by Russian designer Olya Glagoleva & the embroiderer @lisa_smirnova - & Lisa if you see this, pls tell what happened; I can't find Olya anywhere! Swipe for the shirt & the full outfits. Insp obvs was artist in studio #artistinstudio #artistsanddesigners #mendspiration #posher #visiblemending #slowstitching #handstitched #slowfashion #oneoff #bespoke #modernembroidery #dofashionbetter #sustainablefashion #qualityoverquantity #fashionrevolution
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    I didn't do it! But am most inspired by it. Especially after all the #mendmarch own mends, bit sick of myself TBH. I'd saved this divine work about 4 yrs ago; it's a collab by Russian designer Olya Glagoleva & the embroiderer @lisa_smirnova - & Lisa if you see this, pls tell what happened; I can't find Olya anywhere! Swipe for the shirt & the full outfits. Insp obvs was artist in studio #artistinstudio #artistsanddesigners #mendspiration #posher #visiblemending #slowstitching #handstitched #slowfashion #oneoff #bespoke #modernembroidery #dofashionbetter #sustainablefashion #qualityoverquantity #fashionrevolution
  • Wednesday is #Mendsday ! Can we do it, mendfriends? Shall we make it a thing? Tell me what you think! Also, should there be a weekly prompt? How about an optional one? Suggestions please! And/or just spread it around. I mean what's to lose? I miss #mendmarch myself #weeklystuff #mendspiration #mendfriends #mendandmakefriends #wednesdayismendsday #visiblemending #slowstitching #stitchery #darning #mendit #slowfashion #fashionrevolution #mendingmatters #mend!
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    Wednesday is #Mendsday ! Can we do it, mendfriends? Shall we make it a thing? Tell me what you think! Also, should there be a weekly prompt? How about an optional one? Suggestions please! And/or just spread it around. I mean what's to lose? I miss #mendmarch myself #weeklystuff #mendspiration #mendfriends #mendandmakefriends #wednesdayismendsday #visiblemending #slowstitching #stitchery #darning #mendit #slowfashion #fashionrevolution #mendingmatters #mend!
  • MendMarch Day 31. THIRTYONE I say, and it's Mendspiration. Obviously YOU are my mendspiration, and here is a tiny grid of a very few of many many #mendmarch highlights. All out of order: you will work out which is which. THANK YOU ALL most massively for making Mendmarch a mendalongapalooza --proper thanks tk... xoxKate Day 3 Bob the EternalWIP (beagle) of @tailsandtextiles Day 15 The famous bib of @bibprofessor with his famous #mendandmakefriends patches Day 6 @fie_derelsa is correct in her Statemend that #mendingisthenewblack Day 26 @mendingmylife has Radical socks Day 27 @Trolljerringa1 says but first coffee --though it's TeeTime Day 14 @milli_and_the_bee does Haberdasheryporn like nobody else Day 29 K3N.clothtales is InThePink with her kantha sofa shawl (you had to be there) Day 30 @Gatherwhatspills mighty creator of #Mendandmakefriends does Menditation (and denimenditation) with her brother's over-over-overmended jeans Day 9 @ironchicken68 conquers the impossible prompt with a sashiko-ish Gusset #thankyoufor #visiblemending #mendmarch #kantha #embroidery #sashiko #slowstitching #slowfashion #swissdarning #darning #haberdashery #overalls #beaglesofinstagram #marchmendingmadness #lovedclotheslast #MEND! #instagramchallenge --
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    MendMarch Day 31. THIRTYONE I say, and it's Mendspiration. Obviously YOU are my mendspiration, and here is a tiny grid of a very few of many many #mendmarch highlights. All out of order: you will work out which is which. THANK YOU ALL most massively for making Mendmarch a mendalongapalooza --proper thanks tk... xoxKate Day 3 Bob the EternalWIP (beagle) of @tailsandtextiles Day 15 The famous bib of @bibprofessor with his famous #mendandmakefriends patches Day 6 @fie_derelsa is correct in her Statemend that #mendingisthenewblack Day 26 @mendingmylife has Radical socks Day 27 @Trolljerringa1 says but first coffee --though it's TeeTime Day 14 @milli_and_the_bee does Haberdasheryporn like nobody else Day 29 K3N.clothtales is InThePink with her kantha sofa shawl (you had to be there) Day 30 @Gatherwhatspills mighty creator of #Mendandmakefriends does Menditation (and denimenditation) with her brother's over-over-overmended jeans Day 9 @ironchicken68 conquers the impossible prompt with a sashiko-ish Gusset #thankyoufor #visiblemending #mendmarch #kantha #embroidery #sashiko #slowstitching #slowfashion #swissdarning #darning #haberdashery #overalls #beaglesofinstagram #marchmendingmadness #lovedclotheslast #MEND! #instagramchallenge --