• Thank you @creativebloqofficial —it’s official: vm is the hottest of hots. Why? “Clearly it's the craving for the handmade and unique in our culture, owing to the metastasising cancer of mass production, says a “repair champion.” Humblebrag: it was me. Also: “I've seen 'boro' cushions in TJ Maxx. This is going too far. (Who’s noticed fake crappyboro in crappystores?) I do worry a bit that we’re getting too trendy now (though I did say vm “is more than a trend”) - what dyou think? How can we encourage the long haul? Not peak n fade... Link to story in bio #visiblemending #numberone #crafttrend #creativereuse #creativebloq #mendersunite #nonewclothes #mendspiration #darning #rewear #makeandmend #mend #mendingmatters #slowstitching #slowfashion
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    Thank you @creativebloqofficial —it’s official: vm is the hottest of hots. Why? “Clearly it's the craving for the handmade and unique in our culture, owing to the metastasising cancer of mass production, says a “repair champion.” Humblebrag: it was me. Also: “I've seen 'boro' cushions in TJ Maxx. This is going too far. (Who’s noticed fake crappyboro in crappystores?) I do worry a bit that we’re getting too trendy now (though I did say vm “is more than a trend”) - what dyou think? How can we encourage the long haul? Not peak n fade... Link to story in bio #visiblemending #numberone #crafttrend #creativereuse #creativebloq #mendersunite #nonewclothes #mendspiration #darning #rewear #makeandmend #mend #mendingmatters #slowstitching #slowfashion
  • Darn schematic. Now I just have to draw it omg. #tinylines #bookillustration #darning #diagram #schematic #howto #stitchguide #visiblemending #slowstitching #slowdrawing #slowfashion #mendingmayhem #mendingmatters #makeandmend #consciouscloset #mend
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    Darn schematic. Now I just have to draw it omg. #tinylines #bookillustration #darning #diagram #schematic #howto #stitchguide #visiblemending #slowstitching #slowdrawing #slowfashion #mendingmayhem #mendingmatters #makeandmend #consciouscloset #mend
  • Hand hack for #mendsday - the cuff was so terminally chewed, I inserted a hand crocheted doily as a foundation - swipe for inside- & now have a jaunty lace-edged sleeve. And a reason to live for the handmade doilies. Anyone use doilies? I mean on plates. If so, please post & tag me! Though I fear they’re in category “life too short for” #lifeistooshortfordoilies #orisit #darning #darninghack #visiblemending #vintagecardigan #fixed #slowstitching #slowfashion #mendingmatters #mendingmayhem #mend
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    Hand hack for #mendsday - the cuff was so terminally chewed, I inserted a hand crocheted doily as a foundation - swipe for inside- & now have a jaunty lace-edged sleeve. And a reason to live for the handmade doilies. Anyone use doilies? I mean on plates. If so, please post & tag me! Though I fear they’re in category “life too short for” #lifeistooshortfordoilies #orisit #darning #darninghack #visiblemending #vintagecardigan #fixed #slowstitching #slowfashion #mendingmatters #mendingmayhem #mend
  • Think pink. It’s the opposite of Black Friday. Which I completely missed. Is it even a thing anyway now everything is discount trash? Don’t know, just mend #justmend #mending #darn #visiblemending #slowstitching #slowfashion #pinkcashmere #pinksaturday #thinkpink #vintagecashmere #customised #customized #blackfridayisdead #mendingmayhem #mendingmatters #consciouscloset #mend!
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    Think pink. It’s the opposite of Black Friday. Which I completely missed. Is it even a thing anyway now everything is discount trash? Don’t know, just mend #justmend #mending #darn #visiblemending #slowstitching #slowfashion #pinkcashmere #pinksaturday #thinkpink #vintagecashmere #customised #customized #blackfridayisdead #mendingmayhem #mendingmatters #consciouscloset #mend!
  • Happy #mendsday menders! An ancient one here, permanent WIP of my 1970s patchwork sheep coat; blues on the right, reds on the left. It’s acting sort of hip hop, apparently. Silly coat. #sillycoat #1970svintage #vintageshearling #visiblemending #frankenstein #whipstitch #oldclothes #oldclotheshavesouls #lovedclotheslast #slowstitching #wip #slowfashion #mendingmatters #consciouscloset #mend!
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    Happy #mendsday menders! An ancient one here, permanent WIP of my 1970s patchwork sheep coat; blues on the right, reds on the left. It’s acting sort of hip hop, apparently. Silly coat. #sillycoat #1970svintage #vintageshearling #visiblemending #frankenstein #whipstitch #oldclothes #oldclotheshavesouls #lovedclotheslast #slowstitching #wip #slowfashion #mendingmatters #consciouscloset #mend!
  • Does this work? Sashiko (ish) stitching technique illustration by me - using the totally cheating rotoscope method. Looks kind of real drawing-y though, no? About to find out if art director approves... #wishmeluck #cheatsnhacks #rotoscope #stitchguide #sashiko #runningstitch #visiblemending #slowstitching #stitchery #witchery #fakery #slowfashion #mend!
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    Does this work? Sashiko (ish) stitching technique illustration by me - using the totally cheating rotoscope method. Looks kind of real drawing-y though, no? About to find out if art director approves... #wishmeluck #cheatsnhacks #rotoscope #stitchguide #sashiko #runningstitch #visiblemending #slowstitching #stitchery #witchery #fakery #slowfashion #mend!
  • PROfessional documentation of mends: done. Thank you @cathycrawfordpho for the glam shots! This old messy darnscape #darnscape #darning #visiblemending #slowstitching #slowfashion #mendingmayhem #mendingmatters #consciouscloset #mend! #penguinbooks
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    PROfessional documentation of mends: done. Thank you @cathycrawfordpho for the glam shots! This old messy darnscape #darnscape #darning #visiblemending #slowstitching #slowfashion #mendingmayhem #mendingmatters #consciouscloset #mend! #penguinbooks
  • Triple layer sort of faux-mola felled underpatch on matelasse bedspread, finishing up. Used 3 leaves from my prized vintage ca1960 sample book. A rare not-clothes mend #visiblemending #faux #mola #underpatch #patching #wip #slowstitching #vintagebedspread #vintagefabric #matelasse #felling #samplebook
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    Triple layer sort of faux-mola felled underpatch on matelasse bedspread, finishing up. Used 3 leaves from my prized vintage ca1960 sample book. A rare not-clothes mend #visiblemending #faux #mola #underpatch #patching #wip #slowstitching #vintagebedspread #vintagefabric #matelasse #felling #samplebook