Make a beautiful paper hat with coloured paper or newspaper. You can also make a paper basket with the same method. Videos by Ksripriya Kanigolla
Ronnie Ryno’s tie designs include Prom and Wedding dresses, ballgowns, cocktail/party dresses, corsets, skirts, halters, vests, totes and belts.
Instructions by Jane Mencsh-Mutshnik in volume 11 (UK version) of The Family Creative Workshop (1975).
A collection of skirts made from ties.
Different styles of dresses made from old ties.
There are a great variety of styles of top that can be made from ties.
Different ways to make a coat or jacket from old ties.
Tutorial by Kimbo Jeans apron design with one piece for the neck strap and fastening tape. Includes video.
Tutorial by Jackie Currie from Happy Hooligans Make 2 aprons from 1 pair of jeans.
Really good overview of Visible Mending by Constance Eyre. She identifies 7 types; Boro/Sashiko Darning, Iron patch & Blanket stitch, Portholes with an Eyelet stitch, Crochet mend, Darning/Needleweaving, Swiss Darning/Duplicate stitch and Embroidery.
Ideal for toes and heels. Article from GRIT magazine.
The ladder stitch darn is similar to the running stitch darn. These instructions aren’t the clearest but you can work it out by studying the photos. Article by Caitlin Wilson, GRIT magazine
Another instruction for basic darning of socks, with background info and ideas for making darning eggs from dried, shellacked gourds, or a river rock. By Caitlin Wilson, GRIT magazine
Good clear instructions by Maddy from Custom Woolen Mills. If you don’t have a darning mushroom or a darning egg… use a lightbulb!
About Visible Mending. Kate gives a good introduction and I include examples of her favourite underpatch and sashiko method.
“Wear your heart on your sleeve.” Can be used to repair wearing out elbows, too. By Erica Chan Coffman
Heleens trials showed that needlefelting denim didn’t really work, but she did come up with a great fix for a loose woven denim.
Invisible mend for elbows that are wearing thin. Real wool. By Heleen Klopper, Woolfiller.
Instructions – How to mend a large hole using a piece of old jumper as reinforcement. By Heleen Klopper, Woolfiller.
Is this the future for sustainable clothing and textiles? By Heleen Klopper, Made to Mend.
The Gansey Jumper – great design and interesting history. From Heleen Klopper, Made to mend.
Fix holes in your favourite jumper with felted wool. By Heleen Klopper, Woolfiller.
Fix a woollen sock by needlefelting. Tutorial by Heleen Klopper, Woolfiller.
