Our clothes get old and start to tear some patches as time passes. So, people throw them out after wearing few times. But not everyone throws them out; they try to repair them. The online group called “Visible Mending” share photo of repairs done to old clothes for people to get inspired by them.
The Reddit users share their creative repairs done to clothes using needles and threads. We have some old clothes we like and don’t want to throw away. We are sure these inspirations will help you save your favorite clothes from being old. Check them out in the gallery below.
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#1 I called these My Kintsugi Jeans; instead of throwing them out, I kept them and repaired them with bias tape
Grandpa_Cat92
#2 Somehow, I was able to fix my sweater
So_That
#3 My child’s jeans have knee mend, and he requested “Flames in Space” or it
askmeforsoup
#4 I Made a panda on my elbow, which had a hole earlier
TheQuilterQueen
#5 Try to fix my Swiss Darning
StudioSixT
#6 Whenever the dree gets a stain on it, I cover it by filling it with fabric markers
SybarIsPersonal
#7 Accidently got bleach stains on my brand-new hoodie, so I embroid it to cover it was my first time doing an embroidery too
BeeftheDwarf
#8 I like to sew this kind of stupid things on my BF’s clothes when he asks me to fix them
Rebel_stitches
#9 Split some pink nail polish on my yellow jumper, and I covered it up with embroidery
OrigamiPineapple
#10 These are my favorite jeans, so I thought to mend it
takeko_
#11 This was the first time I did mending
Dieneh
#12 Upcycled mended Patagonia jacket
boroboroclothing
#13 Patched a sock to cover the rip
two-tons-of-awesome
#14 Fixed my husband’s jacket using colors of the Kenya flag
ApeCityGirl
#15 Before and after pictures of my hole mending
lnaslzr
#16 The stains made me embroid these bees, now I like this dress even more
dirtloving_treehuggr
#17 Mender, my kid’s Batman sweatpants
MyVisibleMend
#18 I Fixed the knee of my jeans patch yesterday, and I like it
skelezombie
#19 Easy fix
c0mposite
#20 I Broke the zipper of my boots, and I fixed it
maelstrorn
#21 My children’s mended clothes
MyVisibleMend
#22 Getting the hang of darning. Fortunately, my work pants are damaged with new chances for practice
zsxdcvv
#23 Added bleach ‘bubbles’ and a Tie Dye Ombre to save this T-shirt from bleach stains
Justinterestingenouf
#24 This was a gift from a neighbor and accidentally satin4de it by a pen, finally mend it
notarachel
#25 Homemade fancy speed wave
nono_1812
#26 Fixed the fraying cuffs of my worn jacket
noctisera1
#27 Flowers helped to cover the stain
midwestUCgal
#28 I Finished my mending
FulmarusGlacialis
#29 This looks great for the plain T-shirt
orangecatginny
#30 Fixed small tears on my jean
PETrubberduck