Hi! I have this old dress that I am looking to restore and wear. What I am most worried about is that the fabric feels very fragile and like its about to tear. It also has a large hole underneath the armpit. I believe it is velvet or something close to velvet. Any help is appreciated, thank you!

I found these vintage MiUSA wranglers in my grandparents house. They are size 40x38 and I sit at around a 34x34. Hemming the pants shorter is no issue to me but what would it entail to take the waist in ~6inches? Even if the answer is completely disassembling the pants???

i have these blown out hems on these jeans, im unsure how to fix them without causing too much bulk and also look very clean and good

I have a pair of felted wool slippers that have split at the heels and I’d like to repair them. I have basic sewing skills and the repair seems relatively simple (sew up the seam!) but I’ve never worked with thick wool felt before.

Would I use an embroidery needle and what size? How can I work with this thick wool without stabbing my fingers a bunch? Should I reinforce seam with more wool? Thanks!

I managed to tear my favourite skirt this summer, but I haven’t been brave enough to try and fix it because I’m scared to mess it up even further!

The fabric is 100% cotton and not stretchy at all

The skirt is made up of multiple panels and such which makes it big and flowy and I don’t want to mess up the way it hangs on the body

Does anyone have any tips or suggestions? Would be very much appreciated!!!

I have a beautiful cashmere shawl that my cats unfortunately got a hold of and loved a little too hard… I would really love to be able to mend this but I’m not sure if I have the skills or if it’s possible given how thin and area is… I’m hopeful someone here may be able to guide me in the right direction.

I fucked up and completely tore a hole in my favorite knit sweater after it got caught in a zipper! Is there a way to recreate the mesh knit pattern I've ruined or to fix it in a way that's not crazy noticeable?

So, I got a new pair of jeans that I love from Hollister. It's very hard for me to find jeans that fit correctly because of my body shape, so I try to take care of my jeans by air drying and not washing every wear.

Unfortunately, these jeans are the type of blend that stretch out after like an hour of wearing. They used to fit pretty snugly but now slouch in the wrong places. It can be fixed with a wash and a quick dry, but it's never the same as the store.

Wondering if there are any ways to maintain the shape of this type of denim? Was actually thinking the way of starching and pressing. Has anyone had luck with this?

Hugo Boss suit, no idea how these holes appeared but I really like the suit and desperately hope this can be mended

The hole is right on the back seam and it is about 3 inches big. The pajama pants are 100% cotton. I have intermediate sewing knowledge, but don't do a ton of repairs like this. What would you reccomend to make this as invisible as possible while also preserving the comfort of the pants?

and my previous attempt for reference

after properly studying how swiss darning worked i think i improved a lot. still not perfect, but considering i will be wearing shoes most of the time, its more than good enough

hii, there's a hole near the inseam and i don't have a sewing machine so i need ideas in order to repair this pair of jeans.

thanks 💘

Hi how do I restore this headband that I’ve had for decades now? It’s stretchy and is falling apart between where the material is

My first time sewing with leather. I happened to have an almost exact thread match lying around (it was the only brown thread I had) except it wasn’t thick enough, so I doubled the thread over, threaded it through the needle, then doubled it over again to get it nice and thick and voila

Very proud of it, can barely tell it’s mended if it’s pressed against your nose

I’ve been procrastinating for a couple weeks until the staple inside started to pull out and the strap was hanging on by three stitches, only one of which was properly tensioned. It took like 20 minutes to do the whole thing

I know far too many people who would have just thrown this bag away the second the stitch burst, it’s a sad consumerist and disposable world we live in today

It’s not the nicest (polyester -womp) but I would like to fix this if possible?? Ideas??

It’s borderline unwearable unfortunately. I’ve tried boiling/drying twice and it’s still very droopy.

I’m pretty good at sewing, could I just replace the whole collar? It’s kinda sweat stained too so that might be the way to go.

It’s a vintage Kliban Cat shirt! The only other ones like this for sale are in the ballpark of $180+, and those are the “tourist” versions with city names on them. I like my art only one.

я ездила красить волосы и мастер попал краской мне прям на штаны😭 причем это были мои любимые штаны. так что если у вас какие-то идеи как я могла бы это исправить?
красила волосы я в блонд

Hey,

So I have a very precious (and expensive) woollen bag that moths went to town on. I was away at the time so didn’t spot them for a bit and this was what got the most damage.

I immediately got it dry cleaned but it took a while for me to take it out of the bag as I was so upset (I know first world problems but this bag I love 😭). I have taken pics of some of the damage.

Is there any way to fix it? Any techniques? As it’s completely thick wool I was hoping maybe to felt into the holes or something?

Any advice welcome 🙏 thank you

Possibly my favorite jacket I own :') it broke a few months back but it's starting to get cold again and I miss it!! A part of the zipper just broke off. Is there a way to salvage it or should I just get a whole new zipper...