I figured I owed this sub an update on how the couch patch turned out. I got so much wonderful advice from everyone, and thought I'd share the finished result. I whipstitched the patches to each other first, overlapping them to make it thicker and more durable, and then I attached the full piece to the couch in 5-10 minute sessions over the course of the week. It was tough, but I'm super happy with how it turned out.

Thank you guys so much for the help!

Also cat tax in the last picture. 😁

My daughter-in-law wanted orange in the mend of her jeans. I like the way it came out! My only regret is the orange patch won’t ever be seen by anyone, but that’s where the hole was lol!

My slippers turn 5 next month. Last year (maybe it was the year before?) Two of my toes started poking through. I repaired the holes through needle felting, but soon discovered that not only were my felted repairs much weaker than the original boiled felt, but the boiled felt I had stabbed over and over had also lost some structural integrity. The areas I had worked on started stretching almost immediately, especially where my little toe sits.

I finally had enough and decided to darn over the felted patch to reinforce it and give it some structure. So far it seems to have worked!

The felted patch over the big toe isn't in as much trouble yet (though I do think it looks bad). I will probably darn over that one some time this winter.

A small crack appeared on the other slipper a few weeks ago. I have learned from my mistakes and simply darned that one. No more felting for me.

She asked me if I would fix some damage from her cat on a jacket.....she dropped it off when I was half asleep, didn't look at it until today..... Yikes..... It's bad.... But I like a challenge!

I have full creative control, as soon as I stabilize it I will hand wash it.

She's lucky she's cute.......

I used fishing line and a needle to “darn” the screen door. The screen mesh is so old it just crumbled between my fingers. The door is on our family’s old cabin and the screen probably hasn’t been replaced in 30+ years.

After years of it having a gaping hole that let bugs in and got caught on everything, I finally got around to doing something. The mend will either A) give us a few more years to ignore the screen or B) is ugly enough that my dad will replace the screen sooner - either way we all win.

It’s ugly and it was harder to do than expected, but I’m pleased with the results! 😁

Hello !

It was annoying me, my audiopad were destroying themselves. So I took an old tie, strip it into fabric and sew it onto the old audiopad. I've glued them on the plastic thing that hook on the headphones.

It's not the best, but it's working well ! So if you're doubting yourself, it's your signal to do it !

Fixed this grocery bag that tore while I was moving in. One of the straps broke, and one of the top sides ripped. I mended it using patches. For the big patch, I tried sashiko style mending for the first time. My lines are a little wonky but it turned out good enough.

Hi, I want to fix my sweater with a visible yet clean stitch. Preferably straight lines to close the opening fabric and I can only do it by hand. Any advice or tutorials on the stitching? Thank you!

A tiny reminder that even the smallest flowers can find their way through. 🌼

Can’t seem to bear the thought of parting with these shorts, so every time they have a new hole I patch it up.

The first picture is the stitch that tore. I think it happened because the embroidery floss is stronger than the fabric itself and when my bracelet caught on the stitch it tore. If I used the same or similar method for this new hole and the others would they hold? Thanks in advance!

I know its very late to repair them but i love them so maxbe someone could help me or give me advice

Ty

Hi everyone, I'm trying to repair this silk skirt where the horizontal threads have been torn and this shredding has gotten worse. I'm planning to use some washable stabilizer to try to stop it from shredding further. I've done repairs on things like this before but never this huge all at once and wanted to know if anyone had other suggestions or if it's better to just cut out this section of the skirt. TIA!

(Also sorry for the repost, it seems posting on my phone messed up a few things)

Photo in comments since apparently it just didn't like my photos at all.

I made a hole in a shirt I am working on while removing its front pocket and this is what I am left with after cleaning it up. After a failed attempt of darning it (following a method shown in the last picture) I am wondering if it's even possible. The shirt is made out of not-stretchy modal and polyester and has a very fine weave. Because it is synthetic I dont want to use fusible interfacing, maybe a piece of the same fabric might work as reinforcement? What approach would be the best to mend this hole so that it doesnt get bigger in the future? I am aiming for something semi-visible as I am planning to embroider over it (edit: it would be a single chain stitch line going over it, so it wouldnt be completely covered but kinda hidden)