From colourful stitches to fabric mixing, visible mending can breathe new life into garments with stains or holes Ask a visible mender to explain why they love to repair clothes using patches or ...

This story was originally published on May 22, 2023, and has been updated. When Arounna Khounnoraj was growing up, her mother, a seamstress, made and mended Khounnoraj's clothes. She would try to make ...

My grandmother did not know the Japanese word wabi-sabi, per se, but as a seamstress, she unknowingly embraced the concept. My grandmother was the queen of repairing and making do. Her repairs went ...

So, you ripped a hole in your favorite pair of jeans. (Or worse: your kid ripped a hole in their favorite pair of jeans.) Don’t drop $100 on new Levi’s. Fix them up – with flair. Patching, darning and ...

It was a burgeoning hole in my Nike running trainers that prompted an eco-fashion awakening and led me into a fascinating subculture. The soles — the treads — of the trainers were still in good ...