50 Amazing Clothing Repair Jobs That Will Inspire You To Try It Out For Yourself

It is good for the environment and your personal image. Win-win.

Damjan

• Published in Interesting
• January 8, 2022

One of the most serious matters in today's world is the environment and people's impact. And fashion industry's reputation as one of the most polluting industries is well justified.

Solvents used to soften the materials, different chemicals used for coloring... The list is pretty long.

With this in mind, many brands, companies, and organizations have launched initiatives and programs to bring about constructive change for the future. Every journey begins with a single step, and incredible transformations start with a single attempt.

So, what can people do to reduce the quantity of rubbish that ends up in landfills? Fixing your garments is one of the wise and sustainable options.

Users on Reddit discuss the results of their donations if you need some motivation or a mild shove to try it. There are 63.5k members in the group that explain how they mend their clothes using various techniques.

Some of these folks tried it for the first time, encouraging others who may believe they don't know how to do it or don't have the resources to reconsider. During the quarantine, many people took on hobbies.

This looks like it takes a lot of time to master. That may be so, but once you learn how it is done, the results are amazing. Take a look:

1. "Used Some Vintage Fabric To Fix A Hole In My Jeans. I Couldn’t Stitch Over The Buddhas!"

2. "First Time Mending, Hope It Holds Up!"

3. "Covered A Stain With Flowers"

4. "Rescued Husband's Sweater From A Hole By Embroidering A Leaf Of Lorien Over It"

5. "You Guys Inspired Me To Tackle This Stain!"

6. "Really Pleased With How This Repair Turned Out! I Feel Like It Adds Some Character To A Plain T-Shirt"

7. "Busted My Zippers Out, Decided A Little Mending Was In Order!"

8. Time This Dress Gets A Stain, I Fill It In With Fabric Markers"

9. "I Don’t Know What I Am Doing At All But I Fixed My Sweater, Someone Be Proud Of Me"

10. "Rainbow Darning On Thrifted Jeans"

11. "Posted The Wip The Other Day. Here's The Finished Thing!"

12. "I Accidentally Got Bleach Stains On A Brand New Hoodie. This Is My First Time Attempting Embroidery, Too!"

13. "Saved A Shirt That Had Gotten Bleach Stained. Added Bleach 'Bubbles' And A Tie Dye Ombre. I Love It"

14. "Getting The Hang Of Darning. Luckily My Work Pants Are Riddled With New Opportunities For Practice"

15. "Patched And Mended My 4 Year Olds Batman Sweatpants With A Night Sky With Bats"

16. "My Best Attempt At Sashiko So Far"

17. "When You Want To Try Darning But Don't Have A Fancy Speedweve"

18. "My Jeans Always Rip On The Left Knee. These Are My Favourite, So Thought They Deserved A Nice Mending"

19. "My First Few Attempts At Semi-Invisible Swiss Darning!"

20. "Hello! It's My Jacket That Had Big Black Stains On Left Elbow. I Didn't Want To Throw It Away So I Embroidered Some Sunflowers"

21. "Today’s Button Replacement Project: Produce!"

22. "A Little Before/After Of My First Time Using A Weaving Technique To Mend A Hole! I Need Practice But I Do Like The Way It Turned Out"

23. "My Pet Rat Chewed A Hole In My New Tank Top So I Got Creative To Try To Salvage It. First Attempt At Visible Mending"

24. "Almost Exactly One Year Ago Today I Tried To Take My Own Life. The Emts Had To Cut Off My Pants But I Decided To Keep Them And Repaired Them With Bias Tape. I Call Them My Kintsugi Jeans"

25. "A While Back I Covered Bitter Stains With Embroidered Bumble Bees. It Saved My Dress And Made Me Love It More"

26. "Stupid Things I Like To Sew On My BF’s Clothes When He Asks Me To Med Them"

27. "My Sons Out In The Forest In Their Mended Clothes"

28. "My Bra Needed Some Mending!"

29. "Fixed My Husband’s Jacket. Used Colors Of The Kenyan Flag."

30. "Did You Know, That Y-/T-Oucan Fix Small Tears In Your Jeans?"

31. "Covered A Pen Stain On Maternity Pants Gifted To Me By A Neighbor! First Time Visible Mending And I Think I’m Addicted"

32. "Does This Count? Spilt Pink Nail Polish On My Yellow Jumper, So I Covered It Up With Embroidery"

33. "My Favorite Jeans Were Wearing Thin In The Thighs So I Added A Denim Patch Inside And Used Sashiko To Make It Pretty"

34. "Made My Own Patch For The Spot Where My Backpack Rubbed Through My Jacket"

35. "Upcycled Mended Patagonia Jacket! What Do You Think?"

36. "Finished Darning The Knee Of My Jeans. First Time Darning, So I’m Pretty Happy With It"

37. "Snagged My Scarf So I'm In The Process Of Fixing It With A Roe Deer. Scarf Was £2 (I Think) Second Hand And I've Already Spent A Few Hours On The Deer But Idc Cause I Love It Even More Now"

38. "Visible Mending: Humor Edition"

39. "My Much Loved Pj’s Saved!! The Gayest In The Land!"

40. "My First Try With Visible Mending! I Think It Turned Out Pretty Good"

41. "Fixed The Fraying Cuffs Of My Very Worn Jacket"

42. "An Incredibly Moth Eaten Jumper I Needle Felted The Face Of The Forest Spirit From Princess Mononoke Over. Also, If You Look Closely, You Can See I Did Lots Of Smaller, Less Ambitious Repairs Using Felt And Thread To The Rest"

43. "I Patched A Sock Into A Rip! (Saw It On Here And Tried It For A Cousin’s Knee Patch)"

44. "When Life Gives You A Hole On The Left Elbow, Make A Panda"

45. "Finally Finished The Knees Of My Jeans Yesterday! I'm So Pleased With Them"

46. "First Visible Mending! Fixed My BF's Hoodie"

47. "When You Don’t Know How To Sew, All Of Your Mends Are Visible :)"

48. "I Had Lots Of Old Jeans That Either Didn't Fit Or Were Worn Out, So I Made Them Into A New Pair!"

49. "My S/O Needed A Knee Hole Patched In Some Jeans So I Threw In A Cheeky Little Love Note As A Surprise — Thought You Guys Might Like The Idea"

50. "My Child Requested "Flames In Space" For His Knee Mend.."

So, what do you think? Are you up for a challenge?

It may look difficult to do, but keep in mind that all of these people were beginners once. Once you get the hang of it, you will be creating works of art, and you will have your own style.

And that’s priceless in a time when everyone is wearing similar clothes.

Damjan