People Are Sharing Pics Of The Most Creative Ways They Repaired Their Clothes (30 Pics)

All of our clothes get worn down over time – it’s inevitable. However, instead of throwing them out once that happens, you should try your hand at repairing them! And if you’re not quite sure how or are simply looking for some inspiration, just take a look at some of the repairs shared in the Visible Mending online group.

#1 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

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

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#3 My Child Requested “Flames In Space” For His Knee Mend..

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#4 When Life Gives You A Hole On The Left Elbow, Make A Panda

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#5 My First Few Attempts At Semi-Invisible Swiss Darning!

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#6 Every Time This Dress Gets A Stain, I Fill It In With Fabric Markers

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

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#8 Stupid Things I Like To Sew On My BF’s Clothes When He Asks Me To Med Them

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

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

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#11 First Time Mending, Hope It Holds Up!

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#12 Upcycled Mended Patagonia Jacket! What Do You Think?

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

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#14 Fixed My Husband’s Jacket. Used Colors Of The Kenyan Flag.

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#15 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

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

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#17 Patched And Mended My 4 Year Olds Batman Sweatpants With A Night Sky With Bats

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#18 Finally Finished The Knees Of My Jeans Yesterday! I’m So Pleased With Them

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#19 Visible Mending: Humor Edition

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#20 Busted My Zippers Out, Decided A Little Mending Was In Order!

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#21 My Sons Out In The Forest In Their Mended Clothes

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

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#23 Saved A Shirt That Had Gotten Bleach Stained. Added Bleach ‘Bubbles’ And A Tie Dye Ombre. I Love It

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

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#25 When You Want To Try Darning But Don’t Have A Fancy Speedweve

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#26 Fixed The Fraying Cuffs Of My Very Worn Jacket

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#27 Covered A Stain With Flowers

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#28 Posted The Wip The Other Day. Here’s The Finished Thing!

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

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

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