Visible Mending is the Newest Way to Upcycle
Handy with a needle and thread? Cracks, holes, or other wear-and-tear in clothing may now be visibly repaired to be eco-friendly.
One of the newest sustainable fashion trends, "visible mending," encourages us not to throw away old items immediately, but rather recycle and customize them. Refabricing old materials creates a colorful mix of colors and materials. The result is an unpolished item with a high DIY score.
Anyone who can sew can take part in visible mending. The technique is similar to the Japanese practice of Kintsugi in which broken crockery is repaired with gold-colored glue so that the cracks remain visible.
To execute it yourself, simply fix a hole in a garment with a patch and supplement it with colorful yarn if desired. You can also weave in the damage, sew a nice crochet pattern over it, or emphasize the gap by creating a colorful border around it. Elsewhere, you can camouflage a stain with crochet or patch over it or with a colorful thread around it. Your worn-out areas are now reinforced with striking sewing stitches.
