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How to Choose the Right Thread or Yarn for Your Mending Project

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How to Choose the Right Thread or Yarn for Your Mending Project

The good news is, there is a lot of overlap when it comes to what materials are used for which type of stitching.

This also means that as a beginner, it might be confusing to know how to choose the type of thread or yarn to use for your specific project.

I’ll explain different types of thread, and also yarn (I think it’s fine to use these terms interchangeably), and the terms or numbers you might see when looking for materials to use for your project. 

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5 Embroidery Stitches to Know

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5 Embroidery Stitches to Know

If you are just learning how to embroider, there are 5 stitches that will get you started embroidering right now! Watch this video tutorial for a quick tutorial!

I love using embroidery as a way to mend over stains and tears in clothing. It can also be a fun way to update or add a little something special to an otherwise drab garment. 

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Beginning Mending: A Guide to the Tools You Need & How to Use Them

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Beginning Mending: A Guide to the Tools You Need & How to Use Them

Have you been looking at images of clothing mended so beautifully, you almost hope to rip a hole in your jeans? But what are the materials you actually need to get started?   You are in the right place! I pulled together a collection of materials that I think are a must to get started with visible mending, and how and why they are used in mending. Most of these materials can be found at your local craft shop.  Needles I like to use sashiko needles for mending jeans. They come in a variety of lengths and thicknesses. When it comes...

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Repairing Denim Worn Paper-Thin: Using Visible Mending to Fix Your Jeans

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Repairing Denim Worn Paper-Thin: Using Visible Mending to Fix Your Jeans

There comes a time in every well-worn pair of jeans life (especially if there is lycra involved), when the fronts of the thighs begin to wear past the comfy stage, and into the paper-thin-afraid-to-wear-out-of-the-house-for-fear-of-tearing-wide-open stage. 

Read on for a step by step mending tutorial. Sashiko style visible mending. 

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Visible Mending: Weak in the Knees

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Visible Mending: Weak in the Knees

Those cute pre-ripped jeans are great, until one day you crouch down, and riiip. And there's your leg. Is it over? Should you throw them out? Read on for the complete repair prescription.

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