Erin Eggenburg's Mending Blog
A Contemporary Practice of Japanese Inspired Mending
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When you are planning a sashiko style visible mending project, take some time to consider the garment. A mending project can take an afternoon or months of little by little mending. Either way, when the mending is finished, it is a different garment from the original, and to me, feels like a work of art.
Mending in Modern Times
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Finding creative ways to mend and extend the life of loved clothing.
Visible Mending as Wearable Art
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I've been working on a handful of sashiko projects, and was feeling comfortable enough in my skill to branch out into a variation that has my contemporary style combined with more traditional sashiko style mending.
DIY Project: Salvaging Ravaged Clothing with Visible Stitching
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Using a sashiko style visible mending and some simple scraps of fabric, I added new life to this previously determined disaster of a jean jacket headed for the landfill.
How to Upcycle a Thrifted Shirt with Embroidery
Upcycle a thrift shop find for under $10 Have you noticed embroidery is having a moment? And are you dying over all of the gorgeous embroidery clothing that costs a fortune? I hate spending gobs of cash on clothes, but I also hate spending time cruising online sales for clothes that don't fit half of the time. What's a girl to do? This brings me to today's post. I found this green shirt at a local thrift shop for $2, and decided to add a flower to each sleeve. Kind of a boho meets military style. To stabilize or not...