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Melbourne / Visible textile mending

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A focused guide from Mend & Mark on Visible textile mending.

Guide 01 / Melbourne

Put the idea to work.

Place a patch beyond the weak area so new stitches hold in sound cloth. Match patch weight to the garment and secure edges before decorative work. A beautiful repair still needs to survive movement.

A short practice plan

  1. Place a patch beyond the weak area so new stitches hold in sound cloth.
  2. Match patch weight to the garment and secure edges before decorative work.
  3. A beautiful repair still needs to survive movement.

Continue exploring.

The other Visible textile mending guides look at different parts of the practice. Take one useful idea into your next session.

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