swachter

I can’t fix much but I can fix my husband’s slipper.

#visibleMending #embroidery #solarpunk #MakeDoAndMend #handmade

Jan 23 at 11:29pmWeb
Show threadswachterFeb 11

I can’t fix everything but I can fix these pants.

#visibleMending #handmade #MakeDoAndMend #solarpunk #ohDarn

Show threadswachterMar 10
I can’t fix everything but I can fix the hole in this sheet. #visibleMending #moveSlowAndFixThings #sewing #MakeDoAndMend
Show threadswachterMar 12

I can’t fix everything, but I can fix the pants my husband ripped falling on ice on his way home from a city council meeting.

#MakeDoAndMend #moveSlowAndFixThings #visibleMending #sewing #solarpunk

Show threadswachterMar 12
@sbourne I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY
Show threadSarah E BourneMar 12
@swachter I am! Thank you!!
Show threadswachterMar 25

I can’t fix everything, but I can fix this sweater.

#MakeDoAndMend #visibleMending #sewing #moveSlowAndFixThings #solarpunk

Show threadHisses with Geese 🌱Mar 25
@swachter lovely mending!
Show threadJackMexMar 25

@swachter

Looks nice 😊

Show threadRockyMar 25
@swachter lovely!
Show threadrostigerMar 25

@swachter Whoa, cool, I've never seen round patches like that before — looks so neat!  

I always have the same go-to pattern, it's a bit more utilitarian. :3

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Show threadSebastiaan Ammerlaan 🇳🇱Mar 25
@swachter I've never seen that darning method before!
Show threadFlamboyantes TerresMar 25
@swachter
Very pretty !
Show threadjendeferMar 10
@swachter That looks really cool. I haven't seen needle work like this before. Does the technique have a name? Is this a form of lace?
Show threadswachterMar 10
@jendefer I’m not sure about a name but it’s essentially concentric circles of blanket stitch, working from the outside towards the center. So the first few rounds are stitched into the edges of the hole, and at a certain point you’re kind of floating the blanket stitch in midair and using the next round to pull it taut until you meet in the middle.
Show threadjendeferMar 10

@swachter Ah, thank you. With that name to go on, I can see about doing something similar myself.

https://rsnstitchbank.org/stitch/blanket-stitch

#sewing #needlework

Blanket stitch - RSN StitchBank

Show threadjasegMar 10
@jendefer @swachter That’s such a cool website!
Show threadSebastiaan Ammerlaan 🇳🇱Mar 10
@jaseg @jendefer @swachter Indeed, very useful! To the bookmarks it goes.
Show threadⓋ Gregory Trolliet Ⓐ🔻 🇵🇸Feb 11
@swachter Wow what's the process of this? Is it witchcraft?
Show threadswachterFeb 11

@faket @rosareven

I mean yes everything is witchcraft when you get down to it

But I mark out a shape (or not) and use embroidery thread to create warp threads. I catch the undamaged fabric on either side and make a zig zag, spacing as closely as possible. Then I do the same thing in the other direction, weaving the needle in and out of the warp. Then adding other embroidery stitches as needed to tack the new fabric down or reinforce the edges - buttonhole stitch here for obvious reasons.

Show threadRosarevenFeb 11
@swachter Thank you! I got a lot of broken clothes like ruined thighs in trousers and sock holes that I want to patch instead of throw away.
Show threadswachterFeb 11
@rosareven Of course! Check out some of the books at your local library about darning or visible mending and you’ll get some great ideas! Hikaru Noguchi has a bunch but there are others!
Show threadJessiFeb 11
@swachter that's the spirit!
Show threadRosarevenFeb 11
@swachter I too want to learn the method
Show threadIvor HewittFeb 11
@swachter top quality #Sashiko
Show threadDoomsdaysCWFeb 15
Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday, @swachter ! What a cool technique! (And yes, I have some pants like that as well...)
Show threadMatilda T. ZombieQueenFeb 15
@swachter I wish I could fix pants. Fixing pants would be a great comfort.
Show threadilooJan 24
@swachter Fabulous! ❤️
Show threadDoomsdaysCWJan 25
That rocks, @swachter ! Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday!
Show threadMichael GaleJan 25
@swachter lovely!
Show threadDavid G. SmithFeb 11
@swachter 😻 (Folks—Always read the ALT text. 😹)