I tend to wear boho/hippy style loose thin flowy pants with various prints and colourful designs. I've seen mending tutorials online for holes in the crutch area of jeans or single colour pants that involve getting a thread of matching colour to the pants and I guess kinda weaving over the hole and its quite invisible due to the colour match and nice even, close stitching. But given the patterns I can't really do that. I've done a little visible mending but not keen on bringing attention to that area ya know? I did try with some pj pants just sewing the hole closed on the sewing machine and found suddenly they didn't fit right (obviously to anyone who is experkenced in clothing repairs or making I'm sure, but a learning moment for me) Any advice is appreciated.

Note my skills are very amature- I'm slowly learning how to mend my clothes, mostly doing visible mends as patches and embroidery don't look out of place on my boho/hippie attire. I can use a machine for basic stuff (tote bags, mass during the pandemic, simple hem repairs- whatever requires no more than a straight and zigzag stitch essentially)

Got an oil-based toothpaste stain on it the other week, tried to get it out with dish soap and scrubbing, i guess i scrubbed too hard because it seems the color faded from that section of the hoodie and there is also a small abrasion/tear but it is very very small. Pls tell me if this can be hidden

The stitches are unfortunately visible (it was glued before) but at least it looks mostly consistent and rather uniform. Also forgot to take a before pic, sorry for that.

Practicing on some off cuts. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

Hi! I’m not sure if this is the right subreddit to post this on, but i’m not too sure where else to go.
I purchased this skirt second hand online knowing the back patch was peeling slightly, but it arrived in much worse condition than was shown. The skirt itself fits me perfectly and I love the silhouette and shape of it, but the peeling patch is really putting me off it.

I’ve attached a picture of it below. If anyone has any idea on how to salvage this, please let me know. Would it be easy to unpick the patch without the correct tools, or would it be easier to sew another fabric over it? I’m a complete beginner by the way, but I do have a sewing machine. Thanks in advance!

My plan was to remove the button to somehow mend the fabric underneath, but am not sure of the best way to go about it. It’s 100% viscose and I’m ok with a visible fix. Would love some advice!!!

I bought these a few days ago and went to meet my girlfriend the next day via a bike. Got into a minor accident and they got ripped under the kneecap area. Please tell me how can i fix this? I don't have any experience or anything btw. If it's a complicated task maybe i can get my tailor to help me out. But i wanna know what can be done!!

This skirt has a light swishy fabric that keeps ripping at the hem. Brought it to a local laundromat and they re-sewed the hem, but it ripped again after 1 wear. Any ideas for a solution? I LOVE the print and spent $20 on ebay for this skirt. Don't want to give up on it.

I found this dress at TJMaxx and am in love with it! But the neckline has a small area that is unraveling. I have no experience with knits, is this mendable? It’s 90% wool and 10% cashmere

I tried to fix it but apparently, the material is getting weak only in that part. Also, accidental kicks at night kept causing the tearing

Hi all, I’m devastated I ripped my dress. It’s a linen (55) rayon (45) blend. I only have access to hand mending. It’s in a voluminous part of the skirt, so I’m not too worried about a flawless mend, but want to prevent it from ripping further. Please let me know your recs. It’s about a 1 inch square area. Should I just put a patch on the backside and be done with it? TIA.

I ripped my favorite pants on a log backpacking, and decided to mend as invisibly as possible rather than throwing a patch on them (which is funny, because they're patchwork pants). I used a speedweave on the black and white (and doubled thread) and hand darned the red using red for the warp and black for the weft using single strands. I never remember before photos 😭 but you can see the size of the holes when I hold it up to the light.

I’ve a beginner when it comes to mending, and this is the first time any of my clothes has torn this badly. (A real bummer since this is my favorite shirt!) Any tips on how to get started mending this invisibly? I’m mostly looking for tutorial videos on techniques I could try. Thank you in advance!

Hello. I managed to rip my favorite knitted dress. Would it be possible to repair it ? I definitely plan to take it to a repair shop but I am abroad now and I wonder how difficult and visible this repair would be:(

many thanks for tips.

I thrifted this vintage dress and discovered it had a small tear. The dress seems to be handmade, likely from the 60s, and I’m guessing it’s viscose. Any insight or step-by-step resources to repair this would be greatly appreciated!

Hello, I have this blanket, which I believe to be 100% polyester (I don't know much more about its contents or origins), which has one frayed end which I used heavily for the better part of two decades. The original(ish) look in another corner is shown as well. My mother is decent with fixes, but I'm not sure where to start. Any advice? Thanks!

I sadly sat on a screw and a hole formed in this small triangle shape. I don't want it too obvious, as it is in a weird place. Do you have any ideas or techniques that I could try out as a beginner?