I have been stitching most of my life, and I must say this is one of the clearest, most thoughtful explanations of the technique you are showing. Well done!
❤ Thank you for taking the time to make an excellent video with good close-ups of your sewing. I hope you ignore any negative comments. What you are doing is a type of art. All that matters is that you like it. The rest of us can learn from you, and if someone wants to vary it somehow, such as with brighter colors, shorter stitches, varied stitches, or something else, you provided the initial idea so they could design it their way. I applaud your teaching methods and also recommending books that will give further instruction and ideas. 😊
To ensure your mend is secure on the inside (I could see toes hitting threads and possibly undoing things over time), you could use a visible interfacing cut to encapsulate all raw edges. This would also help give support to the mend fabric (it looks like a quilting fabric which is quite thin compared to the sturdiness of denim). You just need to be sure you are able to keep the fabric flat while ironing.
It would be great if everyone filled in their horrible, ripped, and holey, jeans with this art!!! That was the worst fashion trend ever invented!!! 💖👍😁
Thank you so much. This was exactly what I was looking for. (and for the record, your jeans look awesome!) For those of you who missed it here are the books that were mentioned: 2:24 Mend! A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto by Kate Sekules 3:14 Wear, Repair, Repurpose: A Maker's Guide to Mending and Upcycling Clothes by Lily Fulop 4:23 Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hears by Nin and Sonya Montenegro 6:48 ebooks on Hoopla: Simply Sashiko - Classic Japanese Embroidery Made Easy Nipon Vogue The Ultimate Shashiko Handbook 7:20 And found on Creativebug: Shashiko Sewing by Leslie Solomon
