How to repair your clothes  

Not only does not fixing the stuff we own create waste, but malls tend to cut up unsold clothing to prevent people from dumpster diving, so...yeah. companies would rather cut these items instead of donating them to the homeless.

My grandmother was born during the Spanish Flu pandemic and money was really tight when she was growing up because of the Great Depression. She never bought clothes and made all her clothes even though she eventually became wealthy. I don’t have the talent to make my own clothes but perhaps I can compromise and repair the clothes I own and continue wearing them. I try to stick to very classic slow fashion/style pieces and I have stuff if my closet from 10 years ago that’s still acceptable to wear but it’s annoying when tiny holes or stains develop on these outfits. I don’t believe price determines quality because some of these clothes are from very expensive brands and some of my cheapest outfits have lasted a decade with no signs of damage.

I had a smallish hole on the knee of my jeans, so I embroidered a moon over it, so sort of a stitch repair I think. And it stayed good for a while but then it got a bit ripped elsewhere, so I added some clouds. But that /so/ didn't work, cuz like in this video, the area around it was worn, so doing the stitch repair, it just shifted the tension from one spot to another and ripped above one of the clouds. Def gonna try patching it now

OK, this is a great initiative and I would love to give repairing jeans I have that are desperately in need of a patch. A few things in the video that were sort of rushed over, so possibly assumed knowledge? 1 - Does the patch repair on the jeans require you to slide the leg of the jean over the arm of the sewing machine? 2 - What do you do with the excess, unsecured patch material on the inside of the jean leg?

So much to learnnn, great video!

¡Me encanta! Gracias por la clase.

Buenísimo! , gracias por este video.

You didn't show the edge mend technique.

Good stuff!

If the zipper doesn’t close. You can apply pressure with some pliers. Their are also repair sliders available.

You can also rub wax on a zipper to lube and protect it.

Very cool!

I like repearing my clothes, im always for practicality over looks, and if i can make the repairs cute of invisible even better.

If the jeans button falls off, can you reuse it by separating the two pieces or would you need to get a new unused jeans button to replace?

uwu, thanks for your cooool project, so hyped !

This video doesn't actually go over the edge stitching or felt stitching :( The rest is awesome but the Table of Contents near the start is incorrect

Which model of sewing machine is that? Thanks

Did I miss the needle felting? I skipped through the video but I couldn't find it.

I have a shirt that no matter how much I wash it is still stinks like sweat, other clothes don't. It's really weird. But I like the shirt and don't wanna throw it away, does anyone know if I can fix this somehow?

Davo oll Da time on D first choice!!!

keep on patching until it becomes a new pant!! :D

#makedoandmend

Please no side camera !!!! PLEASE!!!! I Beg you!!!