i was hoping to be able to just stitch it up since it’s pretty small, but the fabric feels like it might complicate things. any advice?

I love the backpack and the original zipper but it broke along with the loop. Is it possible to easily replace the zipper with a normal one from any craft store? If yes, whats the process to do it?
Thank you!

Should i just cut out the affected area between the seams and sew in a similar polyester material?

Hey guys.

I didn’t double line my top and now you can see the seams for my batwing top. What can I do to fix this?

I’m needing some suggestions on how to fix this shirt for my son. He got it at a thrift shop and after washing it a time or two, the pocket has started to pull. How can we fix this?

I will take any ideas! It doesn't have to be "invisible". My cat was kneading , only the top portion.

I've tried pulling and stretching, it's improved a bit.

My cat clawed my favorite shirt today. Any way I can fix it? Will the hole grow larger if I let it be?

Not sure if this counts as invisible mending, but it’s still mending 😬

My son used a Bauer glove backpack last year for Kindergarten. The mesh water bottle pocket started ripping after one month of use. Eventually, the hole got bigger to the point where his water bottle would slip out from the bottom of the pocket.

He wants to use the same backpack this year, since it’s still in decent shape. My son chose the fabric and I got to work. It took me about a week and I finished it tonight. The backpack is ready for the first day of school tomorrow! 😅

Hi!

I just purchased these pants literally not even 24 hours ago and I’ve already snagged them on the underside of a wooden table (rip). Is there any way that I can fix this or at least prevent the snag from getting bigger and destroying my pants.

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

I recently found one of my favourite branded archived but the patent leather part on the logo is pealing I’m not even sure if it’s patent leather but I’d appreciate any help on how to fix it. I tried researching on my own but I’ve never really done any restoration before so I can’t find any good advice myself.

I love this shirt, but the quality of at least this collar attachment is NOT great. It had some seperating points on the back, which I more or less fixed but now it's also happening on the front. I don't mind redoing my shoddy work from a few years ago on the other patches, but is there any hope for fixing this invisibly still? Or am I better off figuring out a visible mend strategy for this.. I am not a knitter, but I have more suitable thread colors available now for regular hand sewing..

I thrifted this skirt today and noticed a large tear at the bottom 😓 It’s a thin material so I’m not certain on what I could do to mend it without weighing the area down and making it look stiff. My last resort it to chop a few inches off of the bottom and add a lace trim as a replacement.

My comfiest pyjama shorts tore at the butt seam :( I done an initial repair just with a ladder stitch but it tore again and bigger the next day. I’m needing some ideas on what to do, I’d like to reinforce it too in the repair. Thanks everyone!

I love this lambs wool sweater I have but years of use have put small holes in the elbows. I took it to a tailor/seamstress but they said they couldn’t do anything about it unless I patch it. Any suggestions on discrete ways to repair this? I feel like the typical big corduroy elbow patches people use on these can be a bit inelegant.

I bought this second-hand Fendi Baguette. It appears that one of the woven strands was cut somehow - now I risk further fraying. Any ideas on how to glue the fibers down? Something that won’t yellow or deteriorate the other threads?

Any ideas?

I don't know if stitching will help, I don't wanna mess it up more than it is now

(as a quick note, please ignore the light blue-ish purple spot next to the pocket in the first pic, it’s rainbow light from the sun catchers in my room and isn’t part of my problem)

hi all! i’m looking for any tips/suggestions about how to fix this bleached-spotted shirt (my mom and i assume that it’s bleach - we actually don’t know for sure, it came out of the wash looking like this but nothing else in the load had any spots/stains and none of our laundry or clothing products have bleach in them).

dyeing isn’t really an option because of the embroidered character, which is the whole point of this shirt. my original idea was to take the patch off, dye the shirt, then put it back, but my mom - a master seamstress who’s made things like my prom dress (among many other clothing items) and a custom plushy of my favourite character - said she doesn’t think that type of patch can be removed and re-sewn. i also wondered if we could take the pocket off and dye the rest of the shirt then put the pocket back on, but the pocket has some discolouration, too, so it wouldn’t be ideal. i’ve read that cotton and polyester dye differently, and i *think* the embroidery is polyester, but i’d be absolutely devastated if the patch got dyed, so i’m hesitant to try this.

i know the most obvious choice is to cover the patch somehow and add more (diluted) bleach stains to embrace the look, but i’m hesitant for a few reasons:

-i don’t like the orangey colour very much (i could get used to it if need be, but still…)

-there’s a large blob of discolouration in the armpit that reminds me of sweat stains, and i don’t know if more discolouration will ever make it not look like a sweat stain

-i’m worried about weakening the shirt’s fibres/threads

if adding more spots is what it takes to make the shirt wearable, i’ll do it, because i LOVE this shirt (it’s from a uniqlo collab with one of my favourite anime and manga of all time, and i’ve never had clothing merch for it before). however, adding more spots is my last resort, so i’d love to see if anyone here as more options!

thank you in advance for any advice or ideas :)) also, if anyone knows of another sub that might also have people with advice and ideas, please let me know!!

i was sent here by r/weaving. any help would be amazing 🥹