Visible mending jeans

Visible mending of some very tattered jeans, using embroidery floss.

An easy practice of Japanese inspired mending.

Sashiko Visible Mending makes your denim strong and beautiful! Workshop on March 4, 2023 at Madison Wool in Madison CT 203-245-5921 🌀

Sashiko mending is a form of functional embroidery that originated from Japan. It was initially done to repair tears or rips in clothes and has now become an art form. Here’s how you can mend your ripped jeans using Sashiko.

I did some visible mending on a very old pair of RTW jeans and here are the details with lots of photos.

Working in the style of Japanese Boro mending with upcycled patches, I created a large visible mend that becomes the focal point of this thrifted denim shirt, thereby highlighting its age, worn nat…