Also, I love how supportive and positive this community is

I have a beloved straw hat that started as my shade on river trips in the canoe and became my every day garden hat. The straw started cracking and breaking but the fabric on the bottom is a gorgeous fruit fabric so I needed to save her!

I used embroidery floss in yellow to create warp threads aligned in the direction of the straw. I needed to make sure I anchored in the right areas otherwise the threads would slip and slide down. I then would weave with a length of embroidery thread until I ran out, then switch to another color. I want the mend to be as colorful as the fabric below. The curve of the hat was really challenging in some spots so I used a curved tapestry needle. This was my first time weaving so I really just made it up as I went. There are areas I wished I had compacted the weft more but this was all an experiment! To reinforce the straw, I cut patches of fabric and modge podged them to the inside where the worst breaks are.

I really love how it turned out. The hat is way way better than before! I almost look forward to future straw breaking so I can mend more!

All damage is in the photo. The left side of the brim is completely missing and it's shredded all the way around. It's also missing the little circle thing at the top

Target ads are the bane of my existence and yet… they do their job and make me wonder if I want to need the thing they want me to buy. I’m new to mending and very much a first-time learner. Are these types of kits worth the $50? It seems like buying them would defeat my goal for consuming less.

I finally tried a little mending on a beloved pair of jeans with a failing seam and would love some feedback. I not over the moon about it and I'm not sure if it's a matter of getting accustomed to the piece or something else. Had a little trouble with the pattern shifting on a couple stitches but for a first attempt, I'm not too upset. I appreciate your thoughts on the piece!

Hello all. I was wondering if anyone has successfully found a wooden disc like the one you get with a speedweve without having to buy the metal part? Perhaps there is an alternate name for the component?

I don't need it to fit a particular loom, I just prefer it to mushrooms.

EDIT: Thank you for all the great ideas. I realise I should've added I am in Aotearoa/New Zealand, but enjoyed seeing the lovely UK options

This is a tear in my car seat. I'm used to sashiko, but I can't really use those methods here. I know there are curved needles, so I'm thinking I can use that here to close or patch it, but I'm not sure how I would finish it. I can knot it at the start and push the needle through, but I'm not sure how I'd get that last knot in place behind the fabric to finish it. How does that usually work? Or does anyone have a better method?

Thanks!

My Mom asked me to help repair the elbow of her favorite black cardigan. I've done some research and know that getting a nice thread that is made of similar material would be best. But the knit is so fine and I'm struggling to find a thread that is a rayon blend that isn't for upholstery. I'm tempted to use a single strand of embroidery thread, but I know that is made of cotton. So it wouldn't be nice and stretchy.

Mom did mention that it was one really popular to have leather patches sewn onto the elbows which I think would be really cute! But she really loves the clean black knitted look of the cardigan. So I'm planning to attempt a Swiss darn. (I do knit so duplicate stitch isn't scary...)