Repair What You Wear is a unique, free-to-access website that teaches and inspires anyone to easily mend their own clothes.
At a time when people are increasingly aware of the importance of reducing waste as well as saving money, Repair What You Wear gives people easy-to-use techniques and skills to mend their own clothes.
You can watch video our video tutorials and learn to fix a tear in jeans, mend holes in knitwear, and do visible and invisible mending on jackets, skirts, uniforms, and many more types of garments.
There are also educational videos about the nature of different types of fabrics to help you choose the best material for your garments and mends.
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Does this apply to lycra shorts too? Thank you ❤
My son has a pair of uniform trousers that he refuses to wear because the zip opens the wrong way. Otherwise they seem to be sized and shaped for men. Is there a way to change the fly open the opposite way?
Thanks for this video, I bought the cutest jumper from a garage sale and realized the zipper was broken when I got home. ❤❤❤
Good job! Glad it helped and keep going with the preloved.
I have a vintage moth worn sweater... Maybe I will have a go at repairing it.
thankful for your tutorial! <3 heartbroken about my beloved jeans that are apparently beyond repair </3
Thank you so much for the clear, real time explanations. Very well done!
Could you a do a video of this technique on a knit dress that is one solid color? I have a khaki knit dress I want to shorten that I'm scared to cut because I have no idea where to cut it because it doesn't have the green stitch like your dress.
Please send an image to [email protected] as it's important to look at the size of the knit. Will respond directly.
Thank you, helped me repair my shirt!
Very glad! If you have any other repairs then do look at our other videos, we hope they are useful.
Does it work for bigger holes?
It should work on larger holes. If the fabric moves around a lot then the stitching (using "wooly nylon" should be firm enough to hold the shoe shape otherwise your foot may "slop" a bit. If you need to mend a large hole in a vulnerable place then a stick on patch may be needed. Hope this is helpful.
Thank you for sharing!!!
This is INCREDIBLE! Thank you so so much!🎉❤
thank you this was super helpful!
really really enjoyed this video, exactly what i needed to know how to do, you fucking rock
Thank you ever so much. I've been waiting for this video for ages. 👍🇨🇵
So glad it is helpful, we have lots of other left handed videos so do take a look on the channel or on our website repairwhatyouwear.com
Very helpful, but what about navigating corners?
A very good question and it is tricky. tend to either leave it blank, especially on Binca style fabric, or to a stitch at 45 degrees on woven firmer fabric, do a 45 degree corner stitch and a sneaky stitch to catch the fabric so it stay in position. Should I put the on the video to do list?
thank you!!
This video was so easy to follow. Thank you! My client now has here 3 favorite sweaters looking like new!
That is such a great message, thank you.
THank you!
I cannot seem to understand how you secure the thread at the end.
What do you call the iron-on cloth? Where do I get it?
There is a non woven one called vilene and a woven muslin with adhesive too. Vilene is the most popular and comes in 3 weights, finest is best.
Thanks for this....... giving it a try on my torn jean
Could you do this with synthetic fibers or do you really need the wool's tendency to stick for this to work? I snagged a really thin cotton/acrylic sweater I love and want to wear again!
It can work on any fibre providing the hole is not too big. The wool has a texture that tends to hide the changes of the mend in the knit structure but you can do it on any fibre. Any worries, send a picture to [email protected] for advice.
Thank you so much for this! I just followed your directions and now can’t find the hole to show my daughter where I repaired her sweater!
Sorry for the late reply, been on a short holiday! That is really the best message and we are so glad. Thank you.
Oh wow that turned out great! This might be a bit outside my skill level but it's worth attempting given the results. Cheers!
Thanks for this and the other mending videos. This older guy should now be able to start mending his hiking clothes.
Greatest tutorial ❤
This was such a great demonstration. Subscribed immediately after seeing the rest of your content too; thank you for sharing your knowledge so freely! Also, a question -- I've looked through the mending playlist, but I didn't see a video on tips to adapt mending to wear at the end of a sleeve or other edges. There's a beloved merino techwear sweater I want to save and the sleeve ends are starting to fray. (It has two layers, sewn/hemmed a few inches up the sleeve, so it's kind of like a hole if you folded the sweater in this video in half.) Do you have any pointers?
Thank you for this note. Please send a photo to [email protected] but also look at our chain stitch on a cashmere card video, this may be the "solution". knitwear is often too fine for darning wool and chain stitch is stretchy, can protect from further fraying and look attractive. We are not fans of darning on fine knitwear cuffs.
@@RepairWhatYouWear Hello! I am sure you are busy, but just giving you heads up I sent a photo a bit ago! It might have gotten lost in your inbox.
Hello, you are right, we had missed this. Can you send a photo to [email protected] and we will give advice?
@@RepairWhatYouWear Done and done! Thank you for your time.
Thank you! I have so many lovely fine wool sweaters and shirts, but they keep getting tears. This is the easiest invisible mending tutorial I've seen, with non specialty supplies!
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This got me through my first time ever patching a hole in denim! Thanks for explaining it so well!
THE SUBTITLE THAT SHOWS COVERS WHAT YOU ARE DOING! SO YOU CANT SEE ALL OF IT WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!
I should've mended earlier :(
That’s for the tutorial. I did this with heat activated button thread. It has adhesive in the thread fibers so when you put an iron on the thread, it creates a strong bond.
Great additional information, thank you!
Thanks alot maam
really well explained thank you
I will never look at knitting, sewing, or embroidery the same way again .... what a skill.
Nice work, I just could barely hear you! Even with headphones & volume all the way up…
Thanks for this! Worked perfectly.
Excellent video, and to the point. Thanks very much for making this
Thanks a lot for the sharing. I tried to is method to mend my merino wool sweater. It works. It holds well even after machine wash in delicate mode plus non-crease function.
Thank you for this feedback, this is helpful for us to know too!
Thank you for sharing 🧵 🪡 this is exactly what I needed for sewing patches onto crochet items.
I can't believe it was so easy to fix my sweater, I've been putting it off for weeks! Thank you for this amazing tutorial!
Very useful and timely video - thank you. I found the fingertip button hold tricky, so I used a bamboo skewer as a spacer. My trouser seam repair was less successful, serviceable but a bit wonky. I will keep practising.
I bought this sweater at goodwill and I was able to fix the small hole because of you! Thank you, this video was very helpful and I will forever use your method.
Thank you, that is the best feedback.
So satisfying when the thread is pulled and it all comes together
It's the best bit!
How would you catch the last loop? I noticed that there's a hole beginning to appear on my sweater but it's a really fluffy mohair blend and I can't see the individual loops very well. There's a completely loose loop on one vertical row and I think the one next to it is also unraveling. From the back I can't see the hole, but the knit does feel a bit thinner on that part and it bends more easily, almost like it's broken.
You can always work on the front of the sweater, stitching round a loop and taking the thread straight to the back where you can secure the thread. Then take it to the front to another loop that needs tying down. This will tie down loose loops and blend them into the mend. The trick is not to see much thread on the top. Hope this is helpful.
@@RepairWhatYouWear Thanks for replying! I can't quite picture it, do you maybe have a video that shows this?
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Wats the name of that thread? Can i get it online?
Hello. I've checked and I used some knitting yarn that was partly silk, which is why it shines. I'd knitted a hat! It is great for embellishment too and comes in bright colours. I'll see if I can get the name.
What a voice! You should read audio books.
Wow. I had two holes in a grey lambswool sweater, followed your instructions and now can't even find the repairs. One hole was large - about 1 cm x 1 cm. I can't even find the big repair. The steam shot at the end really made the difference. Thanks so much!
That's so good to hear. We are very happy!