r/InvisibleMending • • Jun 29 '26

Original Content Only! Reposters will be banned*

201 Upvotes

Hi friends,
You are amazing and wonderful, inspiring me daily to work on my never ending mending pile. Thank you for being part of this sweet community, I am grateful for you and your efforts to keep your mending as invisible as possible!

Unfortunately I’ve been seeing an uptick in karma farming bot posts lately. I hate bots almost as much as I hate ticks! So I have to enforce a new rule. Any account that posts someone else’s work (*without linking to the original post) will be removed and the account banned. I don’t want to waste any more energy on low effort karma farming. Thank you to people who flag these posts, it helps me remove them quickly while I chase my toddler around.

You are still welcome to share a mend that you didn’t do, so long as the original post (or link outside Reddit) is very prominent in your post. I love seeing inspiration and tutorials, please keep sharing those, but the original creator MUST be given credit.

So again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for being so creative and sharing your hard work. Together we can fix all the things!


r/InvisibleMending • • Jan 28 '23

Help build a starter guide! Post helpful tutorials, books, etc here!

130 Upvotes

Hello friends!

I need your help! This sub desperately needs a starter guide, a how-to, a list of helpful resources. And I need your input to find the most useful helpful resources available.

Please post helpful guides, books, YT videos, anything that’s helped you invisibly mend. Doesn’t have to be clothing-related, any type of invisible mend is welcome and encouraged! I’ll compile these into a starter guide to help future menders mend.

BONUS the comment with the most upvotes will get…something really neat! Full transparency I just thought of this, so don’t know what you’ll get, but trust me it will be cool. Maybe I’ll knit a hat for you, idk.


r/InvisibleMending • • 21h ago

How could I mend this?

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Its the lining of a jacket, I wear the sleeves folded over so its visible - and breaking 🥲


r/InvisibleMending • • 1d ago

Button popped out of rock revivals😔

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How can I fix this?


r/InvisibleMending • • 1d ago

how do i repair my nylon pants?

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r/InvisibleMending • • 1d ago

Help with stretch velvet

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My daughter got a small hole in her pants next to the waistband and side seam and so far I’ve ironed in some stretch interfacing but I don’t know how to reinforce it. I have some matching polyester thread and sharp sewing needles or I can use a machine. How do I fix it so she can wear them without reopening the tear?


r/InvisibleMending • • 2d ago

Mending puckering in jeans?

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r/InvisibleMending • • 2d ago

mending fabric on a chaise longue

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hi! completely new to mending, wondering if I could get some tips on mending spots in this type of fabric, I don't have any fabric to cut off and bring to colour match, so any tips on that is welcome!


r/InvisibleMending • • 2d ago

Burr Jacket Arm Patches

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I have an older Burr jacket that has some big holes in the elbows from wear. Is there canvas or good martial patches to fix them? Love how the jacket has aged and want to keep it going. It’s olive.


r/InvisibleMending • • 2d ago

My cat decided to try eat l to eat my favourite sweater - is there any hope?

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r/InvisibleMending • • 3d ago

Any tips for mending moth holes in a wool jacket?

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Regrettably the garment is in worse shape than the seller advertised. I understand felting is easy and delivers good results for garments like woollen knitwear, but I dont think it would be appropriate for a garment with a structured twill weave such as this.

So I'm looking at invisible darning/Swiss darning as my mending method, but I've never done it before and am quite confused about how to go about it. Also whether I should even bother attempting it myself.

Any advice would be very helpful! Thanks


r/InvisibleMending • • 3d ago

Seeking advice on mending an old tank top

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r/InvisibleMending • • 3d ago

Burned my favourite jacket...

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Leaned against a hot stove and burned my favourite jacket, it has a lot of sentimental value because it was my dad's for many many years. I'm very sad. Anyone have tips on how I can mend this?

I have sewing supplies and okay sewing skills. I've mended socks before...

If anyone could give me some advice I'd be very very happy.


r/InvisibleMending • • 4d ago

Advice on how to restore pleats in synthetic top?

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I bought this Vince top secondhand, and I'm not sure if I didn't notice the pleats were messed up in the middle when I got it or.if they somehow fell out in storage. Can these be restored by a dry cleaner? Tailor? Does it look like someone steamed or ironed this, or could this just be from being stored incorrectly?


r/InvisibleMending • • 4d ago

Well I tried! Learned how to mend recently and proud of getting this done

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87 Upvotes

r/InvisibleMending • • 4d ago

Where do I even begin?

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The fabric is of poor quality but its not stretchy. I really am not sure where or now to even begin, any suggestions?


r/InvisibleMending • • 4d ago

How do I fix this?

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The button top came off the peg. Lee won’t send out a new button and this is a rare jacket so they can’t replace it.


r/InvisibleMending • • 4d ago

Any advice on how to fix this sweater?

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r/InvisibleMending • • 4d ago

Repriser les jeans

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r/InvisibleMending • • 5d ago

Help fix ruined tshirt

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My daughter's boyfriend has a t-shirt that he cares about very much but his dog tore it to shreds. He wants to know if I can fix it. Obviously I cannot make it look like it should but I was wondering if you guys could help me figure out how to make it look good enough to wear again. All I have is this video of the shirt. I hope this helps. Thank you for your advice EDIT I have tiny little Stones I don't know what they're called tiny little bedazzle stones that I can put on a patch to mend the middle somehow


r/InvisibleMending • • 5d ago

sweatshirt for daughter needs a patch

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i come to you to ask the same thing but opposite, is there a good way to patch this that isn’t super visible?


r/InvisibleMending • • 6d ago

Mending help for bedding

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Hello! I have some pillowcases that I’ve owned for many years and are so comfy. The fabric is thinning in a few places and I’m not sure how to repair it. It’s a cotton/linen blend, if that affects things at all. TIA!


r/InvisibleMending • • 6d ago

Moth hole repair question

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r/InvisibleMending • • 6d ago

What’s happened here?

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Can you help me here?
This is not the only one.

It’s 100% cotton.


r/InvisibleMending • • 6d ago

is it possible to reduce the snagging?

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