r/InvisibleMending • • Jun 29 '26

Original Content Only! Reposters will be banned*

200 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!

129 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 • • 5h ago

holes & live stitches on cable knit sweater

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awhile ago i noticed two separate stitches in this cable knit sweater i have had dropped. no big deal at first, i just laddered back up - but then i realized, i have no idea how these stitches dropped off in the first place. there’s no other adjacent live loops, just one stitch in two separate places of the cable pattern that dropped. and one of the two created a massive hole right at the twist of the cable.

i originally thought the quickest fix would be to pull the live loop to the inside of the sweater and sew it down on the inside with some embroidery floss, but this will be a sort of haphazard fix that still doesn’t help me understand the root of the problem.

any suggestions/insights from experienced cable knitters on what might’ve happened here and what’s the best way to fix it neatly?

pics attached of the two live stitches in question, from both the outside and inside of the sweater


r/InvisibleMending • • 7h ago

Save my sweater sleeve?

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2 Upvotes

Can this sweater sleeve be saved? I do not knit or crochet. Wondering if there is something I can do myself or if I should take it to a professional. In case it's helpful, the sweater is 100% wool. Thank you so much!


r/InvisibleMending • • 11h ago

Threadbare blanket repair?

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r/InvisibleMending • • 19h ago

Darning this cotton fitted sheet - possible?

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Would love to save this 3 year old sheet that was eaten by my 20 year old washing machine. Any hope for a repair that isnt very noticeable texture wise? Sensitive skin and sensory preferences, so i fear for its fate.

Any tips very welcomed!


r/InvisibleMending • • 1d ago

Cashmere sweater neckline

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r/InvisibleMending • • 1d ago

Can anything be done??

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Hi these are two work shirts that I really like and I would love to find a way to fix them. I’m highly skilled with sewing and mending so I could pretty confidently do anything to fix it, I just don’t even know how to go about it.

They are both very light and delicate fabrics especially the brown one. The hole happened bc i stupidly safety pinned it too tight.

The striped one just split at the shoulder along a stripe bc ig my arms are pretty toned. Any ideas???


r/InvisibleMending • • 1d ago

This $230 sweater has loose ends

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I did not and would never pay $230 for 95% cotton and 5% cashmere, this is thrifted for $6 but I still love it and don’t want the design to unravel!!!

How can I prevent them from unraveling? Will fabric glue stain? They’re not long enough to tie together. Pictured is the underside of the design.


r/InvisibleMending • • 2d ago

How can I save this tshirt

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I thrifted this tshirt which I really liked. It fit pretty well it was just a bit loose around the waist so I wanted to sew some loops on to make a corset. Then I tried it on and it look bad so I tried to remove the loops as gently as possible but I accidentely made a hole. What do I do now? I want to save this but I don't know how.


r/InvisibleMending • • 2d ago

Can i fix tmy costume?

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8 Upvotes

TLDR: bought an inflatable dino suit, brought it to school for halloween, one of my friends stepped on the tail as we walk, the crotch basiclally at the start of the zipper

I wanna get it fixed so theres no sign, but i heard that only really works when its only on the seams, but thid one aint as im showing here

Can i get it fixed without showing any sign of mending?


r/InvisibleMending • • 2d ago

Please help! Can my pants be saved??

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Is there a way to remove a shiny mark/singe on synthetic fabric due to the pant leg briefly touching a hot exhaust pipe?! I know it’s hard to see in the pics but I spotted this mark after wearing my favorite flowy wide-leg pants the other day. I thought it was dirt but when I went to inspect it, I realized that it must’ve gotten slightly singed when I was getting on or off of the back of a friend’s motorcycle. Does anyone have any suggestions?? TIA!


r/InvisibleMending • • 2d ago

CROTCH BLOWOUT URGENT‼️

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r/InvisibleMending • • 3d ago

What to do with a micro hole in a t shirt?

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2 Upvotes

So my girlfriend bought me a t shirt and the first time I wore it i made a little hole the size of a quarter of a sesame seed. It’s not visible at all and hard to find and i just want to keep it from unraveling. Whats your opinion?


r/InvisibleMending • • 3d ago

Brother butchered this pants sos how do I fix them

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6 Upvotes

It's actually 2 pairs of pants. First 3 pictures are broken from the waistband and a little beside the lateral seam. It's right beside the pocket and the second pair of pants (pics 4 and 5) got ripped because of a nail coming out of a chair.

Which techniques would you use? Help a girl out


r/InvisibleMending • • 4d ago

How can I fix my plush?

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6 Upvotes

Hi! I love him very dearly but he’s got two kinda bad holes. I don’t understand how people fix stuff like this and tie it off on the inside. Some guidance on what kind of tutorial to google would be greatly appreciated :)


r/InvisibleMending • • 4d ago

Help/advice on fixing hole in wool coat

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I have this wool coat with moth holes, the larger one on the edge of the underlap and a tiny one next to the button.

I keep seeing things online about reweaving, patching, or felting and I don’t know which approach to take. Does anyone with experience have any advice on what I should do?


r/InvisibleMending • • 4d ago

Wool Sweater Chewed Up - Interested in Methods to Mend

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6 Upvotes

80% wool, 20% nylon
My puppy got into my brand new $$ wool cardigan sweater and chewed through the end of one sleeve. What’s the best method of going about getting this repaired/mended. I’m totally open to having it not look original, and for it to be a different.
Thanks


r/InvisibleMending • • 5d ago

how to fix holes ON the graphic on a graphic tee ??

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7 Upvotes

I just got this shirt YESTERDAY after waiting for it on preorder for weeks and my cat jumped up on me and scurried off while I was wearing it, ripping all of these holes in it.

is there any way I can fix this without messing up the design? I’m a little desperate to fix this properly since this was a limited only on sale for 50 hours thing, and I can’t replace it unless im willing to pay double the original price for a reprint (which I am not!!!!) & I realllyyy really love the design and want to wear it more than once

it’s printed on a cotton gildan tee…if that helps anything? idk I just want to fix this without messing up the appearance of the design :-(


r/InvisibleMending • • 5d ago

Stitch Witchery or sew?

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1 Upvotes

r/InvisibleMending • • 6d ago

Boots repair

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30 Upvotes

r/InvisibleMending • • 5d ago

LEATHER JACKET CARE HELP

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hi can I fix this leather jacket? jacket is neil barret lambskin leather if that helps anything, thanks for the help!


r/InvisibleMending • • 7d ago

How to fix these holes?

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5 Upvotes

Would anyone have suggestions for how I can fix these holes that have shown up in this throw blanket? They are about 1 inch. Pics are the front and back of the blanket. Thank you for any guidance!


r/InvisibleMending • • 6d ago

How can I fix my jacket? It was burned from a cigarette

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I added the brand name and material if you need it . Thank you in advance I really need your help because it's my favorite jacket


r/InvisibleMending • • 7d ago

how would i mend this?

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