I’ve finally finished my biological patches set! After many months of designing, editing, and trial and error, I’m proud to post up photos of the final products!
They are woven with bright, beautiful colors that will endure many washes and adventures to come. They’re only $8 in my store:
Here are the first five patches in my biological patch set. Once all ten are made, the rainbow of studies will be complete! Each one is illustrated, digitized, and embroidered by me. Stay tuned for more! Next up is herpetology ;)
I’ve finally finished my biological patches set! After many months of designing, editing, and trial and error, I’m proud to post up photos of the final products!
They are embroidered with bright, beautiful colors that will endure many washes and adventures to come. They’re only $8 in my store:
Here are the first five patches in my biological patch set. Once all ten are made, the rainbow of studies will be complete! Each one is illustrated, digitized, and embroidered by me. Stay tuned for more! Next up is herpetology ;)
For 2020, you want to keep people at bay? Look no more! With this new patch and pin set by French Canadian artist Sophie Labelle, you’re sure to keep haters at least 2 meters of distance away. (Side effect might be to make new queer and trans friends).
Patches and pins also sold separately on the shop!
Includes :
▼ Glow-in-the-dark trans symbol iron-on patch; ▼ I don’t care if you’re from California, dude isn’t gender-neutral iron-on patch; ▼ Life sucks sometimes but at least I’m not straight iron-on patch; ▼ Gaaaaaay glittery metallic pin. ▼ Trans mushrooms and leaves glittery metallic pin.
Visible mending is a decorativeway to fix up an item. Instead of trying to make your mend as invisible as possible, the idea is to make it part of the garment’s design.
Visual mending is not a single technique: it’s more of a mindset. If you’ve got an item you love, it deserves to be mended, and if you’re going to put that love into stitches, why not show them off?
That being said, there are some specific techniques that are popularwith visible menders. Let’s take a look!
Sashiko:
Sashiko is a type of traditional Japanese embroidery that is used to both decorateandreinforcefabric. In visible mending, sashiko is often used to cover up holes with patches or to reinforce thinning fabric. This technique uses a variation on the running stitch.
(Image source) [ID: sashiko stitch diagram: the distance between each stitch is ½ stitch in length.]
Someresourceson sashiko:
SashiCo on YouTube: sashiko livestreams and information on the cultural aspect of sashiko.
(Image source) [ID: three examples of sashiko embroidery on jeans fabric.]
(Image source) [ID: sashiko embroidery with white thread on blue jeans fabric.]
Embroidery:
Regularembroideryis also a popular technique to accentuateyour mends. Check out my embroidery 101 post to learn how to get started. You can embroider patches, or use embroidery to hide or accentuateany stitches you’ve made to fix holes. Embroidery’s also a great way to cover up stains.
(Image source) [ID: colourful embroidery floss covers a worn sleeve edge of a jeans jacket]
(Image source) [ID: colourful flower embroidery surrounds a hole in a pair of dark gray jeans. Fabric with a red and black flower print peaks out of the hole.]
Patches:
There are many ways to add patchesto a garment. My tutorial on patches is a good place to start if you want to make custom-shapedpatches to sew on top of your fabric. You can also sew your patch on the insideof your garment and have it peek out from beneath the hole you’re trying to fix. Fun ideas for this are laceorsuperheroes.
(Image source) [ID: Spiderman peaking out of a rip in a pair of blue jeans.]
(Source) [ID: a red flannel heart-shaped elbow patch on a gray knitted sweater.]
Darning:
Darning is a technique used to repair holes in fabric by using running stitchestoweaveextra fabric over the hole as to fill it up again. While traditionally darning is done in an invisibleway by using the same colour of thread as your fabric, you can also use contrastingcolours to accentuate your fix. Check out this written tutorial on darning by TheSpruceCrafts.
(Image source) [ID: vintage instructions on how to darn a hole.]
(Image source) [ID: four examples of darning on blue fabric with colourful contrasting thread.]
Conclusion:
Visible mending is a creative way to fix up your clothes and give them some personality at the same time.
You should be proudof the fact that you took the time and learned the necessary skills needed to mend your clothes! Show off what you did!
A fun side effect of wearing these obvious mends is that people will notice them. They’ll remember your fixes the next time they’re faced with a hole in their wardrobe, and it will make them more likely to try it for themselves.
These are just a few ways to visibly mend your garments. Want more inspiration? Check out Pinterestorr/Visiblemending on Reddit.
I was cute today even though fire exploded out all my offices. Felt like a regular #sutur. I went to a demonstration with Iggy to combat the detention centers. #hellokitty #hellokittygang #yellowflowers #bows #zelda #zeldabow #sanrio #cute #patches #sailormoon https://www.instagram.com/p/BzcCVPNnbql/?igshid=1bf0c7bl1mjcn
I only have 15 of my Lycanthropus patches left in stock! I am not sure when (or even if?) I will get more of these, so if you have been wanting one, get one now! .
first tshirt for the kickstarter rewards done! i stressed a lot about sewing on stretchy fabric, but all turned out super good! the books should be here any minute and finally i can start sending out your rewards ❤️ i can’t wait! The Fortunate Isle is a comic book by @barefootbobo and @batabing_bataboom, out soon!!
the patches for The Fortunate Isle came out really good✨ the comic itself will be sent to the printers in a few days and we can start the new year with a bang i cant wait to begin sending out all the packages!! thank you all so much for all the support and of course @batabing_bataboom and @barefootbobo for all the great work they put in ❤️❤️❤️
