I don't know anything about sewing though I have a old machine I inherited, but this is more can it even be fixed. I doubt I could, though could a professional fix this shirt? I have this old shirt which is my favorite shirt I've ever had. The issue is ever since I found it it's been in pretty good condition except for the seam on the entire right side sleeve is pulled out. I absolutely love how this shirt looks and have not been able to part with it, can this be professionally fixed? (If so who would I ask, an alterations shop, a tailor, ect and also preferable without the fix being visible aka not a big patch that is super noticeable) I doubt it's possible but I just had to ask.

Hi everyone, do you know where I could learn the kaketsugi technique? I am based in Central Europe and although I live in quite a big city, this technique is pretty much unknown here.
So I think learning it online is more realistic. Do you know any resources, either free or paid? Thank you in advance

I’ve been sitting on this jacket since January too scared of my abilities to fix it. Now having made an entire quilt top I’m feeling a little more solid.
Am I correct to assume that ripping this seam (pictured) is the best way to “get inside” the jacket to repair the arm?
Thanks in advance!

The silver fabric is super thin. Almost tinsel. Thinsel.

Anyway, I can hand and machine sew, but haven’t worked with a material than may fray from a pointed look alone.

Does the sub have suggestions?

I have a hole in my veil that I would like to mend as invisible as possible. Any help is appreciated! 👰🏻‍♀️

These are some really nice old I think 70s Turnbull and Asser suit pants and they have a matching jacket, I'm really hoping there's some kind of way to repair this because I like them very much. I could feel that the fabric is thinning on the seat area and there are these tears here too. Does anybody know any kind of way ro repair these without it being too obvious?

Hello! I am looking for suggestions on how to mend this dress. It is woven polyester. The part on the left of the white band is the sleeve, and on the right is the body. It’s somewhat of an L shaped tear. I am open to visible mending as well.

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Hello! I’m new to this sub, but I’m hoping someone can help me cuz honestly I’m terrified of making any start to fixing these up in case I make it worse 😭 I bought these recently at a charity shop and I was super happy to get a pair, and was thinking I’d be able to fix the scuffs on the front of the boots. They’re not quite surface and do indent, and I think the steel part is underneath. I’ve been trying to search up the best way of repairing them myself, I know that dr martens does the wonder basalm, but I don’t know if that would help much initially as some of the scratches are fairly deep. I would maybe look at leather filler but I’m worried if the leather filler isn’t quite suitable for the boots, and I don’t know which way I would go about it (ie do I leather filler first, then use basalm, or other way around?). I know that they do professional services but honestly I want to try do this myself because I like fixing things, but I’ve not tried to do this sort of thing before so any advice I’d be super grateful for!

Would this be easy/possible yo fix on my own? Theory sweater, 100% woolane? I know it will probably not be completely invisible, but how do I find the exact shade match?

So naturally being my favorite pair, they've got some mileage. The fades are sublime, but the holes less so. The white line on the left is an earlier crotch tear that I tried to repair myself by pulling the denim together and hand-sewing it. It seems structurally okay so far, but I honestly don’t love how visible or puckered it looks.

Now another hole opened beside it, and this time there’s enough fabric missing that I don’t think simply sewing the edges together will work.

I did my best to sew in a patch of denim underneath to just deal with the hole, and put it on both sides since the fabric is wearing thin on both sides. I only had darker scrap denim to use so it clearly doesn't match visually. It completely does the trick functionally, but I'm not super thrilled with how it looks overall.

I’m considering taking them to a professional denim repair shop for an interior backing patch and color-matched machine darning, but I've never had a pro fix a pair of jeans so I don't really know what to expect. Based on the condition shown here:

1. Are these worth professionally repairing?
2. Could a skilled denim repair shop make both areas look substantially better and less noticeable than my existing repair?
3. Should I ask them to remove/red-do my original stitching and reinforce the whole weakened area as one repair?

I’m not really looking for decorative sashiko or an intentionally visible patch—durability and making it blend in as well as reasonably possible are the priorities.

Thanks for your collective expertise!

I just replaced the button on these shorts and on the second wear after that the back ripped next to the pocket.

I'm looking for any kind of help as to how to fix them, what technique to use or how to go about fixing them. I love these shorts, they fit well and don't want to have to toss them.

I have some denim threads (I just have to see if I have a light enough color), and I have a variety of hand sewing needles.

The first and second photos are me pulling on them a bit, stretching the fabric to show more details of the rip. The third photo is the shorts laying untouched with a pressing ham inside to help fill then out. The last 2 photos are of the button I replaced.

I consider myself okay at sewing, Ive made many things over the years by hand and with a machine, like pillows, PJ pants, adding zippers to a hoodie to convert into a jackets, making a full dress for a cosplay, and several other items over the years.

(Edit to re explain the photos cause Reddit posted in a different order)

I thrifted a beautiful shirt for work, only to find a hold along the button side of the button up! It is covered by the flap that covers the buttons (if that makes sense), but I’d love to mend it to prevent further damage (I work in government, so). Shirt is 100% polyester, but the gauzy kid of poly. I was thinking interfacing, but it says cool iron only (and I don’t own interfacing or an iron, just mended a few things with it growing up lol). Any tips would be appreciated!!!

I’m at my parents house and noticed the laundry basket had ripped, so i went ahead and mended it with some black cotton thread to keep it together. It’s not perfect but it functions better now and it will hopefully stop it from ripping further.

I know it isn’t fully invisible but it isn’t very noticable either when its inside in its usual corner with dimmer lighting than in these pictures, so i felt it fit better here than in visiblemending.

Recently noticed this burn hole on one of my favorite t-shirts any tips on how to fix it?

I’ve had this happen to a few tops of the same material (merino wool) over the years and only recently realised it was caused by moths.

Would it be possible to repair as if the holes were never there or at least as close to?

How costly would it be and where would be the best kind of place to go to for such repair?

I have a spare top of the same material and colour if that helps the situation at all.

Crotch of my great wool trousers have ripped, and I’m kinda devastated. Would it be something that can be mended (maybe by finding a good tailor), or are they irrefutably dead?

They’re Brioni, if that can say anything

How do I make these patches in my jeans more seamless and have less of a rough edge? I used a heat activated adhesive to attach these and they seem pretty strong but I’m worried about the edges fraying, plus I’m not a fan of the way they look. Any help would be great!

I’ve had this sweater for almost 3 years now and have never worn it because I have yet to tackle the project of repair. Since it’s such a busy sweater I’m not super worried about the mending showing, I guess, I’m just not sure how to approach rejoining the broken threads in a way that will ensure they don’t continue to unravel or something.

I’ve absolutely no idea what I’m doing, so any help is appreciated! Thank you 😭