You guys, of course I had to jump on the visible mending band wagon :). How could I possible not? As soon as I first saw the fabulous combination of distressed denim and chunky, prominent hand stitches I was in love.
And, as luck would have it, I had a pair of jeans in my closet that was perfect for giving this technique a try. Now, for a full disclosure, my jeans already had holes in them. But not from wear and tear, they came like that from the store :).
Pretty cool, right? I added a piece of denim to cover the hole from the inside and neatened the frayed edges by stitching them to the denim patch. And then I used cotton yarn to do my visible stitches over the whole area. I absolutely love how this experiment turned out.
It was 100% inspired by Katrina Rodabaugh's fabulous work and I hope you'll check out her IG account. You won't be disappointed.
Now, since I've always enjoyed adding chunky stitching to my projects I decided to take it a step farther and see what happens. I used a 6 strand embroidery thread and added these rows of stitches to cotton fabric - Grunge in Nocturnal. I then turned it into a pouch and I'm smitten.
Just look at this fabulous texture!
How fun is that? I now want to sit and stitch all day long :)
Oh, and I also made this one block where I mixed scraps of fabric with stitching - sort of boro style, I think. So far I like the way it looks but have no idea what (if anything) it will become in the end. That's ok though, I so enjoy the slow, meditative nature of hand stitching that I don't even mind if I end up with a usable item in the end.
Off I go, more stitching to be done!
Wishing you all a happy and creative weekend. Svetlana
Love that block!
ReplyDeleteyou've inspired me. I'm wanting to try the visible mending. love what you've done
ReplyDeleteI love your tutorials and your infectious energy and optimism. You go girl!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stitching.
ReplyDeleteI love that look.
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ReplyDeleteI have a pair of jeans that were bought ripped - NOW they're really ripped!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try to patch them - they're so comfortable...
Thank you for your wondeful idea!
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