Visible Mending: Colorful Knitwear Repair
Holes and Tears in Knits
A course by The Endery , Creative Director
About the video: Holes and Tears in Knits
Overview
“In this lesson, we are going to learn how to prepare a hole and spot the difference in rips, frays, and holes. We will also learn a basic mending stitch. We will be focusing on getting the right tension, so you feel confident tackling most mends!”
In this video lesson The Endery addresses the topic: Holes and Tears in Knits, which is part of the Domestika online course: Visible Mending: Colorful Knitwear Repair. Extend the lifespan of your knitwear garments by developing your own mending style with colorful stitches.
Partial transcription of the video
“Holes + Tears in Knits In this lesson we're going to start mending. We'll start looking for signs of wear, preparing your hole and learning a basic mending weave stitch. We'll get started with our mending project. I want to introduce you to this lovely blue cable knit jumper that I found second-hand which has a lot of signs of wear and tear. I'll point out typical signs of wear and tear and what we're going to do in the following lessons. As you can see here, I have a beautiful bright blue, woollen jumper, and it's quite thick. I would say this is a medium-weight knit. You can see it's got ...”
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Course summary for: Visible Mending: Colorful Knitwear Repair
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Embroidery, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Sewing, Textile Design, Upcycling, Weaving
The Endery
A course by The Endery
Ellen Saville is the creative director and co-founder of The Endery, a knitwear clothing brand based in Lima, Peru, committed to creating sustainable pieces using leftover yarn from other productions. She is a sustainable fashion advocate, passionate about mending and creating a more sustainable culture in the way we consume fashion.
The Endery’s most recent projects include a collection for designer Lindsay Degen and an accessories collection for Anthropologie. Ellen also develops yearly hand-knitted collections for alpaca mill Inca Tops and has launched sustainable productions for brands such as Nike and Banana Republic.
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