Visible Mending: Colorful Knitwear Repair

Finishing Your Mends and Washing Your Sweater

A course by The Endery , Creative Director

Extend the lifespan of your knitwear garments by developing your own mending style with colorful stitches

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About the video: Finishing Your Mends and Washing Your Sweater

Overview

“Now we’ve finished our custom mends. In this lesson, we’re also going to look at how to set these with an iron carefully, and I will also share my dos and don’ts for washing knits. These also are great rules for all your knits in your wardrobe. Remember, knits are for life and can last a lifetime if cared for in the right way. ”

In this video lesson The Endery addresses the topic: Finishing Your Mends and Washing Your Sweater, 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

“Finishing Your Mends and Washing Your Sweater Now that we've finished our custom mends, I'm going to show you how to use an iron to set and block your mends carefully. I'm also going to walk you through how to wash and care for your knits. One of the most important ways to reduce environmental impact is caring for your clothing properly once you've got it at home. So, this is especially important with knits, because knits are often delicate, they need a lot of care and attention and without that they can get very worn and damaged easily. So, aftercare and washing and caring for your knits i...”

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Course summary for: Visible Mending: Colorful Knitwear Repair

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (109)
3657 students
4 units
20 lessons (3h 51m)
1 download

Category
Craft
Areas
Embroidery, Fashion, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Sewing, Textile Design, Upcycling, Weaving

The Endery

A course by The Endery

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Creative Director

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.