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How Visible Mending Can Save You Hundreds on Clothes This Year (and Still Look Better Than Ever)
Forget fast fashion. Learn how a few stitches can outlast every trend—and keep your wallet full too.
Marjorie Vaudreuil
April 27, 2025
Most people today lose hundreds of dollars every year... simply because they don’t know how to fix what they already own.
🧵 A rip in a seam? Toss it.
🧵 A tiny hole in jeans? Toss those too.
🧵 Worn-out cuffs or loose threads? Might as well buy new...
All that unnecessary waste adds up fast — and costs you more than you think.
But here’s the truth serious sewists already know:
Visible Mending — smart, beautiful repair work — can not only rescue your favorite clothes…
…it can make them stronger, more valuable, and even more stylish than they were brand new.
✅ A patch becomes a statement piece.
✅ A repaired seam becomes a mark of real craftsmanship.
✅ And the money you save? That adds up to hundreds (even thousands) over time.
Visible Mending is just one of the traditional sewing skills that smart makers are bringing back — blending vintage techniques with modern needs.
If you’re interested in diving deeper into visible mending and fine sewing repair work, here are a few excellent resources worth checking out:
3 Recommended Books for Modern Mending and Repair:
Perfect for beginners who want their repairs to be beautiful and functional.
Learn layered mending methods that tell a visual story with every stitch.
Simple methods to bring old favorites back to life creatively and practically.
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🧵 Smart sewing is powerful.
🧵 Smart mending is profitable.
🧵 And the smartest sewists invest in the skills that save money for a lifetime.
Talk soon,
Margie Vaudreuil
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