Slow fashion and sustainable living

Mending, repurposing, upcycling - making our foot print on earth a little lighter
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an open book with embroidered designs on it next to a black hat and other items
Mimosa sweater
This was my first project of 2025. I bought this cashmere sweater secondhand and found out it had a small hole, so it was the perfect excuse to finally make something from my dear friend Judit Gummlich (aka @ku.ni.ber.ta)'s beautiful book "Embroidery on knits". This is one of my favourite projects in the book, and it's called Mimosa. I changed it slightly, as I didn't trace the design prior to embroidery, and used only one strand of yarn in the whole project (the pattern uses two sometimes), ...
an old pair of jeans has been stitched together with a needle and some thread
Wear a Garden Project - to repaire is to care 🩵 Visible mending embroidery on ripped jeans
a dress hanging up against a wall next to a painting on a hanger with flowers
Wear a Garden Project - a simple embroidery on a tunic to cover a resin stain
a pair of blue jeans with embroidered horse on the back and side pockets, showing how to sew an applique
Visible mending embroidery on ripped jeans
Wear a Garden Project - to repaire is to care 🩵
several embroidered buttons are arranged on a white surface
Exercises in free mending
Exercises in free mending
a close up of a zippered pouch on a bed
Exercises in free mending
a close up of a person's hand wearing a sweater