The DIY clothing trend is becoming the prevailing trend

A new fashion trend known as ‘Visible mending’ encourages us not to throw away old items immediately but recycle and repair them.
A new fashion trend known as “Visible mending” encourages us not to throw away old items immediately but recycle and repair them. The recycling of old materials creates a mix of colors and fabrics. You look at what’s available and get creative with it. The result is a high-quality DIY item.

Anyone who can sew can participate in it. This technique is similar to the Japanese Kintsugi technique in which broken crockery is repaired with yellow glue so that cracks remain visible. From Instagram to the couture runway, sustainable fashion recycling and development is hotter than ever. Some fashion brands have been tinkering and researching with fabrics. For example, Loewe introduced Jonathan Anderson’s multi-material coats and skirts, while Hermès introduced the patchwork-style bomber jacket. To do it yourself, simply fix a hole in the garment with a patch and add colorful strands if desired. You can also knit in the damage, sew a nice patch over it, or emphasize the gaps by creating a colorful border around it. Elsewhere, you can disguise the stain with a hook or patch on it or with a colorful thread around it. Wear areas are reinforced with prominent stitches. “Invisible mending” and “Visible mending” The patchwork is often not visible because we often try to hide the stitches into the fabric as best we can. Usually it’s a patch from the back and it’s tucked away. With “Visible mending”, you are highlighting the cuts and damage in the garment, adding decorative details and artistic stitching to create an even nicer spot where the tear is. “Visible mending” is most commonly practiced on woven, structured fabrics such as cotton or denim, although decorating using yarn on knitted fabrics is also becoming a popular DIY trend. It is also possible to fix on stretch denim, but may result in some creases at the edges. The stitching style and materials used can be inspired by Japanese techniques such as sashiko and boro, although it may not adhere to traditional principles strictly. Sashiko embroidery originated many centuries ago in Japan as a “custom of the people”. Usually, it is done during the colder months by women who repair and sew clothes for their families. Traditionally, its run stitching will be done on indigo dyed fabric with white thread, and patterns can range from simple mesh lines to complex geometrical patterns. Especially with the sashiko, the stitches are about six inches long, and to give it that simplicity and beauty, the gaps between the gaps are slightly smaller. The art here is to make it completely uniform, so that all the gaps between them are equal. There is an order and a sequence of how you are stitching and certain rules must be followed, such as when two lines intersect. Boro is an increasingly popular embroidery technique that uses a running stitch to connect the fabric patches, creating a patchwork-like effect.