🪡zero to actually confident at hand-mending
the order that worked for me. one season, no sewing machine
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1
read this first, not for technique but for permission to make mending look like mending. took me a weekend, mostly on the couch
2
basic running stitch + whip stitch practice on a scrap
do this on fabric you don't care about before touching a real garment. 20 min, don't skip it even if it feels dumb
3
patch a knee hole (denim, visible patch)
first real project. mine is crooked and i still wear those jeans every week
4
the technique book. darning, patching, needle felting, step by step. slower read, about 3 weeks going one technique at a time
5
swiss darning a sock heel
the tom of holland technique everyone on instagram is doing. mine looked bad for the first 3 socks
6
sock darning, round 2 (this time actually good)
7
moth hole darning on a wool sweater
harder than denim bc the yarn is thinner and it shows every mistake. gave myself a whole sunday
8
invisible mend on a shirt sleeve tear
skipped trying to make this perfect. visible mending is more forgiving and honestly more fun, that's the actual lesson of the whole season
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