🧵mending tools I actually reach for

not a full sewing kit inventory. just what's out of the drawer more than once a month

01
speedweve-style darning loom
02
DMC embroidery floss
$4 btw and every craft store has it, six strands split easy for finer mends
03
Cosmo embroidery floss
harder to find in the us and like 3x the price but the sheen is unreal, worth ordering online for anything visible on a jacket
04
wooden darning egg
05
curved upholstery needles
06
Clover Wonder Clips
07
small embroidery scissors
still going strong after like 4 years, keep them only for thread or they go dull fast
08
iron-on mending tape
good for a quick fix before you get around to actually mending it. definitly a temporary fix, not forever
09
waxed linen thread