Sunday 28 August 2022

Carrington Boyd, Mending, Student Work

Carrington completed eight mending projects. Each project was documented in the same format. Below are three examples.


Date: March 25, 2022









Clothing item: Jeans

Damage: Ripped seam on the outside right leg

How it happened: Pulled loose thread

Repair: Re-stitched the leg

Materials used: Green sewing thread

Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆




Date: April 11, 2022













Clothing item: Corduroy pants Damage: Missing closure button, extra hole, attempt to resize with superglue How it happened: Tried to resize pants Repair: Measure and resize waist and add buttons Materials used: White sewing thread and snap buttons from vintage sewing kit Difficulty: ★★★★☆






Date: April 20, 2022













Clothing item: Jeans Damage: Hole next to zipper How it happened: Not sure Repair: Darning the hole Materials used: White sewing thread Difficulty: ★★★★★

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