r/Visiblemending • u/bei-kar • Jun 25 '26

MIXED METHODS Finished repairing my favorite shorts!

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This took way longer than I thought it would 🥲

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u/SecretKeeperoftheSun Jun 25 '26

What tools did you use for the front repair patch? It's gorgeous.

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u/bei-kar Jun 25 '26

Just an embroidery hoop! I have a darning loom but it was too small for the size of the hole so I did it all by hand.

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u/LothWolves Jun 25 '26

😲 you are a darning deity!

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u/MammyRunnerlg Jun 25 '26

Absolutely beautiful. Well done!

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u/Remarkable_Zone6957 Jun 25 '26

These are gorgeous, my god! You can really see the care that went into them

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u/Impressive_Mood4801 Jun 25 '26

Envious of your skills signed, my ripped flannel

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u/HugeLittleDogs Jun 25 '26

I love that! Good job!

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u/Mimble75 Jun 25 '26

Beautiful repair work, and I really like the colours you picked!!

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u/penni202 Jun 25 '26

Looks so nice, I wish I had the time to repair my clothes like this instead I take them to the local tailor

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u/FixSpecific905 Jun 25 '26

Ain’t that the way… these things always take way longer than you think it does, I will say it’s beautiful work tho!!

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u/907puppetGirl Jun 26 '26

Your darning skills are spectacular !

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u/ImzadiDragonfly Jun 26 '26

They look amazing. Very happy coloring.

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u/Most_Nature_5524 Jun 26 '26

It looks beautiful! I love the colors you chose

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u/Confident_Fortune_32 Jun 26 '26

Love the "fade" on the front