Visible Mending: Colorful Knitwear Repair

Extend the lifespan of your knitwear garments by developing your own mending style with colorful stitches

• Introduction
• Introducing the Tools You Need to Get Started with Visible Mending
• Using Visible Mending Techniques
• Washing and Caring For Your Knits
• Final project

A knitted garment is often appreciated beyond its colors and designs, by reminding us of who made it, or the time and place it was found. The ability to mend and repair our beloved knitwear clothing helps preserve the memories found in their stitches and is a great way to extend the lifecycle of our garments and live more sustainably.

Ellen Saville is the co-founder and creative director of The Endery, a brand devoted to creating handcrafted knitwear in Lima, Peru, made from leftover yarn. She believes that developing your own mending style is a conscious way to fight consumerism and deepen your relationship with your clothes. In this course, she shows you how to mend your knitwear from scratch and develop your own colorful mending style to upcycle your favorite pieces.

• About Me
• Influences
• What Will We Do in This Course?
• Materials
• An Intro to Fibers, Yarns, and Mending on Different Textures
• Approaches to Color and Building a Palette
• Repurposing Yarn From Old Sweaters
• Holes and Tears in Knits
• Playing with Color and Shape, and Developing Variations on the Same Stitch 1
• Playing with Color and Shape, and Developing Variations on the Same Stitch 2
• Playing with Color and Shape, and Developing Variations on the Same Stitch 3
• Playing with Color and Shape, and Developing Variations on the Same Stitch 4
• Fraying and Unravelling on Cuffs, Soles of Socks and Heels and Elbows 1
• Fraying and Unravelling on Cuffs, Soles of Socks and Heels and Elbows 2
• Fraying and Unravelling on Cuffs, Soles of Socks and Heels and Elbows 3
• Reinforcing with Duplicate Stitches. Swiss Darning
• Combining Mending Techniques to Create Your Own Distinctive Style
• Finishing Your Mends and Washing Your Sweater
• Knitwear After-Care
• Building Your Social Media Community
• Visible Mending: Colorful Knitwear Repair