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Visible Mending Project

I recently learned about VISABLE MENDING and I thought it looked so fun, I couldn't wait to try it. I have a few jeans with holes in the knees that just left out of style to me. Perfect for patching!   I have so much fun fabric for hole mending, I didn't know how to decide!  I cut the piece of fabric to fill the hole and used iron-on interfacing on the back to keep it in place.   Then I figured out what color floss worked the best. All while watching the Winter Olympics, of course. I liked the subtle of the navy and cream colors.  I ordered "visible mending transfers" from Etsy. They iron on so you have a pattern to follow. And are water soluble, so they disintegrate once you're done. It was easy and relaxing hand-sewing the patterns into the denim.  I used a few different styles on these patches, to see what I liked the best. The needlepoint acts like a cool pattern but also keeps the patch in place.  Here's the final result! With Pepper looking ...