Art News - visiblemending
By A Mystery Man Writer
Last updated 17 Jun 2024
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Making It: Let It Show with Visible Mending by Claire Voon March 8, 2021 "Some 3,350 years ago, an ancient Egyptian used white thread to darn an indigo headcloth likely worn by none other than Tutankhamun. While simple, the tiny running stitches, contrasting with the deep blue of the headcloth (on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), represent something quite remarkable: They may be the oldest surviving visible mend, according to Kate Sekules, a clothes historian and avid mender. For Sekules, whose repairs extend to frayed or holey sleeves, collars, pants, or what have you, the ancient darns are “completely familiar,” as she writes in her mending guide Mend! A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto. They remind her of some of her own sewing—conspicuous stitches that not only fix but also transform the original item. Take, for instance, a pair of
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Sac Sews: Upcycled Pot Holders with Visible Mending - Sierra 2
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Discover Visible Mending and Textile Art by Hayley Mills-Styles
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Erin Eggenburg's Mending Blog – wrenbirdarts
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Visible Mending Workshop to share art of repair, Jan. 20
Visible Mending Workshop with Ragfinery Registration, Sat, Feb 10
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Visible Mending: A New Approach to Quilting – BWulffandCo
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Visible Mending - Ignite Studio at HEPL
Kate Sekules (@visiblemend) • Instagram photos and videos
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Film Club: 'Visible Mending' - The New York Times
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Visible Mending as an art form. — The Craft Sessions
Visible mending embraces imperfection while giving clothes a new
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Visible Mending by Jenny Wilding Cardon - A Threaded Needle
Visible mending for #stuffedanimals 🥰 #stuffiespa
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