Do you remember denim iron-on patches and visible darning? Just a generation or two ago, people mended clothes, and if they couldn't use something, or if a shirt was far too worn for reclaiming, the ...

As the world’s second hand clothing market is expected to double to $350 billion by 2027, textile waste still remains a massive problem as much of the West ships off unwanted materials to the global ...

So, you ripped a hole in your favorite pair of jeans. (Or worse: your kid ripped a hole in their favorite pair of jeans.) Don’t drop $100 on new Levi’s. Fix them up – with flair. Patching, darning and ...

Lily Fulop is the author of Wear, Repair, Repurpose: A Maker's Guide to Mending and Upcycling Clothes, and runs the Instagram account @mindful_mending, where she shares sustainable fashion inspiration ...

A vintage jumper riddled with moth-holes might be considered 'old' because its physical appearance couldn’t convince you otherwise. A sparkly, now miraculously shrunken dress that you bought for a ...

It’s not unusual for those without sewing skills to throw out a favorite shirt because it lost a button or a pair of pants with a split seam. But two Spokane nonprofits, Spokane Zero Waste and Art ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A local organization that helps homeless people in Albuquerque held an event to help them mend their clothing and connect them to resources. The TenderLove Community Center held ...

Favorite shirt got a hole in it? Dress hem coming undone? Broken zipper on your jeans? Organizers of Spokane's first pop-up Mend-It Cafe invite people to "sew it, don't throw it" by bringing clothing ...

LSA Sophomore Ruby Howard attends the Mending Workshop for Environmental Activism in the Benzinger Library Sunday. Selena Sun/Daily. Buy this photo. Students gathered in the Benzinger Library of East ...

Maybe you’ve got a bundle of clothes taking up space in your closet or drawers, stuck in waiting-to-be-mended limbo. Maybe it’s your favorite sweater from 1987 with moth holes, your grandmother’s ...