French Mending
Well here is a skill I wish I had. If only I knew how to repair that unsightly little hole in my shirt…comme ça! This linen chemise, found in a flea market by my friend Molly Meng during her annual visit to southern France, is remarkable. It’s also a reminder of how beautiful something can be when it is no longer new. Photo by Molly.
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Friday 07.20.12 at 2:53 pm
Things that are beautiful and well-made to start with beg a beautiful repair. So much now is throw-away. The fabric in this looks lovely..
Sunday 10.28.12 at 11:29 am
ooh, there’s a blogger who’s written a lovely post about holes and mending here
http://annekata.com/2012/10/tucholskys-holes-and-goldsworthys-time/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+annekata%2FAjUt+%28annekata+2.0%29
wish I could do this mending too 🙂
Monday 11.05.12 at 9:51 am
Oh, that is a nice post. Thanks for sending along the link.
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Tuesday 08.27.13 at 6:30 pm
amazing. beautiful. singularly endearing.
Monday 03.21.16 at 10:04 am
Is there a site that shows you how to do this? Not sure if I missed that
Monday 03.21.16 at 12:29 pm
No, sadly no link for how to mend this way.
Tuesday 06.12.18 at 8:42 pm
I love your site, what font do you use?
Wednesday 04.17.19 at 10:05 am
Is there instructions? A book to learn this? This is amazing n I love to see!
Wednesday 04.17.19 at 10:55 am
Sadly, I’ve never been able to find instructions. I looked again just now, and nothing 🙁