Mending as a form of Aesthetics.

Celia Pym is an artist working with knitting and embroidery who darns to make art

Celia Pym’s Socks

Darning Clothes As an Art Form—-false starts in turqoise, at UFO(Unfinished Object) a blog focusing in on unfinished knitting projects—Celia Pym mending holes—–We had great fun knitting, darning and unravelling with Celia Pym today—

art for housewives & mend & repair—–

  “aperion“…Muy Marcottage dress at M’Arte & Estetica del Rammendo (the aesthics of the mended).  MORE HERE

other:  Flickwerk The Aesthetics of Mended Japanese Ceramics pdf—Platform21 = Repairing started with the idea that repair is underestimated as a creative, cultural and economic force—-a beautifully mended shirt foto—

Mandy Pattullo, Old quilts made into garments, making old garments more precious, manipulation, embellishment, up-cycling.

My Big Fat Paris Travel Journal, point of departure  = Dispatch From LA.

   Salvaged Bags | Totem Salvaged, These gorgeous bags are salvaged from rugs, old needlepoints, and other found pieces. I love the vintage feel of the bags, they’re gorgeous and tactile.  MORE

Mexican Runways Come Alive with Indigenous Fashion…….   Paulina y Malinali fashion designers who use huipiles— Paulina & Malinali: las posibilidades del textil tradicional—–