Darned! A Hidden History of Darning Samplers – Selvedge Magazine
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Last updated 14 Jul 2024
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A few years ago, it was simple: if you had a hole in your t-shirt, jeans or socks, you simply threw them away! Or at least, many did. But there was, and is still, a movement to artistically mend or repair them–to make a feature and statement about a darned, patched or laced tear or hole. What would people have thought
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Issue 93 Rethink – Selvedge Magazine
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Sampler, Darning, by Unknown Maker – Works – The Colonial
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Issue 102 Mend – Selvedge Magazine
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Issue 102 Mend – Selvedge Magazine
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Issue 102 Mend – Selvedge Magazine
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Issue 102 Mend – Selvedge Magazine
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Why do we mend? – Selvedge Magazine
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mending inspiration – KDD & Co
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