Collingwood-Norris
@collingwoodnorr
Visible creative mending + ethical Scottish knitwear. Reducing textile waste by helping you make your knitwear last, + creating quality knitwear to cherish
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Moth holes repaired in colours reminiscent of harebells!
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One small hole in a bunny turned into a flower! A mix of darning and embroidery
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I have finally finished repairing my jeans (until they need more)! Looking forward to wearing them again
#visiblemending #repair #beforeandafter #handstitched #lovedclotheslast #makedoandmend #reducewaste #SustainableLiving
Moth damage and wear and tear, repaired and turned into features. Hopefully this will add many more years to this sweater’s life!
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Fixing small moth holes by turning them into colourful features!
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A couple of darns to cover up coffee stains!
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#reducewaste #sustainableliving
New darning workshop dates are now available, including some at new later time of day!
collingwoodnorrisdesign.com/visible-mendin…
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Flowers to creatively repair a ‘flower power’ sweater! I tried to keep the flowers in keeping with the writing already there
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Making progress with my jeans!
Still a long way to go…
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A little bit of embroidery, repairing small holes and covering small marks
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Coffee damage turned into a darned rainbow!
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Tiny holes and stains turned into little darned dots!
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Elbow repairs with swiss darning, and cuffs were carefully cut off and re-knitted.
If you’d like to learn swiss darning with me, I have a few workshop places left:
collingwoodnorrisdesign.com/visible-mendin…
#visiblemending #repair #makedoandmend #SustainableLiving #reducewaste
I’m giving a talk on visible mending for knitwear karen phillips on the 12th April!
linnelsfarm.com/product/a-book…
#visiblemending #darning #repair #makedoandmend
Just received a copy of this beautiful book ‘Colour at Work’ from KDD (Kate Davies Designs) 🧶📚. I can’t wait to read it!
I’m running a competition to win 2 copies of my book over on insta!
instagram.com/p/C42-PEXIzHd/…
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Holes don’t have to mean the end of your sweater. Choose to turn them into creative features, or darn them in a matching colour, and wear your loved clothing with pride!
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I repaired this sweater a few years ago, and now it’s been sent back after a moth attack! Looking forward to adding to it!
#visiblemending #darning #repair #makedoandmend #lovedclotheslast #reducewaste #SustainableLiving
