Author: Flora Collingwood-Norris

Flora Collingwood-Norris

Flora is a knitwear designer based in the Scottish Borders. Her passion for mending started after she welcomed a very chewy puppy to the family, and Flora now offers a visible mending service as well as running workshops. You can find her knitwear and visible mending tutorials over at www.collingwoodnorrisdesign.com.

Say goodbye to fast fashion by learning the art of visible mending. We’re all about sustainability here at Gathered and are big believers in fixing your clothes not chucking them away! In fact, we’ve even created a how to mend clothing guide to you can start patching up your pieces. Visible mending is a brilliant way of fixing your clothing and we’re here to show you how it’s done. What is visible mending? Visible mending is when you fix a garment (whether it’s a hole in a sock or a rip in your jeans) but keep the repairs visible. There’s…

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