Tutorial: Mend your jeans with sashiko stitching

A patched jeans hole doesn’t have to just be functional – it can be pretty, too! Beth from Renegade Seamstress shares a tutorial at eHow showing how to use sashiko-inspired stitching to mend the holes in your jeans. Instead of trying to make the patch blend in, she accents it with rows of hand stitching.

Click the link below for her tutorial:

How To Do Sashiko Denim Mending, by Renegade Seamstress

[photo from Renegade Seamstress on eHow]

Looking for more solutions to mending jeans? Check out these iron-on denim patches.

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!