I have wanted to find ways to modify my clothing for years either because it didn’t fit the way I wanted it to or because there was a hole or other issue that made me not want to wear it. I decided that because I now had access to a sewing machine through the Shapiro Design Lab I would try to do that for the first time. I took a sweater of mine that I have loved dearly but that sadly had gotten a hole in it and decided that would be what I fixed. I knew I didn’t want to just close the hole like many online recommendations had said, partially because that would be boring and partially because I knew I wouldn’t be able to match the design and color. That led me to looking for other more fun ways to repair the hole which then reminded me I had a shirt that I loved but had stained accidentally so I stopped wearing it. This shirt had Pikmin embroidered onto it. I decided to cut out one of the Pikmin from the shirt and sew it onto the inside of the sweater to fill the hole and create a peek-a-boo visual with the Pikmin. This was likely not the best first sewing project but it worked out in the end. I spent 2 hours working on this project partially due to learning how to use a sewing machine and partially because sewing onto knit fabric is not the easiest project. Overall I am very happy with this sweater and look forward to sewing the rest of the Pikmin onto other things and further mending my clothes to lengthen their lifetimes.
Wearing the mended sweater!