u/Economy-Stretch-1675

It’s been three months and I’m down ten pounds :’)

SW was 200, GW is 150. I gained about 50lb during covid, ending up 200lb in 2022. I was able to go from 200 to 180 from 2023-2024, but had been stuck around 180 for literally two years. I’m so proud of finally getting to see progress. I tried everything else but CICO has been what’s worked for this final push.

I was able to put on an old favorite pair of jeans this morning that hadn’t fit in a long time :)

I finished mending my favorite jeans this weekend, and it’s one of the first mends I’m feeling proud of. It’s a mix of machine darning and hand sewn patches, all different shades of blue.

Hi all! I would love some advice on a mend I’m working on. It’s my favorite pair of Levi’s 501s. They fit PERFECT but the denim on the thighs is so soft it’s about to disintegrate. I’m wanting to reinforce the knees and thighs before they start ripping.

I’m not feeling super happy with my results — the patch came out put good on one side (the smaller rectangle) but the bigger more square shaped knee patch looks saggy both laid flat and on the body to me.

While I love to look at and make colorful visible mends, my wardrobe is more muted — so I usually opt for thread matching and more blended visible mends. I do like contrast patching and texture work though :) I usually like to blend hand stitching and machine darning.

Let me know what you think and what advice you have! Totally possible I’m just being a perfectionist.

First pic is jeans, followed by two close ups of each knees mend. Last pic is the materials I’m considering incorporating.