Dedicating an entire season to acts of mending is a bold move. As you may know, the most recent round of the Winter of Care and Repair challenge just wrapped up. In this episode the challenge’s creator, Jeanna Wigger, and I catch up to review the experience, both as individual participants and as members of this vibrant and inspiring global community of menders. So whether you’re in the southern hemisphere with Winter just round the corner, or you’re in the northern hemisphere and the next round is some way off, you’ll find out what benefits it could bring you, should you decide to participate.
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You can follow Jeanna on Instagram @thepeoplesmending.
Listen to my previous conversation with Jeanna about the challenge:
Other mending-related episodes you might enjoy include the three-part mini-series about Make Do and Mend:
Plus these solo episodes:
Jeanna tested out multiple methods of lightweight sock repair and reviewed the results.
Image source: Jeanna Wigger
Examples of Jeanna’s mending, all of which fit within her definition of a mend that is hidden in plain sight, designed to look like it's "supposed to be there.":
#100: 100 Lessons from CYT
#99: Sewing Confessions with Julia and Naomi
#98: Zero Waste Patterns Book with Birgitta Helmersson
#97: Introduction to Garment Fabrics
#96: Pattern Fitting Q&A with Kate Roberts
#95: Refining Fit with Kate Roberts
#94: Garmology Podcast – Design for Repairability with Rosanna Watson
#93: Sewing for Social Empowerment with Poornima at Kundakala
#92: Self Coaching for Sewing Success with Kim Witten
#91: Self Knowledge for Sewing Success with Kim Witten
#90: Introduction to Pattern Hacking
#89: Threads of Sustainability with Bridget O’Flaherty
#88: Natural Dyeing Q&A with Amy Taylor
#87: Sew Sustainable Fair 2023
#86: Garment Alterations with Naomi Fata
#85: Everyday Activism with Rachel AKA the Crap Activist
#84: What is Me-Made-May?
#83: The Role of Refashioning with Portia Lawrie
#82: Fabric First with Rachel Kirby
#81: Travel, Sustainability and Sewing with Shams el-Din Rogers
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