Gregory's ServerVisible mending: Someone on my street put out a pair of jeans with a hole in the butt. I picked them up thinking I might be able to repurpose the denim. But they fit me perfectly. So I gave visible mending a try.
The patch is loosely based on sashiko embroidery. Except I wanted colours. And I realize now I didn't do the edges right.
But I'm happy with the result.
My husband says I need to wear out the jeans in more places, so I can expand on it.
Part 2: I kept going!
I extended the embroidery out across the borders of the patch and diagonally up across one pocket.
The pocket was a bit tricky, as I had to half remove the pocket from the pants, do the embroidery, then stitch the pocket back on.