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Riding the parenting wave
When I'm staring into the eye of a storm, darning is my happy place
May 21 • Zoe Robinson
Experimental mending jumper
A wearable woollen mending sampler
May 7 • Zoe Robinson
Mending commissions from the playground
The longest 'how to' yet: needle felted elbow patches
Apr 30 • Zoe Robinson
A tiny cover-up job
A PUMA basketball jacket fixed up for Fashion Revolution Week
Apr 23 • Zoe Robinson
My knitwear habit
Trial and error on a fine merino jumper
Apr 2 • Zoe Robinson
How to mend for a friend
A favourite Finisterre cardigan commission
Mar 19 • Zoe Robinson
Darned designer cashmere
A charity shop ‘steal’ with a tricky hole
Mar 5 • Zoe Robinson
Lego-inspired visible repairs
Colour block darns and an ingenious use of the humble ‘brick’
Feb 26 • Zoe Robinson
A simple sock repair
And a field trip to the future
Feb 12 • Zoe Robinson
'Power gloves'
The evolution of these joyful knitted accessories
Feb 5 • Zoe Robinson
Darned presents
A repair commission on a Falkland Islands wool jumper
Jan 22 • Zoe Robinson
Perfectly imperfect
Good enough darning, done with care
Jan 15 • Zoe Robinson
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