Caring for Clothes: Repair, Maintain & Extend Their Life
Taking care of your clothes isn’t just about keeping them looking fresh—it’s a powerful act of sustainability. This page offers essential resources on mending, repairing, and maintaining your wardrobe, from removing stains and reading care labels to visible mending and sustainable laundry tips. Learn why mending has fallen out of fashion, whether fast fashion is worth repairing, and how to reduce your clothing’s carbon footprint. Whether you’re upcycling, preserving vintage pieces, or simply trying to make your favorite clothes last longer, these expert tips will help you embrace a more mindful, waste-free approach to fashion.
How to remove stains, Valentine’s Day edition
Here are some tips to deal with the pesky stains that may damage your clothing👕✨
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Why have people stopped mending their clothes?
For most of us, when we think about mending, the first thing that comes to our mind is our grandmothers. Tossing out clothes and buying a new pair, just because they had a little tear was unheard of to previous generations.
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Greenhouse Footprint of Clothing Care
A third of a garment’s carbon footprint can be minimised in its consumer care, so put away that iron, stop using the drier, and make sure you invest in high-quality, long-lasting pieces.
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Is fast fashion worth mending?
Absolutely, yes. Caring, cleaning, repairs, tailoring, and restoration are bigger parts of the slow fashion conversation.
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The Rise of Upcycled Fashion
Why should we care and tips and tricks to create your own!
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How to read care labels
Confused, much? We’ve got you.
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Repair, Rewear, Rebel
Why mending your clothes is a revolutionary act.
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How to identify vintage
There are different techniques for identifying vintage. How can you REALLY tell?
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Should brands be responsible for repairing our clothes?
Why brands should prioritise repair as a paramount step towards building a more sustainable and responsible fashion industry👗
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Further reading [+]
Reel: Mending Goes Back 2000 Years!
Reel: Visible mending pages we love
Reel: Repairing my shoes with Najah Onn
GRWM Reel: Why Should I Mend My Clothes?
Repair or Discard decision tree
Reel: Clothing care tips Part 1
Reel: Clothing care tips Part 2
Reel: Sustainable laundry tips
#FFSpotlight: Featuring Kalpana Singh, designer and sewing teacher
Reel: BTS Creation of FF’s Patch(we)rk with our volunteers
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