A collection of vintage glass buttons, for holding things together with strength and delicacy.
Reclaimed Cashmere mending kit for saving sweaters, complete with darning mushroom, snips, and reclaimed yarns in colors of your choosing.
Cozy one-of-a-kind knits from the Waste Yarn Project, using fibers that would otherwise be thrown away.
A hand-painted teacup, with a stapled-together saucer.
Celia Pym's On Mending: Stories of Damage and Repair:
"... [A] collection of ten stories of damaged garments–plus a rug and two backpacks–Celia mended in the last fifteen years. The stories record who the item belonged to, how it was damaged, how it was mended and where it is now. ... Not a ‘how-to’ book, this is rather an in-depth look into the damage that we do, as manifested by our outer layers, our clothes."
Old Mill Candles beeswax and mineral oil wood polish, for giving wooden objects new life.
The Speedy Stitcher sewing awl, for dealing with busted straps and bags (or Patagonia's Expedition Awl, for in-the-field repairs of tents, backpacks, or boots).
Kelly Swanson x NOSO cyanotype-print stick-on patches, for quicker fixes.
Lineco Book Repair kit, for rescuing well-loved reads.
10 trees planted for future generations, with a vintage postcard as a keepsake.
Nature's hand-carved locket, as a testament to love strong enough to bear a little damage.












