Approved Textiles
Suminagashi Minimal Mending Series
Bring new life to your cherished garments with our eco-friendly mending transfers from Approved Textiles. Our sustainable mending transfers are meticulously crafted to honor the art of repair while championing eco-friendly, sustainable fashion. Using innovative wood pulp sticker transfers, you can easily perform visible mending—a modern, DIY textile repair technique that transforms damaged clothing into unique, artful pieces. Embrace sustainable textile repair and reduce waste by simply adhering the transfer to your fabric, stitching along the clear, precise pattern with a constant running stitch, and rinsing away the residue to reveal a beautifully renewed textile.
Suminigashi, the ancient Japanese art of paper marbling, originated in the 12th century. Sumi ink, or pine soot ink, is floated on pure water and manipulated into smoke like patterns by blowing or dragging with a brush or piece of bamboo.