Ingrid’s favourite pair of shoes needed mending. A fleece patch and some superglue, and they’re wearable again.

I’ve come to realize that polyester fleece is the ultimate mending material for any kind of textiles – clothes, shoes, bags and so on. I’ve even used it to mend laundry baskets. It is durable, comes in many colours, doesn’t fray, has a little bit of stretch to it but is still stable, and is easy to sew. I know polyester has its shortcomings (like spreading microplastics) but nothing else compares. Which is the case for many plastics, isn’t it.