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Background imageMend Collection: Scotland - Lossiemouth Fisherman mending his lines

Scotland - Lossiemouth Fisherman mending his lines
Moray, Scotland - Lossiemouth Fisherman mending his lines Date: circa 1905

Background imageMend Collection: Two Cobblers Mend Shoes

Two Cobblers Mend Shoes
Two cobblers, seated on a low bench in their workshop, set about repairing shoes and fitting new soles

Background imageMend Collection: Fishing Huts at Hastings

Fishing Huts at Hastings
Clustered on the shingle of the old town of Hastings, Sussex, are these tall black huts, where the local fishermen dry and mend their nets

Background imageMend Collection: Boy Repairs Boots / 1930

Boy Repairs Boots / 1930
A boy is taught to mend his own boots in classes at a London School

Background imageMend Collection: WW2 - Home Front - Make-do and Mend Poster

WW2 - Home Front - Make-do and Mend Poster
The iconic WWII home front public information poster from the Ministry of Informations Make Do And Mend campaign. Date: 1940

Background imageMend Collection: Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill
" Traditional nursery rhyme promotional postcard for Wrights Coal Tar Soap. " Jill had a job to mend his nob with vinegar and brown paper." Date: c.1914

Background imageMend Collection: Sewing in the Garden by Millicent Sowerby

Sewing in the Garden by Millicent Sowerby
Two girl guides sit in a picturesque garden knitting socks and comforters after their exertions gardening

Background imageMend Collection: Mending Day, by Ethel Parkinson

Mending Day, by Ethel Parkinson. A little Dutch girl sits mending a little boys breeches, while he stands uncomfortably with a towel round his waist

Background imageMend Collection: WW2 - Home Front - Darn Holes at once

WW2 - Home Front - Darn Holes at once
WW2 Poster - Home Front - Darn Holes at once - Little holes soon grow into big ones if left undarned - a stitch in time saves coupons'. Date: circa early 1940s

Background imageMend Collection: The Seamstress, 1880 (oil on panel)

The Seamstress, 1880 (oil on panel)
STM620350 The Seamstress, 1880 (oil on panel) by Bakker-Korff, Alexander Hugo (1824-82); 14.9x12.1 cm; Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri

Background imageMend Collection: Illustration of labourers working

Illustration of labourers working
UIG1578909 Illustration of labourers working; (add.info.: Illustration of labourers working)

Background imageMend Collection: Picture series Production of dolls

Picture series Production of dolls, 6, at the doll doctor, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900, public domain, exact date unknown

Background imageMend Collection: Worker in the lamp industry in Berlin

Worker in the lamp industry in Berlin, fitter, Germany, 1890, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Bread baking in ancient Rome, historical

Bread baking in ancient Rome, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Background imageMend Collection: Part for the national monument for the Niederwald in the studio

Part for the national monument for the Niederwald in the studio, workshop, Niederwald monument, Germany, 1883, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century model, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Gold worker, goldsmith, in Japan

Gold worker, goldsmith, in Japan, in 1870, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Background imageMend Collection: The Arsenal in Vienna, Austria

The Arsenal in Vienna, Austria, in 1880, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Closing time, two fishermen returning to the harbour

Closing time, two fishermen returning to the harbour, France, 1890, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Shrimp fisherman, c. 1880, Historic

Shrimp fisherman, c. 1880, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Background imageMend Collection: Printers and workers in a book printer's workshop in the 17th century

Printers and workers in a book printer's workshop in the 17th century, Germany, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Johann Friedrich Voigtlaender (born 21 May 1779 in Vienna)

Johann Friedrich Voigtlaender (born 21 May 1779 in Vienna)
Johann Friedrich Voigtlaender (born 21 May 1779 in Vienna, died 28 March 1859 in Vienna) is a descendant of Johann Christoph Voigtlaender and from 1808 ran the company J. F

Background imageMend Collection: Anton Dreher senior (actually Anton Eugen Georg Dreher)

Anton Dreher senior (actually Anton Eugen Georg Dreher)
Anton Dreher senior (actually Anton Eugen Georg Dreher, born 7 June 1810 in Schwechat near Vienna, died 27 December 1863) was an Austrian brewer from the Dreher family, Historical

Background imageMend Collection: Artist's impression of the chance discovery of the principle of the telescope by children playing in the workshop

Artist's impression of the chance discovery of the principle of the telescope by children playing in the workshop of the Dutch optician Hans Lippershey (d1619), Wood engraving, 1863, Historic

Background imageMend Collection: Ein Mann haelt einen grossen Korb mit Brot in der Hand

Ein Mann haelt einen grossen Korb mit Brot in der Hand, Strassenhaendler, Baecker, um 1900, A man holding a big basket with bread, street vendor, baker, around 1900, Historic

Background imageMend Collection: A chimney sweep looks over the top of the chimney

A chimney sweep looks over the top of the chimney, from where, through an open window, he sees a man and a woman embracing at 1900, Historic

Background imageMend Collection: John Cottington, a chimney sweep

John Cottington, a chimney sweep, in elaborate traditional costume, walking through the street with smoking pipe and horn in hand, 1860, England, Historic

Background imageMend Collection: Shoemaker on the street, cobbler with many individual shoes

Shoemaker on the street, cobbler with many individual shoes, in Greece in 1840, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original of the time

Background imageMend Collection: Medicine, Anatomy, Surgery, A doctor in his practice and workshop examining a urine bottle and referring to a book

Medicine, Anatomy, Surgery, A doctor in his practice and workshop examining a urine bottle and referring to a book, c. 1700, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Background imageMend Collection: Antique Japan, making parasols

Antique Japan, making parasols, umbrellas, in a small workshop, c. 1880, Japan, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period, Asia

Background imageMend Collection: Biblical History, Radegundis, Radegunde

Biblical History, Radegundis, Radegunde, born around 520, died 13 August 587, was the foundress of the Abbey of Ste-Croix and is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church

Background imageMend Collection: Death comes to the potter, Todten-Tantz after Beck

Death comes to the potter, Todten-Tantz after Beck, Noeller a. other painters by Georg Max. Theodor Goetz, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Background imageMend Collection: Workshop of a clog maker in Saint Gobain around 1880

Workshop of a clog maker in Saint Gobain around 1880, France, Historic, digitally retouched reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Meat inspector, as a modern female profession in 1897

Meat inspector, as a modern female profession in 1897, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, exact original date unknown, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Chimney sweep on a bicycle, Historic

Chimney sweep on a bicycle, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

Background imageMend Collection: Meat inspector, as a modern female profession in 1897

Meat inspector, as a modern female profession in 1897, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, exact original date unknown, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Chimney sweep on bicycle, Chimney sweep on bicycle in 1870

Chimney sweep on bicycle, Chimney sweep on bicycle in 1870, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting

Background imageMend Collection: Tailoring in Venice, Italy, Historical

Tailoring in Venice, Italy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: The artist paints a carved Madonna in his workshop

The artist paints a carved Madonna in his workshop, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Background imageMend Collection: Explosion of the workshop for the manufacture of Chassepot cartridges

Explosion of the workshop for the manufacture of Chassepot cartridges, ammunition manufacture and ammunition depot in the arsenal of Metz, 1969, France, Historic

Background imageMend Collection: Machine for planing, shaping, sharpening and repairing files

Machine for planing, shaping, sharpening and repairing files, tools, file planing machine, manufactured by the company Kaibel and Sieber, Worms, Germany, industrial product from the year 1880

Background imageMend Collection: Historical illustration, 19th Century

Historical illustration, 19th Century, different protection systems, verschieden Sicherheitsysteme, historische Zeichnung, 19. Jahrhundert

Background imageMend Collection: Fritz Reuter (1810) (1874) Low German writer and poet

Fritz Reuter (1810) (1874) Low German writer and poet, Hanne Nuete un de luette Pudel, Eine Vogel, und Menschengeschichte, Platt, Low German, dialect, language, poet, poem, literary figure, graphic

Background imageMend Collection: Rear view of a group of friends hugging while walking

Rear view of a group of friends hugging while walking. Friendship and support concept

Background imageMend Collection: Rear view of a group of hugging friends

Rear view of a group of hugging friends. Friendship and support concept

Background imageMend Collection: Historic photograph, man repairing dolls

Historic photograph, man repairing dolls, around 1931

Background imageMend Collection: Germany, Berlin, 07.06.1991, Lesbian and gay demo

Germany, Berlin, 07.06.1991, Lesbian and gay demo, a Trabi being repaired, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: GDR, Berlin, 27. 05. 1989, backyard

GDR, Berlin, 27. 05. 1989, backyard, Oranienburger Strasse

Background imageMend Collection: In the workshop of a Schumacher as a sole trader on 12

In the workshop of a Schumacher as a sole trader on 12.5.1976 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: In the workshop of a Schumacher as a sole trader on 12

In the workshop of a Schumacher as a sole trader on 12.5.1976 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: In the workshop of a Schumacher as a sole trader on 12

In the workshop of a Schumacher as a sole trader on 12.5.1976 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: In the workshop of a Schumacher as a sole trader on 12

In the workshop of a Schumacher as a sole trader on 12.5.1976 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: In the workshop of a Schumacher as a sole trader on 12

In the workshop of a Schumacher as a sole trader on 12.5.1976 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Women do men's work, repair an engine

Women do men's work, repair an engine, 1940s, Germany, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Technology, history, repair of a telephone system

Technology, history, repair of a telephone system, ca. 1930s, exact location unknown, Germany, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Robots, England, Great Britain

Robots, England, Great Britain

Background imageMend Collection: Three men repairing a boat, 1960s

Three men repairing a boat, 1960s, Baltic Sea, Germany, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Handicraft, two carpenters working in a workshop

Handicraft, two carpenters working in a workshop, 1950s, exact location unknown, Germany, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Handicraft, man with bicycle tyre

Handicraft, man with bicycle tyre, 1920s, exact place unknown, Germany, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Iserlohn girl in a man's job in a glazier's shop on 18 4 1987

Iserlohn girl in a man's job in a glazier's shop on 18 4 1987

Background imageMend Collection: Three men repairing a boat, 1960s

Three men repairing a boat, 1960s, Baltic Sea, Germany, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Iserlohn girl in a man's job in a glazier's shop on 18 4 1987

Iserlohn girl in a man's job in a glazier's shop on 18 4 1987

Background imageMend Collection: Female workers in the skilled trades

Female workers in the skilled trades, as here in a glaziers shop on 15.4.1987 in Iserlohn, are still rather rare, DEU, Germany, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: A shoemaker in his workshop repairing the shoe of a young woman who is already waiting for the repair

A shoemaker in his workshop repairing the shoe of a young woman who is already waiting for the repair, c

Background imageMend Collection: Craftsman tries to fix a broken jug and three woman watch him

Craftsman tries to fix a broken jug and three woman watch him, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Background imageMend Collection: Fisherman mending nets, Baltic Sea

Fisherman mending nets, Baltic Sea, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, fishing net, cap, beard, profession, interior, fisherman's hut, cupboard, chair, historical illustration 1880, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Fisherman's house on Nordeney

Fisherman's house on Nordeney, East Frisia, North Sea, Lower Saxony, family, fisherman, profession, wooden rack, drying fish, dried fish, basket, barrel, mending net, Germany

Background imageMend Collection: Anchor winch, sailing ship in Gdansk or GdaNsk

Anchor winch, sailing ship in Gdansk or GdaNsk, Baltic Sea, Poland, anchor chain, mending sails, sailors, historical illustration 1880, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Elbe beach in Blankenese, shore

Elbe beach in Blankenese, shore, fishermen, nets, mend, thatched house, hill, idyll, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany, historical illustration 1880, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: In the poor quarter, Paris, alley

In the poor quarter, Paris, alley, gutter, gabled houses, decay, damage, repair, builders, pedestrians, France, historical illustration around 1898, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Berlin workshop, Berlin, worker

Berlin workshop, Berlin, worker, room, filing, tool, handwork, sitting, men, table, economy, Germany, historical illustration around 1989, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: DEU, Germany, Dortmund: Personalities from politics

DEU, Germany, Dortmund: Personalities from politics, business and culture from the years 1965-71. Ascota company. Technical workshop for repairs ca. 1965, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: DEU, Germany, Dortmund: Personalities from politics

DEU, Germany, Dortmund: Personalities from politics, business and culture from the years 1965-71. Ascota company. Technical workshop for repairs ca. 1965, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Female workers in the skilled trades

Female workers in the skilled trades, as here in a glaziers shop on 15.4.1987 in Iserlohn, are still rather rare, DEU, Germany, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Female workers in the skilled trades

Female workers in the skilled trades, as here in a glaziers shop on 15.4.1987 in Iserlohn, are still rather rare, DEU, Germany, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: DEU, Germany, Dortmund: Personalities from politics

DEU, Germany, Dortmund: Personalities from politics, business and culture from the years 1965-71. Ascota company. Technical workshop for repairs ca. 1965, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Female workers in the skilled trades

Female workers in the skilled trades, as here in a glaziers shop on 15.4.1987 in Iserlohn, are still rather rare, DEU, Germany, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: DEU, Germany, Dortmund: Personalities from politics

DEU, Germany, Dortmund: Personalities from politics, business and culture from the years 1965-71. Ascota company. Technical workshop for repairs ca. 1965, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: Fishermen mending nets, harbour

Fishermen mending nets, harbour, Tarragona, Spain, historical photo, 1965, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: The shoemaker in a tiny shop on the street repairs a customer's shoes

The shoemaker in a tiny shop on the street repairs a customer's shoes, 1680, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Background imageMend Collection: DEU, Germany, Dortmund: Personalities from politics

DEU, Germany, Dortmund: Personalities from politics, business and culture from the years 1965-71. Ascota company. Technical workshop for repairs ca. 1965, Europe



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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Mending: A Time-Honored Tradition of Restoration and Resilience" In the quaint fishing huts at Hastings, the salty air carries whispers of generations past. Here, skilled hands mend nets with meticulous care, ensuring that each strand is strong enough to withstand the relentless pull of the sea. On a rugged coastline in Scotland's Lossiemouth, a weathered fisherman sits by his boat, diligently mending his lines. With every knot he ties and every tear he repairs, he honors an age-old tradition passed down through time – a testament to perseverance in the face of adversity. In a small cobbler's workshop tucked away in a bustling city street, two cobblers work side by side. Their nimble fingers expertly mend worn-out shoes, breathing new life into them and reminding us that even our most cherished possessions deserve second chances. A young boy from 1930s England carefully repairs his boots under dim lamplight. In an era where resources were scarce and frugality was paramount, this act symbolizes resilience and resourcefulness - traits that would prove invaluable during challenging times. Underneath blooming flowers in a tranquil garden setting, Millicent Sowerby delicately sews fabric together. Her needle dances gracefully across the cloth as she brings beauty back to garments once deemed unwearable – showcasing how mending can transform not only clothes but also our outlook on sustainability. Ethel Parkinson captures Mending Day on canvas; women gather around tables filled with fabrics waiting for their touch. As they skillfully repair torn garments or knit socks for loved ones serving overseas during wartime hardships - their collective efforts embody unity and strength amidst turmoil. During World War II's "mend and make-do" era when resources were scarce yet creativity flourished - knitting patterns became treasured guides for those seeking solace through crafting warm clothing items while simultaneously extending garment lifespans.

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