Mending Gallery

Mending is an important part of life, and is the process of repairing or restoring something to its original condition, and are be done on clothing, furniture

Margot Fonteyn repairing her ballet shoes
Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991), British ballet dancer, pictured at her Kensington home repairing her ballet shoes around the time she danced the role of Aurora in Sleeping Beauty at a Royal Command Gala

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

Silhouettes from the Somme by H. L. Oakley
Various scenes on the Somme cut by famous silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley showing the work to be done when pursuing the retreating Germans

Irish Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker
An Irish Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker, working on a pile of shoes

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

Dead Calm - Sunset at the Bight of Exmouth
EX17112 Dead Calm - Sunset at the Bight of Exmouth by Danby, Francis (1793-1861); Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Devon, UK; English, out of copyright

Union Soldiers Fill Downtime During Civil War
A group of Northern soldiers from the Army of the Potomac takes advantage of a respite from battle to write letters and mend clothing during the American Civil War, early 1860s

LFB Engineering Workshop - Vehicle repairs

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

Iban tribeswoman mending bamboo longhouse verandah floor, Lemanak River, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mending the Baseball, (oil on canvas)
650883 Mending the Baseball, (oil on canvas) by Witkowski, Karl (1860-1910); 61.3x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mending the Baseball. Karl Witkowski (1860-1910). Oil on canvas

Fisherman mending nets on quayside at Katapola, island of Amorgos, Cyclades, Greece, Europe

Naked Chamorro men and women fishing in the Mariana islands.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Chamorro people of the island of Guam.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Mending the Net, 1892 (oil on canvas)
823053 Mending the Net, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Dessar, Louis Paul (1867-1952); 98x79.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mending the Net. Louis Paul Dessar (1867-1952). Oil on canvas

The Sewing Room; Le Salon de Couture, c.1920 (oil on canvas)
825849 The Sewing Room; Le Salon de Couture, c.1920 (oil on canvas) by Valtat, Louis (1869-1952); 56x46.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sewing Room; Le Salon de Couture)

Fishermen mending nets, Catalan Bay, Gibraltar, c.1890

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We have no Coupons
The long Caption blames the patches on the lack of clothing coupons but says what does that matter - to loyal pals like me and you

Regency cobbler mending shoes in a crowded room
Regency cobbler mending shoes in a room full of women and children. Buxom wife using bellows on the fire in the hearth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Man and woman lost in the countryside in a night storm with a servant holding a lantern. Miseries of the Country. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

We re on the mend, 1941
We re on the mend. Mending and darning clothes and fabric in wartime. 1941 Date: 1941

Trains
Painting of steam engine and railway workers mending track. Artist: Leonhard Sandrock (German, 1867-1945) Date: circa 1890

Boot mending at Scaynes Hill Womens Institute, WW1
Boot mending at Scaynes Hill Womens Institute, West Sussex, during the First World War. 1914-1918

Women at a shoe mending class, WW1
Women taking part in a shoe mending class, First World War. 1914-1918

Strip of rubber with comic verse on a birthday card
Strip of rubber for mending a puncture, with comic verse on a birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Alpine workers
Workmen mending a fence on a mountain footbath Switzerland Date: circa 1957

Sewing dollys dress - Young girl with plaits mending her dollys dress, aided by her friend. Artist: Enid Warne Browne Date: circa 1930

MENDING A CHAIR
Gluing back loose or dislodged chair legs can be quite a straightforward task, as this practical woman demonstrates, using a brush and pot of glue. Date: 1930s

REPAIRING DOLLS
A dolls hospital in South London: a woman takes a pair of pliers to a broken dollys limb while a girl watches hoping to have her toy repaired in time for Christmas Date: 4 December 1929

MENDING A WRISTWATCH
A man looks on as his watch is being mended Date: 1930s

BACHELOR / WORKMAN 1866
A young bachelor sewing his own clothes at home: Single Blessedness! Date: 1866

Trade - Mending a Chair
A man mends a chair for two women customers Date: 1795

GOLD PROSPECTOR / CANADA
A gold prospector mending his stockings in his cabin. Date: 1878

A fisherman mends a lobster pot in his waterside shed
A lobster fisherman mends a lobster pot in his waterside shed in Holy Island harbour, Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England. He works in a shed cluttered with fishing and sailing gear Date: 2014

Fisherman on quayside with his dog, Cork, Ireland
A fisherman wearing a cloth cap and sports jacket, stands on the quayside at Cork Harbour, Ireland. He is mending his fishing nets and he and his dog look at the camera. He is laughing Date: 1989

Djerba fisherman with nets
Fisherman wearing djeleba sits on the harbourside on the island of Djerba, Tunisia. He is mending a pink coloured fishing net Date: 1987

Repairing nets, Bermeo, Spain - 4
Women repair the nets for fishermen on the quayside at Bermeo, Biscay, Northern Spain Date: 1990

Repairing nets, Bermeo, Spain -1
Women repair the nets for fishermen on the quayside at Bermeo, Biscay, Northern Spain. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990

Repairing nets, Bermeo, Spain - 3
Women repair the nets for fishermen on the quayside at Bermeo, Biscay, Northern Spain Date: 1990

Repairing nets, Bermeo, Spain - 2
Women repair the nets for fishermen on the quayside at Bermeo, Biscay, Northern Spain Date: 1990

Fishing net cart, Bermeo, Spain
Men haul fishing nets from a cart on the harbourside at Bermeo, Spain, while one of their wives sits on the ground to repair them Date: 1990

Fisherman, wicker lobster pot, Seaton
A fisherman wearing a fishermans smock and cap, mends his nets using a net shuttle on the pebble beach at Seaton, Devon. He sits on a wickerwork lobster pot beneath the cliffs

Victorian Scrap - Mending Union Jack. late 19th century

Hospitals for fighting ships 1916
Floating dock on which works is often taken place to repair battleships, a box-like structure with pontoon floors and side-walls

Red Cross travelling repair shop 1916
Interior view of a travelling repair van, with a soldier working on repairing vehicles in the war zone. Date: 1916

Mending Red Cross ambulances 1916
Soldiers working under a canopy in the war zone, repairing most needed Red Cross ambulances. Date: 1916

Istanbul - Turkish Street Cobbler. Date: circa 1910

Occupations 1883 - The Chairmender. 1883

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Mending is an important part of life, and is the process of repairing or restoring something to its original condition, and are be done on clothing, furniture, appliances, and other items and can also be applied to relationships, friendships, and even our own mental health. A way to bring something back to life, and is a way to restore something that has been broken or damaged, and is a way to make something better than it was before. A form of healing, and is a way to show care and compassion for something or someone, and are be done in many ways and can be done through physical repairs, such as sewing a torn piece of clothing or fixing a broken appliance and can also be done through emotional repairs, such as talking through a disagreement with a friend or taking the time to listen to a loved one's struggles. A form of self-care, and is a way to take care of ourselves and those around us, and is a way to show that we care and that we are willing to put in the effort to make things better. A way to show love and compassion. A way to show that we are resilient and that we can overcome obstacles, and is a way to show that we are strong and that we can make things better. A way to show that we can take something broken and make it whole again.