Inspired by Anni Albers’ visionary work in weaving and design, this artisan mending transfer invites you to stitch your own dialogue between function and form; a tribute to textiles as both utility and art.
In just 1–2 hours, you’ll bring this geometric pattern to life—no machine needed. All it takes is needle, thread, and a bit of focused time to transform your garment into a tactile tribute to Bauhaus brilliance.
What’s Included: Four architecturally inspired transfers on water-soluble stabilizer Clean, easy-to-follow instructions that echo the clarity of the design Compostable, gift-ready packaging that shares the story behind the piece.
Perfect For:
- Elevating sturdy wardrobe pieces with structure and meaning
- Gifting to admirers of fiber art, design history, and modernist style
- Repairing with intention—honoring tradition while embracing the new
- Channeling Anni Albers’ belief in “starting from scratch,” this design turns repair into reinvention.
Each transfer cut-out is 4.25" by 5.5".
How to Use Your Visible Mending Transfers:
- Prep Your Fabric: Make sure your fabric is clean and dry before starting.
- Choose Your Design: Pick one of the four designs from the set.
- Apply the Transfer: Place the transfer design with the printed side facing the fabric. Gently press to activate the adhesive.
- Stitch: Use a needle and thread to stitch along the design, following the printed lines. Feel free to add your own flair or skip areas you don't like.
- Rinse and Reveal: Once your stitching is complete, rinse the fabric to remove the stabilizer. Your design will stay in place, and the stabilizer will wash away!
Handcrafted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Woman Owned Business
At Approved Textiles, we make visible mending easy, beautiful, and accessible—whether you sew all the time or haven’t picked up a needle since grade school. Our water-soluble mending transfers are designed to extend the life of clothing while inviting creativity, slowness, and care. Inspired by repair traditions from around the world—like sashiko, kantha, and darning—each pattern is printed on a dissolvable wood-pulp stabilizer (no microplastics!) and packaged in compostable paper. Just press on, stitch through, and rinse away. We’re based on historic Fabric Row in Philadelphia and proud to be a queer- and trans-owned business rooted in sustainability, handwork, and storytelling.
