An incomplete list of fiction that casually mentions darning, patching, or otherwise repairing clothing and textiles, or where characters explicitly wear mended garments. I'm gonna be real with you, the number of books I've discovered mending in is so large I can't remember them all, so expect this list to grow as I continue to read and re/discover.
Suggestions welcome!
Wanna mend your own clothes? Check out my nonfiction list Opting Out of Fast Fashion! 🙂
created by teddydee
last updated March, 2026
Love a list about mending in literature! Ten Thousand Stitches by Olivia Atwater is one of my fave books with mending in it 🪡

Cool, I'll add it! Thank you :)