Make Do Mending

Tess was born and raised in Vancouver, where she currently lives. When not making art or planning the next project, she can be found listening to a podcast, tending to her plants, or sewing clothing for herself. By trade, she is a professional leatherworker and has previously worked in shoemaking and shoe repair. Combining her love of textile crafts with the increasing need for sustainability practices, Tess now offers full-service mending to those living in the Vancouver/GVRD area. With garments now being made faster and cheaper, the push towards a “throwaway culture” is pervasive. Mending is an act of resistance, a choice to prolong the life of a garment. Oftentimes, mending is the step preventing an object from ending up in the landfill far before it’s time. Mends can be made both visibly or invisibly, as per the garment owner’s wishes.