Mending: Sewing a Patch October 12, 2013 verysweetlife Mending is integral to making what one wears. Small tasks accumulate: elastic to be replaced, a seam to reinforce, a patch to add. I often sew simple patches but when it's time for a really nice one here's the method I use: Mending: Sewing a Patch from verysweetlife on Vimeo.