In an edited interview with the Estonia artist Anna-Maria Saar by British academic Jessica Hemmings, clothing repair provides an entry point to discuss the value of women's labor in Sweden, where the artist is based, and Estonia the artist's place of birth. Working on a scale more familiar to jewelers than fashion and textiles, Saar's practice is informed by material knowledge that allows the artist to darn with some of the most challenging textile fibers. The artistic and emotional risks of Saar's commitment to "invisible" work are a counterpoint to many public mending practices today and offer a warning against homogenizing an intra-European understanding of mending.