繕つくろい

noun

mending; repair; darning; patching up

Refers to the act of repairing clothes, fabric, or other items, often by sewing or darning. Can also be used figuratively for fixing up appearances or situations.

• 母ははは古ふるいセーターの繕つくろいをしていた。

  My mother was mending an old sweater.

• このズボンの繕つくろいはもう無む理りかもしれない。

  This pair of pants might be beyond repair.