Plastic shoes, cracked acrylic, glitter heels and shrunk wool: some repairs just can't be done. Here are the 10 jobs our shoe, bag and clothing repair experts turn down most, and what you can do instead.

Montreal-born, London-based Selina Latour on Swiss darning, the 40-hour blanket repair she couldn't refuse, and why she believes visible mending — and a return to basic repair skills — might just make us more caring people.