Comments on: How I Broke a Safety Pin Addiction and Started Mending Clothes

By: francesca

francesca — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:10:15 +0000

blushing and smiling at “You’ll (…) strategize how if you face the top of the staple to the inside of your clothes, then it won’t be so noticeable.”
yes, i’m guilty of that (for quick curtains’ hems, too) OMGosh
.-= francesca´s last blog post ..Flat Irons – beginners guide =-.

By: Saturday Spot: The Mending Bag And Se7en Steps To Getting It Done… » se7en

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:16:13 +0000

[...] but sometimes life is all about maintenance!!! I have been going on about the mending somewhat, other folk are blogging about theirs… You see ours hangs in a small bag behind the front door, along with the “to donate” bag [...]

By: angelvalerie

angelvalerie — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:30:25 +0000

Love this post! I stapled my watch strap together for about a month because I was too busy to get a new one! How hilarious to know I was not alone…. I also keep all the buttons for mending, but now have hundreds of buttons over the years, including for clothes I have not owned for some time… must figure out how to clean the button drawer when I clean the wardrobe.
.-= angelvalerie´s last blog post ..the glass ceiling… =-.

By: Cissa

Cissa — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:14:38 +0000

A word of caution- many tags are sewn into seams via serging. If you remove them by cutting the threads, the whole seam can start to unravel because it’s a chain stitch.

Better to use the seam ripper to cut along the perforations in the tag, then try to pull the bit that’s still in the seam out with tweezers; sometimes you can, sometimes, you can’t, but it does remove most of the tag while keeping the seam intact.

By: Throckmorton Jones

Throckmorton Jones — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:17:14 +0000

I sew some of my own clothes, and love it, but I hate mending them. When a button falls off or a hem needs repaired, I generally beg my mom to do it for me. Maintaining things is not my strong suit I guess, but I love he creation parts. .-= Throckmorton Jones´s last blog post ..Irritating! =-.

By: Karisa Rivera

Karisa Rivera — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:22:28 +0000

Thanks for the excellent reminder!
It DOES take me a few minutes to repair something that would otherwise not wear in months – or years!
.-= Karisa Rivera´s last blog post ..Preparing To Be His Help Meet Book Review – Part 1 =-.

By: trisha

trisha — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:57:03 +0000

I despise mending with a passion. I sew and would much rather start over from scratch than mend something. I tend to send my mending over to my mama’s.

By: Kait Palmer

Kait Palmer — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:03:36 +0000

As of yet I haven’t had to re-glue anything!
.-= Kait Palmer´s last blog post ..My Parents with me in Spirit…or on a Sign… =-.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:11:50 +0000

Oh Doug I know you thought it was funny.

By: Sandra Gonzales

Sandra Gonzales — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:01:06 +0000

Now you a need a sailor hat to go with your sailor button.