What I have to share today is pretty mundane, but it is hand stitching. As I mentioned on Friday's post, one of my jobs is mending items for my grown kids.
They are very keen to keep things functional (as opposed to throwing them in the garbage) and I want to encourage that environmentally sound thinking, but neither of them have learned to thread a needle yet! So we came to the agreement that they help with household repairs, and I help with textile repairs. This week I repaired a hole in my son's fairly new Old Navy cardigan. It completely unraveled at the neck line for no apparently reason.
I don't know what I'm going to hand stitch today. Now that Christmas is all put away, and the mending is done, I forget what I was working on before the Christmas frenzy started!
I'll take a look around here and see what needs a few more stitches!
What are you hand stitching today? Link up your instagram or blog post below and share your project with us!
That sounds like a great deal you have worked out with your grown up kids. I am not a fan of mending but it has to be done and necessary in order to re-use instead of throwing away. I hope you finding some slow stitching to do today. =)
ReplyDeleteA couple of good jobs done, mending is unfortunately a necessary chore! I hope you find a nice relaxing project to stitch today.
ReplyDeletenice that you can mend the sweater like that. sometimes they bring me things and other times I guess they try to fix them occasionally if we are going to visit our northern daughter she will ask me if I am bringing a sewing machine and then I know she needs some serious mending done and I will bring the featherweight with me. :)
ReplyDeleteKathy: I am with you I do not toss unless it is completely worth it, I like some of the old styles that we had in the 80s and 90s I still have some of those tops.
ReplyDeleteI hope your little hands keep busy but remember to take time for yourself.
Catherine
Have you pulled the winter quilt out for some love this year? Always love seeing that one.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you and your kids have a great deal there! I'm impressed that you could fix that sweater - I don't think I would know how to do that. Enjoy your very own slow stitching today, Kathy!
ReplyDeleteMending - it has to be done ...
ReplyDeleteI repair my grown kids clothes too! And my son-in-law and grandchildren think I can repair anything! I have provided my grandsons with a tiny repair kit and shown them how to sew on a button though!
ReplyDeleteI try to repair or wear until they fall to pieces! I hate shopping for clothes and shoes.
ReplyDeleteI dislike mending, but I dislike wasting clothes even more. So I do it to keep my wardrobe going like the energizer bunny! You're very generous to do it for your kids :)
ReplyDeleteI think that was a great deal you made. I agree we are too much of a throw away society. My husband has been making all kinds of things with things that he finds free of facebook market or in bulky pickup that happens once a month in our neighborhood. Stitches are happy stitches no matter the reason for making them in my book!
ReplyDeleteOf all the linky parties I've participated in, this one is my favorite. Thank you for so kindly providing this opportunity to check out all the fun hand work projects that are taking place around blogland (and even the maintenance stitching projects!!), plus the push for me to be at work on something to share! I hope you've had (or will have) some lovely time to sit and stitch today!! :)
ReplyDeleteI don't really like to mend very much but I have clothes that I love that wear out so I'm tied to mending.
ReplyDeletePlease tell me how you fix the unraveling on your son's sweater? Did you reknit it? What kind of thread did you use? I've used embroidery floss (so many colors to choose from and easy to find) but I've never tried to reknit a hole.
Mending rather than throwing away is always a good way to go. Sounds like a good arrangement with your adult children. I have been slowly getting back into my regular routine post holiday clean-up. I also have project that was in the works that was put away in a good place that I am yet to find. May you soon be stitching on yours. Thanks for hosting ... :) Pat
ReplyDeleteI don't mind doing a little mending, usually fixing the pockets in DH shorts!
ReplyDeleteMending is such a worthwhile activity as it makes your clothes last much longer. My children also bring their mending for me to do and although I did quite a lot before Christmas the mending pile is turning into a mini mountain.
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