Make Do and Mend

ChocClare

How you mend it is going to depend a) on whether you've got some Burberry fleece to mend it with or b) how much you care if the patch shows.

You can use your invisible mending tape: all you do is cut a piece off and place it between the blanket and the patch, making sure nothing sticks out either end. Then using either a damp cloth or an iron with plenty of steam, press on the highest heat your blanket will stand (a damp teatowel between iron and blanket would probably be a good idea even if your iron does have plenty of steam). The fabric will stick where the mending tape was. Of course, you'll need your patch to be both sides or you'll just stick the blanket to your ironing board where the invisible mending tape has gone through the hole!

If they're all the same pattern of blanket, and your repair one isn't, it might be worth cutting a strip of the edge of one of the blankets (you can fix the edge with blanket stitch) and cutting repair pieces from this. You can then match up the pattern on the checks exactly without its showing. I would say use that mending tape, iron it on in the right position first, and secure with some stitches where necessary.

moments_of_sanity

Morning All,

I am being made redundant at the end of the month so money is going to be very tight! I work (at the moment) for a large firm of accounts who have waaaaay too much money to spend and think nothing of throwing shirts away because they lose a button or throwing something away because it needs mending.

Well, in true frugal fashion I have this morning stitched up the seam of my PJ's, stitched a hole that appeared by a zip in my summer skirt, stitched up the 'crutch' seam of DH's lounge shorts and repaired a hole in the seam of my boho dress (too long for me and I keep tripping over the bottom of it) :j. Wish I hadn't done the dress though as the BIGGEST spider fell out of it whilst I was looking for the hole, I threw the dress (which landed straight on the dogs head :rotfl: and jumped up on the chair screaming), think I might have given DD and DH a bit of a shock but it was huge!!!!

I know must of us here are very good at repairing things rather than replacing and I love the feeling of achievement from having done these things but do most of you think many people still bother or do they just throw it away and start again with new? The skirt I repaired cost me £2.20 in a charity shop, my dress was £4 in the end of season sale at Tesco's last year and my PJ's are a Good few years old and were purchased from Tesco so nothing that I have repaired is of Huge monetary value but I wouldn't dream of just throwing it away :eek:

welsh_mummy

I have stitched up socks when the seam came undone, still wearing them now as the rest of the material is fine. Have also stitch my DS's school shorts where he caught them on the fence, they were fine apart from a small hole. Hate throwing away clothes, especially if they still have life left in them.

My OH rolls his eyes when I have told him what I have done but having survived on one wage for the last 7years with my occasional part time wage helping out you have to look after the pennies x

moments_of_sanity

welsh_mummy wrote: »

I have stitched up socks when the seam came undone, still wearing them now as the rest of the material is fine. Have also stitch my DS's school shorts where he caught them on the fence, they were fine apart from a small hole. Hate throwing away clothes, especially if they still have life left in them.

My OH rolls his eyes when I have told him what I have done but having survived on one wage for the last 7years with my occasional part time wage helping out you have to look after the pennies x

Lol, my DD's do the same eye rolling as your OH, they will soon be asking for my advice when they leave home and don't have any disposable income :rotfl:

luxor4t

I mend anything worth saving, and if it is too far gone I use up the good fabric in patch work and the rest as floor cloths and dusters.

I used to turn the DSs' primary school trousers into shorts for the summer term by shortening off the already too short legs.

jackel

Hi all -Thankyou for updating this thread. I haven't come across it before and have just read the first page. So excited it is just my cup of tea. Thankyou again. jac x.

moments_of_sanity

jackel wrote: »

Hi all -Thankyou for updating this thread. I haven't come across it before and have just read the first page. So excited it is just my cup of tea. Thankyou again. jac x.

Yes, I love this thread too. Only up to page 7.........:D

Ayeshalush

calleyw wrote: »

I managed to salvage one of my fleeces. I was unable to wear it as the bit on the zip that you use to pull it up and down broke:rolleyes:

Any how I never wore it last year but kept it. Anyway last night I was trying to fix it and had no idea what to use. Tried a few things like you do. Anyway looked up at my key holder and say a keyring with just a few random keys on. Fixed the ring on and now I can do and undo it :j

Only taken me about a year to work it out :rolleyes:

Yours


Calley

I have a waterproof jacket that I use for walking the dog that this happened to last winter. I've hung on to it as I love the colour and have occasionally used it when other jackets have already been wet but it is a hassle to do up without the 'puller'. Thank you so much for giving my jacket a new lease of life!!! Why did I not think of that!

ALi
xx

fuddle

...and me a bag without a zipper pull I bet you can guess what I'm about to do Much appreciated.

snookey

moments_of_sanity
Hi why not ask at work if they want anything mending or care to donate the item. Think of the money they spend on clothing you could be on to a money spinner.