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goanmad

Like Char says, there's something really rewarding about make do and mending.
I put a couple of nights aside a month to repair jewellery, polish shoes and mend clothes. Makes you feel very virtuous (especially if you've got something diverting on the telly and a glass of something nice).

Alexnikov

I do enjoy mending clothes but I've not got the patience for glue and jewellery pliers

goanmad

Alexnikov wrote: »

I do enjoy mending clothes but I've not got the patience for glue and jewellery pliers

I know what you mean, Alex...luckily I've a willing bloke at hand, otherwise I'd end up gluing myself to my earrings!

daisybella

I love mending jewellery but not clothes


I'm off for a nap, miracle I've stayed awake all day so far!

piratefairy

i found a box the other day of all the jewellery which is still tangled since i moved i need to sort it out!

Alexnikov

Swap Daisy?

I'm always fascinated by reading books where people are doing piles of mending. I rarely have anything that needs fixing and most of my clothing is of the cheap and cheerful variety.

piratefairy

well by mending, i also mean / include adding and customising things, or alterin clothes i've bought which don't quite fit..


ETA - alex i was reading thru one of the *really* old guide badge books the ohter week, and there were badges for doing all sorts of things you would just never even think of doing now..

Alexnikov

Oh I can't do any of that sort of stuff Suppose I can hem trousers etc by hand but I wouldn't know where to start with the rest of it.

I remember my hostess badge in Brownies - passed it with flying colours but it's clearly not stuck as my usual attitude nowadays is to provide a large bottle of wine and that's it!

I actually did a Flower Arranging badge in Guides :rotfl: We had a delighfully old fashioned unit - I started off camping in proper ridge tents and digging latrines!

piratefairy

lol we still use old ridge tents

Alexnikov

I miss them My Vango is wonderful but it's not the same.