Make Do and Mend

Bibbitybob · 8 January 2007 at 3:19PM

You can buy fabric to do this...it's called 'Bondaweb' in most fabric shops.

Also, Tesco sell unbleached baking paper which is fantastic (and cheap) - nothing sticks to it!

COOLTRIKERCHICK · 8 January 2007 at 5:31PM

culpepper wrote:

Who is the book by CTC? I love books like that.I've got one called Mend it by Margery(or it might be maureen) Goldsworthy which is all about mending clothes as invisibly as possible.

hi.. here is the book.. its called make do and mend by muriel clark...if you like you can borrow it.....
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i hope the photo of the book has turned out ok.... still learning about all this lol....

its a good book... it covers spending....care and repair....laundry..stain removal.....family clothing.... repairs and mending.... household hints etc......

culpepper · 8 January 2007 at 6:47PM

Thankyou very much for the offer but I see they have it on amazon so I'll probably nip over there and grab a copy.
Interestingly quite a lot of good stuff came up on google when I typed in make do and mend as well.

newleaf · 8 January 2007 at 7:13PM

Can you still buy those suede patches for elbows? Mr newleaf wears all his jumpers out at the elbow and I have threatened him with suede patches if I can find any! Years ago my mum would have darned them, but it was a skill I never managed to master, and now her eyesight is too poor to do it.

Mariel · 9 January 2007 at 1:13AM

Oh no! Every time I come on here I seem to spend money! I've had to go off and buy that book now - it sounds just like my kind of good read. Thank you (I think) CTC!

[Deleted User] · 9 January 2007 at 8:26AM

Wonderweb is sold in my local village sewing shop for 20p a metre, and is excellent for turning up net curtains that are too long.My DD has odd sized windows in her house and we did all of her nets with this fantastic stuff.Saved me lots of sewing, as she hates doing it,mind you I'm not mad keen myself either.