tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post9013341980487305788..comments2023-10-07T22:03:43.897+01:00Comments on I live, I love, I craft, I am me...: Repairing as an act of rebellionkjsutcliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064786032612487652noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-65973465606586611262021-03-25T15:04:42.822+00:002021-03-25T15:04:42.822+00:00I too love darning but am of the old school type, ...I too love darning but am of the old school type, wool must match so darn does not show!! Your bright designs are much more fun. Can't see Dad going for it though!! ๐งก xxJakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289130103691572154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-74924325093389234302021-03-25T05:45:56.253+00:002021-03-25T05:45:56.253+00:00My blog is ready to publish tomorrow
Julie xxxxxx...My blog is ready to publish tomorrow<br /><br />Julie xxxxxxKc'sCourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246546983725138517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-54445321452236590672021-03-25T05:24:03.953+00:002021-03-25T05:24:03.953+00:00I do too. Was it you I told about the little Darn...I do too. Was it you I told about the little Darning Machine? I love using that. I used to repair the elbows in my late dad's jumpers when he was in a home, the ladies who cared for him were very impressed. I also repapred a moth hole in my late husbands best pullover too.<br /><br />Julie xxxxxxxKc'sCourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246546983725138517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-84931327283409629472021-03-24T20:44:07.574+00:002021-03-24T20:44:07.574+00:00I too have very old clothes, both bought & han...I too have very old clothes, both bought & handmade & hate clothes shopping. Not sure about 2nd hand Op Shop clothes, but only due to a nasty incident (long time ago)to a friend of my Mums that put me off. Probably different now. Love your quirky mending, mine is always very prim & proper. Take care & hugs.Susan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11945482062858126629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-87442204200266731742021-03-24T20:26:02.276+00:002021-03-24T20:26:02.276+00:00I have always mended my whole family's clothes...I have always mended my whole family's clothes. It's saved me a fortune over the years especially when my son was little as I could turn trousers into shorts etc . ArilxArilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447764056767139963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-42322636606617200852021-03-24T19:38:50.882+00:002021-03-24T19:38:50.882+00:00I am thoroughly enjoying reading it and I agree th...I am thoroughly enjoying reading it and I agree that more folk should read it - and thank you re my jumper's visible mend ๐kjsutcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064786032612487652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-51814968124705270972021-03-24T19:37:58.695+00:002021-03-24T19:37:58.695+00:00Interestingly enough, I heard recently that charit...Interestingly enough, I heard recently that charity shops are no longer the benefactors of peoples good will but a release for guilty/excessive purchases! I do recommend the book :)kjsutcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064786032612487652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-59171979546587554452021-03-24T19:36:56.514+00:002021-03-24T19:36:56.514+00:00Me too! I have a dress, I still wear it, that due ...Me too! I have a dress, I still wear it, that due to the design is able to expand (has a ribbon tie at the back) so I wore when I was pregnant with Eldest (he is 23 now good grief!) I quite like darning socks - as long as the hole is reasonably repairable - some of the socks I have been offered are more hole than sock ... but not going there ๐ and it is awful how cheap clothing is pushed as the ultimate must have item ๐ถkjsutcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064786032612487652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-14151690565229197362021-03-24T19:30:46.325+00:002021-03-24T19:30:46.325+00:00Hahaha your comment tickled me - I can't reall...Hahaha your comment tickled me - I can't really sew as in 'properly' I am more of a hand sewist and patch and stitch repair 'expert' ๐ I use brightly coloured thread coz it pleases me and makes me happy :) so in a way I am making a 'picture' rather than sewing ๐kjsutcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064786032612487652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-47818647928670128812021-03-24T19:02:32.637+00:002021-03-24T19:02:32.637+00:00What I am about to say may be considered almost of...What I am about to say may be considered almost offensive to those of you who adore/like sewing. Nevertheless, I have to add that I dislike sewing and certainly I do not like darning! I find it boring! However,having said that I do have to admit that the use of bright colours to darn looks much more fun and creative than what my Mum taught me. Now then I do thoroughly enjoy embroidery and cross-stitch but then I am creating a picture and it is like painting with a needle. Getting back to the main topic I make my clothes last! The favourite pieces don't see a washing machine I wash them by hand to keep the colour. I do repair using lazy darning or no sew tape and sewing on new buttons but minimal sewing! LOL! keep well Amanda xCrafty in the Medhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-34414450715078955912021-03-24T09:29:41.605+00:002021-03-24T09:29:41.605+00:00Well, some of my clothes are 20 years old.... I w...Well, some of my clothes are 20 years old.... I wear and wear until they are worn out, so worn out that they can't be repaired. I do refuse to darn socks.... I agree that clothing is so cheap that people just wear them a few times and throw them away. I have noticed various big names promoting clothes for spring, etc etc. So wrong.Threads through my lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727102938455568946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-4885349871611567762021-03-24T08:12:38.987+00:002021-03-24T08:12:38.987+00:00So many high street clothes shops have gone out of...So many high street clothes shops have gone out of business in the last year I think charity shops will be even more important and perhaps mending will become more important too, although I doubt many people will change their throw-away habit.<br />That book popped up on my recommendations list - it sounds goodSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-8730009480343799602021-03-24T08:07:04.892+00:002021-03-24T08:07:04.892+00:00It concerns me why clothing is so cheap - the clot...It concerns me why clothing is so cheap - the clothing industry is one huge horror story from start to finish. Another reason why I hang on to things and buy second handkjsutcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064786032612487652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-42228393211078809182021-03-24T08:05:27.404+00:002021-03-24T08:05:27.404+00:00I learnt too - at school but found that it was a s...I learnt too - at school but found that it was a skill I use as an art form rather than mend. I still do - I could do invisible mending but I love the fact that an item is worn so much because it is loved that it needs a 'badge of honour' due to it's longevity!kjsutcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064786032612487652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-82847745153225692212021-03-24T08:03:11.047+00:002021-03-24T08:03:11.047+00:00I thought Loved Clothes Last was a fantastic read,...I thought Loved Clothes Last was a fantastic read, I think everyne who wears clothes needs it in their lives.<br />Love your darned jumper. xVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-3860789818974026912021-03-24T07:55:57.716+00:002021-03-24T07:55:57.716+00:00I come from the 'make do and mend' era and...I come from the 'make do and mend' era and remember my mum darning my dads socks and making repairs to all sorts of things. In the years when I couldn't afford new stuff I was quite happy to mend things, now I don't think I have a needle to my name. I live constantly in t-shirts and track suit trousers for work/dog walking/general wear and once stuff gets to the stage of needing a repair I just buy new as those things are cheap enough. I do like a good charity shop bargain though and I've had loads of really nice stuff from various ones.Tigermousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386636767916316587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671225480721447118.post-58711324321110327652021-03-24T05:30:37.194+00:002021-03-24T05:30:37.194+00:00I learnt to darn. I love darning.
Julie xxxxxxxI learnt to darn. I love darning.<br /><br />Julie xxxxxxxKc'sCourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246546983725138517noreply@blogger.com