i'm learning how to restore and care for long-lasting materials such as wood and leather, and how to extend the life of clothing with basic sewing skills and visible mending. reddit and tiktok have lots of great tips!
Even just learning basic hemming and how to repair stuff is infinitely useful. Mending your clothes is good for the environment and for your connection to ur stuff.
I recently got this wooden handle looking thing to mend clothes and it works so well. I love using sparkly thread for all my mending. Adds a little pizazz.
She has some great resources on darning and she also hosts regular zoom workshops which are ideal.
Also, I get a lot of my mending ideas from Orsola de Castro - her book Loved Clothes Last is a good introduction to sustainable fashion practices and clothes mending.
I have been mending and DIY-ing my own clothes for a while now, it’s sooooo liberating and fun :)
i made strawberry shortcakes and three kinds of iced teas (ginger peach green tea, lemon black tea, and ginger hibiscus rooibos), and my roommate made bruschetta! then we played Rummy and 9-card Golf for like four hours. i’m so sleepy and content :)
