http://www.bramblestitches.com/blog/2008/02/a-month-of-mending-day-1/ Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:43:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.bramblestitches.com/blog/2008/02/a-month-of-mending-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Ruth Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:09:44 +0000 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/Bramblestitches/2008/02/01/a-month-of-mending-day-1/#comment-288 I never would have thought of doing it that way. Usually just make another seam out of runs and then zigzag over them on the flat for security. My absolute bane for mending is jeans!! The one thing my men folk seem to shred after the pants are a few months old. I either have to rip open a seam to patch underneath a hole on a leg, or try to do the dreaded crotch rips that make me just scream! Some of my son's pants are more patch than jeans now since he can't afford new ones yet and mom can't stand seeing hairy legs hanging out here and there. I love carpenters jeans with the double leg since they last longer. I never would have thought of doing it that way. Usually just make another seam out of runs and then zigzag over them on the flat for security. My absolute bane for mending is jeans!! The one thing my men folk seem to shred after the pants are a few months old. I either have to rip open a seam to patch underneath a hole on a leg, or try to do the dreaded crotch rips that make me just scream! Some of my son’s pants are more patch than jeans now since he can’t afford new ones yet and mom can’t stand seeing hairy legs hanging out here and there. I love carpenters jeans with the double leg since they last longer.

]]> http://www.bramblestitches.com/blog/2008/02/a-month-of-mending-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Christie Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:05:51 +0000 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/Bramblestitches/2008/02/01/a-month-of-mending-day-1/#comment-287 I love the idea of mending one item a month to get through the pile. I am pretty new to sewing and need to hem some curtains so they don't hang onto the baseboard electric heaters. Offhand, do you know if there is a special stitch I should use? I love the idea of mending one item a month to get through the pile. I am pretty new to sewing and need to hem some curtains so they don’t hang onto the baseboard electric heaters. Offhand, do you know if there is a special stitch I should use?

]]> http://www.bramblestitches.com/blog/2008/02/a-month-of-mending-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Sue Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:28:50 +0000 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/Bramblestitches/2008/02/01/a-month-of-mending-day-1/#comment-286 Wow, what an amazing and thorough job! Wow, what an amazing and thorough job!

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