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An Easy Way to Mend a Small Hole in Clothing

Sarah White November 14, 2019 Make Do and MakeLeave a comment

Mend a small hole in clothing the easy way without any sewing! This is a great method to use when the hole is still small and can be covered easily, but you could use it on bigger holes, too (see below for the strategy). I have written before about mending …

Mend a Fresh Hole in Jeans with Weaving

Sarah White June 20, 2017 Sewing2 Comments

Learn how to mend a fresh hole in jeans while the threads are still there to weave with. Easier than patching later! I have this pair of jeans I love. They were the first real (as in, not from Target) jeans I bought after my daughter was born, which means …

How to Sew a New Hem on Your Jeans the Easy Way

Sarah White May 17, 2017 SewingLeave a comment

Learn how to sew a new hem on your jeans when they are too long for your height or the shoes you wear with them. Affiliate links included for your convenience. Have you noticed that jeans, at least “premium” jeans, these days don’t seem to be made for people of …

How to Sew a Button on a Coat and Make it Last

Sarah White March 29, 2017 Sewing3 Comments

Here’s an easy way to sew a button on a coat so it will stay on no matter how much you bundle up underneath. Affiliate links provided for your convenience. It’s a good thing I’m a knitter, because there’s nothing I like more than a big, bulky sweater, indoors or …

Save Your Holey Sweater in a Flash with this Quick Tip

Sarah White March 9, 2017 Sewing4 Comments

Affiliate links included for your convenience. Learn how to mend a sweater or other garment made with knit fabric when it gets a hole. Do you know why your T-shirts sometimes come out of the wash with holes in them? It’s not moths; it’s the zippers on other garments grabbing …

How to Mend a Torn Seam by Hand or Machine

Sarah White January 10, 2017 Sewing6 Comments

I’ve been on a bit of a mending tear (ha!) recently. I had this huge stack of things that needed to be fixed, and I have other things on my list, but I’m plugging away and thought I would share some basic mending methods with you. Probably the most common …

Mend Something

Sarah White January 7, 2016 StitchingLeave a comment

As the mom of a 6-year-old, it seems like I’m always needing to fix something. This girl cannot wear leggings or jeans without getting a hole in them. She seems to have a lot of falling-apart stuffed animals, too, and a plastic dragon who keeps losing his head. That’s not …