Re: Real men do their own mending and stitching

On 12/16/2024 12:20 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:

DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> wrote at 23:41 this Sunday (GMT):

My favorite knit cap frayed and came apart at a seam, and left me
looking and feeling like a Linux hobo.  Rather than waste money on a new
cap, I fixed it.
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https://imgur.com/a/VK5lZKw
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1st pic is cap turned inside out, before mending
2nd pic is cap turned right-side out, after mending
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On both pics the seam I fixed is at 3pm.
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Grandma S taught me way back in the 80s how to mend things with needle
and thread.  It's a handy skill.  I've reinforced or reattached at least
20 buttons thru the years, but this was my first time working along a seam.
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Dignity is restored.

  Cool! Do you knit a lot?

Not so far.  Mainly just repair/replace buttons.  Usually I get paint on my clothes or get sick of them before they wear out.