Reply #35: I seem to do lots of mending too

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A stitch in time, saves nine.
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I still repair small holes in socks. Heck if a toe begins to show thru, I do sew it up. It is amazing how much longer a favorite pair of cutesy socks will last if that tiny hole is stitched up with needle and thread!

Also, it seems every time my 4-1/2 year old granddaughter comes over, she brings me something to repair...a rip in a seam or hole in a skirt, etc. Last week she brought over her doll stroller which needed a piece of elastic to hold the seat onto the frame.

When my kids were growing up, I did show them how to sew on a button and run the sewing machine. My daughter even made a quilt for one of her dolls. But it seems for most 30-somethings nowadays, it is easier to just buy a new outfit than to fix up the older one.