reparation
Sewing on a button for the first time
Short answer: A loose or lost button is one of the most common reasons clothes get put aside. With a needle, thread a...
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Can you mend a hole in a bamboo sock
Short answer: Yes, you can. Small holes in bamboo viscose socks can be darned with a needle and thread, which extends...
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What you can do about a slack waistband
Short answer: If the elastic sits in a channel, it can be replaced in a quarter of an hour. If it is sewn on, you can...
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Repair against replace, worked through
Short answer: A ten minute repair can extend a garment by months or years. Replacing gives you a new garment but cost...
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Repair rather than replace
Short answer: A seam that is sewn, a button that is replaced and a hole that is darned extend the life of a garment m...
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The economics of repairing
Short answer: A repair costs time and a length of thread. Whether it pays off depends on how many months it gives the...
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Repairing clothes while travelling
Short answer: Bring two safety pins, a needle and a metre of thread on your trip. It takes up no room and saves the d...
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First aid for clothes at home
Short answer: Act the same day. A hole of five millimetres takes five minutes to mend. The same hole a month later ta...
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What should be in a repair kit
Short answer: A small repair kit holds two needles, four colours of thread, small scissors, a safety pin and a few sp...
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What a repair shop typically does
Short answer: Hemming, changing the fit, replacing zips and linings, and repairs that need industrial machines are th...
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When to go to a repair shop instead
Short answer: Go to a tailor when the repair needs a machine you do not have, when the garment is expensive enough fo...
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What cannot be saved
Short answer: Fabric worn thin over a larger area, a cracked print, discolouration that has soaked into the fibre and...
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