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#makedoandmend

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Quixoticgeek<p>The magnetic clasp on a friend's bag fell off, so they asked if I could repair it. A new clasp was bought, but to install it required access to the lining, I undid a row of stitching, then had to redo the stitches by hand. Used a simple saddle stitch. It's not the prettiest sewing I've ever done but it works. And the bag can now be easily closed again. </p><p>Took less than an hour. </p><p><a href="https://social.v.st/tags/MakeDoAndMend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakeDoAndMend</span></a> <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/VisibleMending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VisibleMending</span></a> <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a></p>
swachter<p>One of my reusable bags got ripped on a fence as we were walking home. So I fixed it. </p><p><a href="https://toot.boston/tags/visiblemending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>visiblemending</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/makedoandmend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makedoandmend</span></a></p>
swachter<p>EDIT: this is getting shared enough that I’m starting to panic. YOU MUST DM ME TO JOIN. THERE IS ONLY SPACE FOR SIX PEOPLE. </p><p>In the spirit of “fuck it, we ball” I am hosting an experimental Minor Mending Meeting on Monday, March 3 from 6-7:30p near Davis Square. DM me for location; there is only space for six people. </p><p>If interest warrants I can host another one later. </p><p>You: bring a clean item of clothing that needs a minor repair (a button replaced, a tear patched) and an intrepid spirit of fixing things</p><p>Me: bring an assortment of buttons and patches and thread and needles and some reasonable know-how and helpful diagrams and encouraging spirit of guidance and repair. </p><p>If this goes well and interest warrants, I’d love this to be a regular thing. </p><p><a href="https://toot.boston/tags/SomervilleMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SomervilleMA</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/makedoandmend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makedoandmend</span></a></p>
Simon Brooke<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.afront.org/@MLE_online" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MLE_online</span></a></span> Congratulations!`</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MakeDoAndMend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakeDoAndMend</span></a></p>
swachter<p>I spent a bit of time today recovering from the weekend and clearing out my mending pile. This bag from Market Basket had some places where the panels were pulling apart from each other and the binding was falling off. I pulled off the crummy binding and replaced it with some nylon webbing, and ta-da, bag is useful again. </p><p>From a purely capitalist perspective, this is a terrible use of time, right? I could just buy a new bag from MB for, like, what, $5? $10? And I could have used that time in Economically Productive Pursuits to Increase The GDP, and someone in an exploited country could have made another one and shipped it across the ocean, and in a couple years that binding would rip and I’d buy a new one and we’d just keep doing that dance until the heat death of the universe. </p><p>Or I could spend the time and effort to keep it out of a landfill for a little longer. So I did. And it’s a small thing but it’s better than nothing. Bonus: bag is now significantly gayer. </p><p>We can fix things if we take the time. </p><p><a href="https://toot.boston/tags/makedoandmend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makedoandmend</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/fixityourself" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fixityourself</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/mending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mending</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/moveslowandfixthings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moveslowandfixthings</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/sewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sewing</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/visiblemending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>visiblemending</span></a></p>
Archie<p>Update! </p><p>Flattening the worn whetstone on a concrete flag has been surprisingly effective and only took about five minutes </p><p>Stay tuned for more money saving tips right here on Mastodon 🙂</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/makedoandmend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makedoandmend</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/woodworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>woodworking</span></a></p>
Archie<p>I picked these up in my favourite charity shop today for three quid 😀</p><p>The whetstone is a bit concave though especially on the fine grit side 😕</p><p>Thinking of flattening it on a concrete coping stone 🤔 </p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/makedoandmend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makedoandmend</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/woodworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>woodworking</span></a></p>
DoubleTreble 🇺🇦🥰🇵🇸🌍🇨🇦😺🇬🇱💚🧶<p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/makedoandmend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makedoandmend</span></a> <br>About two hours ago I went to get warm jumper as I was really cold, I decided it needed pockets, I'm still cold but my jumper nearly has patch pockets 🤣🤣<br><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/knitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knitting</span></a></p>
Archie<p>A stich in time saves nine! </p><p>In this case I've left it slightly late and it'll need twice that number of lock stiches </p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/makedoandmend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makedoandmend</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/recyling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recyling</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/sewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sewing</span></a></p>
Darcy<p>Maybe someday my <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/mending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mending</span></a> will be insta-worthy <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/inspo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inspo</span></a> but today it was an exercise in frustration. So I’m sharing the best of a bad lot and reminding myself that <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DoneIsBetterThanPerfect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoneIsBetterThanPerfect</span></a>. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/darning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darning</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VisibleMending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VisibleMending</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MakeDoAndMend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakeDoAndMend</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/handsewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>handsewing</span></a></p>
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