{"id":1159,"date":"2018-04-16T13:23:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T20:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2018-04-16T13:23:22","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T20:23:22","slug":"clothing-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/16\/clothing-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Clothing repair"},"content":{"rendered":"

I regularly patch clothes \u2013 mostly the knees of J’s jeans, and recently some of J’s socks. I do boro-style patches (like this<\/a> but less polished) and other forms of visible mending<\/a>. They never look super awesome, but they are durable. (I’m going to look like a hobo one day, though.)<\/p>\n

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An earlier knee patch. More recent patches blend in better and have taken less time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Maybe I should try other styles of patching. This one is particularly pretty \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The height of my patching attempts! I used this pair of underwear to pad ceramics for shipping. Unfortunately, a dish broke and made lots of tiny holes and some medium-size holes all over the butt of the garment. I really like how these fit and they were in good shape besides the holes, so I decided to patch them! I turned them into an under-the-sea scene, with the small holes turned into bubbles and the larger holes turned into fish. I made two jellyfish, a sea urchin, a squid, some seaweed, and 5 other generic fish. The patches are holding up well!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you aren’t sure how to repair an item, take a look at\u00a0Make Do and Mend<\/a>. It is a British WWII booklet on caring for and repairing clothing. It is super detailed! I’m sure everyone could learn a new technique from it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I regularly patch clothes \u2013 mostly the knees of J’s jeans, and recently some of J’s socks. I do boro-style patches (like this but less polished) and other forms of visible mending. They never look super awesome, but they are durable. (I’m going to look like a hobo one day, though.) If you aren’t sure … <\/p>\n

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