Since starting My Make Do and Mend Year, and our quest for a more sustainable lifestyle, I have picked up some new habits. Things I now do without even thinking. Things that I now regard as ‘normal’ and forget that other people might see them as slightly weird… Below is my list of the first … Continue reading
Eeeeeekkkkkkkk!!!!! How excited am I? More excited than a Make Do and Mend addict in a vintage fabric shop, that’s how. I had an e-mail from a journalist at the Guardian a couple of weeks ago, asking if I would be interested in writing a short piece on patching for them, as part of a … Continue reading
There must have been something in the air this weekend. I FINALLY stopped procrastinating and tackled my ever growing pile of mending. And it seems like I’m not the only one-Zoe at Eco Thirifty Living has been busy with a whole Mendathon! Here’s a little peek at my not so perfect patching…. The sleeve of … Continue reading
Hurray for May! And the sunshine, and for finally starting to feel like summer might just be on the way 🙂 I blogged at the start of the week about Me Made May, so it seems sensible to dedicate May’s edition of the Make Do and Mend Monthly Magazine Blog Post Thing to all things … Continue reading
Those of you on Twitter will be aware that there seems to be a Twitter hour for pretty much everything now-handmadehour, wiltshire (or insert other county) hour, etc etc. BUT by some glaring admission, no MakeDoandMendHour!! I decided that something needed to be done about this. So now, every Thursday from 8-9pm, sees me glued … Continue reading
I have already blogged several times about patching jeans, here, here, here and here but I make no apologies for blogging about it yet again.It would seem, that patching has become to define my new way of life… Anyway, this time, there was a pair of jeans each from hubby, BigSmall and me. I saw this … Continue reading
I know I am a little bit late with this, but guess what? 1st March saw us reach the halfway point in My Make Do and Mend Year!! It has flown by, and as I’m sure you all know, I am LOVING it!! I do a monthly update on how things are going for this … Continue reading
So far this year, I have already patched 4 pairs of jeans. I sometimes feel as if my life is turning into an episode of The Good Life (how cool would that be?!) Being avid and dedicated readers, you will all remember my first foray into patching with BigSmall’s jeans. I was feeling very smug about … Continue reading
Amongst all the frantic making that has been going on for Christmas (remind me to start in June next year), I had to pause briefly last night for a few ‘running repairs’… Firstly, the buggy snuggle. SmallSmall seems to like kicking this off and the zip has ripped: So, I pinned it all back together, … Continue reading
…it’s all a learning curve. So that explains why BigSmall’s recently patched jeans (which I was so proud of!) now need a little more TLC… My sewing must have just slipped off the edge on one part of the patch and has allowed the edge of the patch to lift up But never fear, I … Continue reading
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My Make Do and Mend Year 