Quick jean mend

I don’t like shopping for jeans. And I have to wear them for my work (when I m waitressing) and not all jeans made the same and of course they production of jeans isn’t great for the planet….. but it is really hard to them second hand. Even though most of mine are I still sometimes need to get new. 

So my favourite pair developed some holes after the wash on the inner tights. I wear them a lot… so I didn’t see the point of paying a lovely lady at the Cardiff central market to do something I can do…

And with some “sewing room” hack…. I put my machine on the ironing board. It is stable and just enough room for some quick mend/fix. 

Well ideally I would have used the lighter thread but it worked just fine. I fix then second the hole developed and I didn’t wear or wash them until they were fixed. I think that’s a key really do good mend. 

I watched the YouTube tutorials…. It suggested the bondaweb (one you iron on then peel and attach more fabric) but I did have any so used interfacing. And a lot of stitching! 

Mending your clothes is an act of rebellion! I refused to buy new and prolonged the life of my loved garment! 

And now that I m ok to sew on top of the ironing board I am tackling my toiles! It’s super functional once I need to press I just put the machine on the floor and plug the iron on! So stay tuned for more 

It’s been a while

Sewjo was pretty much missing. Didn’t help that sewing bee came to an end and what amazing season it was! These made to measures were so incredible I almost woke my snoozing husband on the sofa when I was watching it… 

Just amazing….. make me wonder about my own abilities really. Not comparing coz we are all different and still learning but yeah I hoped to progress more but now. 

But instead I am super tired and unmotivated. 

Well as I was saying I don’t have constant sewing space and small kids and sewing bits don’t really mix. School holidays don’t help when I spend the day with troops and then trying to not to be overwhelmed by it all. My eldest is non verbal and little is having hard time being two… so it can be challenging. 

I didn’t even watch many of my favourite sewing YouTube people. But I did pick up some sewing magazine and was so inspired to do some of the patterns that came in but then I didn’t ready really them. And that too is unusual. 

But I am trying to when I got an email from lovely Kayleigh from lovely Fleur et Ours shop I had to get some goodies. She had a summer sale too. 

So I got a big remnant in that checkered fabric. I was thinking dress by mother convinced me to make trousers and maybe something for boys from left overs. Or maybe top and trousers into the fake jumpsuit. Or maybe Safiya dungarees ? The fabric with flowers was a mystery bundle with some surprise haberdashery in this case these lovely wooden buttons and matching thread. And I got Tauko after watching Fold Line talk about this. So happy days I feel more inspired. I also need to make more undies and fix my favourite pair of jeans. And I finally want to finish up all my unfinished things and toiles that I have cut out…. And maybe do some embroidery/cross stitch.