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