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Mending and Making Do

January 14th, 2013 at 12:17 am

As often happens on Sundays, I am mending. One of our king size sheets got a hole in it. We only have two, so I have been using this sheet while DH is in Alaska, putting the holey side on his side of the bed. Gradually the hole has gotten bigger and bigger, so today I decided to mend it. I used a back stitch as I want it to be strong and hold up, but I don't care about it being pretty. I will still only use that sheet when DH is away, because I don't think it will hold up too long to his tossing and turning.

I know that I could just go out and buy a new bottom sheet, but sheets have gotten ridiculously expensive over the last several years. I have a hard time paying $40 for a good sheet or $100 for a set. I suppose when this one wears out I will do that, but for now this will do. Once it wears out I will make it into linen napkins as it is a very pretty turquoise color and does not show four years of washing. I will also save the elastic for some future project.

I also sewed a couple of buttons back on to a couple of shirts and rethreaded the ties through a pair of DS's sweatpants that had come out. That's an easy fix. Just take a large safety pin and pin it on one end of the tie. Then push it through the hole and work it all the way around the sweats until you can push it out the other hole. Easy peasy.

So 3 items of clothing and 1 sheet have been returned to usability with less than a half hour's effort on my part. Not bad.

Posted in Sustainable Living | 8 Comments »

8 Responses to “Mending and Making Do”

  1. Thrifty Ray Says:
    January 14th, 2013 at 12:48 am 1358124505
    1358124505

    Way to make it last and sounds like a productive use of that half hour!

  2. creditcardfree Says:
    January 14th, 2013 at 12:54 am 1358124841
    1358124841

    I love mending things to bring them back to life!

  3. twest Says:
    January 14th, 2013 at 01:18 am 1358126328
    1358126328

    I wish I knew how to sew. You are so right. Sheets and bedding is just so expensive. I always hate having to buy all the bedding stuff when we need to.

  4. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    January 14th, 2013 at 01:30 am 1358127059
    1358127059

    I looked into getting a new set of sheets for my bed, since darling Kari likes to practice her clawing techniques on my current ones. Yikes! Even on after Christmas sales, all I could find were $30+ sets in the wrong size. Good for you being able to mend what you already haven.

  5. wowitsawonderfullife Says:
    January 14th, 2013 at 01:58 am 1358128696
    1358128696

    Have you thought about checking out the Salvation Army stores or other second hand places for sheets? They are incredibly cheap and with a good washing it's a great deal.

  6. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    January 14th, 2013 at 02:15 am 1358129712
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    Wow,

    No, I haven't done that. If Goodwill is open on MLK day, I'll check there. Good idea!

  7. PNW Mom Says:
    January 14th, 2013 at 03:01 am 1358132474
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    I wish I knew how sew....I am all thumbs when it comes to that Frown

  8. LuckyRobin Says:
    January 14th, 2013 at 03:16 am 1358133370
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    Most of the sheets I have found second hand have not been in colors that I like. Also, I almost never find king size ones. There are a lot queen size sheets, but that does me no good.

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