![]() Here are some online salvage and repair services that can help preserve the life of your favorite pieces of clothing: has repair manuals for almost every item in your closet.Īlternatively, your neighborhood dry cleaner is also usually a tailor who can do repairs at affordable prices. If you are one of the seven, Martha Stewart has an extended list of how-to tutorials on under “Homekeeping Solutions.” The site has tips on sewing on a button, patching a hole, fixing a hem, even darning a sock. ![]() Often, clothes end up in the discard pile because they need a simple mend. ![]() We’ve lost those skills-seven out of ten young adults don’t know how to sew on a button. Readers were advised to create pretty “decorative patches” to cover holes in warn garments, unpick old sweaters to reknit into new styles, turn men’s clothes into women’s, as well as darn, alter, and protect against the “moth menace.” ![]() During WWII, the British Ministry of Information released a pamphlet titled “Make Do and Mend.” It provided tips on how to be both frugal and stylish in times of harsh rationing. ![]()
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