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Rescuing PJs – when pyjamas won’t leave the party
These PJs were a TK Max find, bought when it was really closer to a clean jumble sale than a clothes shop. The originals are fine cotton, cool in summer, slightly more girly than my normal clothes but nicely made with piping and stuff. I discovered that I normally sleep on my back AND don’t stay still, all over the back waistband the fabric was literally wearing away. I’d just started volunteering at the Repair Cafe, it had only just begun in our town and some months we had more volunteers than visitors so I’d learnt to take some of my own sewing. This seemed like a perfect project to…
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My favourite jeans…
We all have a favourite pair of jeans, right? Mine were GAP, fitted a treat, had the right amount of give and so consequently were worn forever. When the inevitable happened I realised I definitely wasn’t a ripped jeans kind of person, preferring warm knees. I did a quick Google to find some simple swallow designs for inspiration, grabbed a little scrap of cotton and some embroidery thread. I hadn’t used embroidery thread for years so completely forgot to split the thread, this will be quick I thought, making a complete mess. I realised pretty quickly my mistake. It actually didn’t take very long even with the single strands, I…
Making Stuff Better than New
