“If it’s not worth mending, it’s not worth buying” …
Last week I started darning a second sock and that has now been completed. It’s a rare sock for me because I didn’t originally knit it myself, but it’s so comfy inside walking boots, that I really wanted it to last a bit longer. Anyway, once I’d started, it didn’t take long to make it usable again.
The embroidery problem that I mentioned last week was kindly solved by my friend Lizzie (thank you so much Lizzie), who sent me some black and yellow embroidery floss so that I could work a bee design over a hole in one of Mr Snail’s sweatshirts. When I came to look at it, there were two holes, so he’s got two bees. He’s threatening to make more holes in it, so he gets more bees! First I sewed around the edges of the holes to stabilse them, then it’s simple satin stitch to cover the holes, a running stitch “trail” and back stitch wings. The orientation of the bees is defined by the hole itself.
So, have you mended anything this week? If you’ve written a post about mending recently, do share a link to it – I love to see how other people manage to extend the lives of the things they own.
The Snail of Happiness 
katechiconi
/ March 30, 2020Beeyootiful! I’m with Mr Snail: I think there should be a flower or two to justify their presence, and then a number of the little buzzers zooming around!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ March 30, 2020Jon say’s he’s the flower!
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katechiconi
/ March 30, 2020Ah, bless…
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thecontentedcrafter
/ March 30, 2020Very cute little bees! This could make mending a trendy undertaking ❤
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The Snail of Happiness
/ March 30, 2020Once I’d decided how to do them, they were quite quick to complete… and it’s given me confidence that these sorts of mends are worth tackling.
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Kim
/ March 30, 2020Love the bees!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ March 30, 2020I’m so pleased with how they turned out.
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polesparadise
/ March 30, 2020….Quickly goes to make holes in sweatshirts…..
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The Snail of Happiness
/ March 30, 2020I’m trying to convince Jon I can stitch bees without there being holes first!
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polesparadise
/ April 4, 2020Haha!!
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nanacathy2
/ March 30, 2020The bees are the bees knees of mends!
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Going Batty in Wales
/ March 30, 2020That is so inventive! I can understand why Jon will be wanting more bees. Will it be Sam or Daisy he trains to nibble them?
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The Snail of Happiness
/ March 30, 2020Sam… she’s the one who still has all her teeth.
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Laurie Graves
/ March 30, 2020Those bees are fantastic! No wonder Mr. Snail wanted more holes. I have two small holes in my the top sheet of my bed. How they got there I have no idea. Anyway, my project this week is to mend them. And you will be happy to learn that as type this, I am wearing the sweater whose sleeve I mended a week or so ago.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ March 30, 2020Brilliant… I guess that now we are all stuck at home, we might make a little more time for mending.
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Laurie Graves
/ March 30, 2020You bet!
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PlantsandBeyond
/ March 30, 2020Wow, so wonderful
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The Snail of Happiness
/ March 30, 2020I secretly want to do some more…
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