Broken Key Fix
With all the plastic key toppers for cars these days, here’s a crafty broken key fix from Swamp Yankees from Outer Space. (Thanks Laura!)
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How-To: Repair Burns on Carpet
If you have cigarette burns, soldering iron burns, or other spot-based burns on your carpet, instructables user west49rules has a solution!
Mending Kit Pattern from Craft Leftovers
Kristin at Craft Leftovers has put together a simple tutorial for this sweet little mending kit. I love the idea of keeping a handmade mending kit handy as opposed to schlepping around a generic hotel version.
March Mending Month Recap
We hope you enjoyed Mending Month! We loved bringing you the projects and having a chance to mend our own pieces at the same time. Thank you dear readers for all the feedback, tips, and blog posts that you’ve sent in to us. Check the mending archives for all the posts we covered. Here’s a […]
How-To: Mend Your Umbrella
I’ve forgotten what my umbrella looks like while living here in Phoenix, but I know not everybody is so fortunate, and it’s really frustrating when they break. BurdaStyle has a tutorial up for repairing the break illustrated above.
How-To: Mend Stretched/Ripped Button Holes
If you’ve ever had a button hole rip out, stretch, or had to replace a button with a smaller one, you know how frustrating it is when they pop open. It’s particularly embarassing on the front of a blouse! To fix this, just use a simple zigzag stitch either by machine or by hand to […]
How-To: Mend a Fabric Tear Near a Zipper
Kristin of Craft Leftovers shows you how to mend a fabric tear that’s near a zipper which she fixed in her friend’s favorite purse.
