We all learned in high school (or at least I did) about how clear nail polish could help prevent runs in your tights or stockings. Sure your tights ended up sticking to your leg but at least you weren’t walking around with a long run for the whole day. Turns out that clear little bottle […]
I’ve dropped my makeup so many times in the bathroom, I had no idea I could save it. Thanks to the The Beauty Stop’s fantastic tip on how to fix a broken eyeshadow, you can now even mend your makeup!
Here’s a roundup of Mending Month this week: Learn how to mend your broken jewelry with bead queen Susan Beal. Andrea Dunlap likes to crochet patches and shows you how. Diane Gilleland patches a hole beautifully with reverse appliqué. Brookelynn Morris shows you how to repair a wool sweater with needle felting. Rachel mends an […]
How-To: Mend Chipped Dishes Give chipped dishes a second helping. By Tiffany Threadgould Have some nicks in your dishes, but don’t have a knack for fixes? Follow these simple steps to reglaze your dishes into new, one-of-a-kind tableware.
During Mending Month, we’ve had great tutorials for mending holes on elbows, shirt fronts, and pants legs that result in adding adorable embellishments to your clothes. But what if you have a hole in a place where you don’t want to add embellishment? What if you want your mending to be a little more seamless? […]
Jennifer writes: I’ve noticed the wonderful jeans/pants mending tutorials you guys have posted this week. They’re useful and informative, but here’s my conundrum: My jeans always wear out in the, uhm, crotch area first. (One of the less-discussed perils of being a bit overweight is ones legs rubbing together) The jeans are always in great […]
How-To: Repair a Wool Sweater with Felting By Brookelynn Morris My favorite sweater is starting to fall apart. The cuff on one sleeve unraveled at the seam, splitting the cuff. It’s simple to repair a wool sweater with a felting needle.
