So what do think about this #mondaymending??? Think it's a good idea? Want to join in? It's easy, just tell me what are you going to mend this monday? And use #mondaymending on your own mending pictures on Instagram! (Aaand bonus points, come back to let me know you've done it!)
Evelyn Wood I have slipped lately and my pile has grown thank you for this motivator 😁. Much needed Today I am going to attempt to lengthen another turtleneck jumper that is to short. I tried to fix it before by crocheting on the bottom but that didn’t work. Maybe this way will work. Or it will end up being cut into strips to make in fabric yarn for crochet rugs 😘
I am older & I do not do instagram! Sorry about that. I think this is a great idea & it just might, I mean it WILL inspire me to get my pile done!!!!!!!! Yes, I like the idea a lot!!! Thank you. Take care & God Bless.
j. mc My mending pile has turned into 2 plastic bins!!! Love the memonic to get started and keep going. (And that's not counting a bin or two for refashioning. Accountability time 👗👚👖👕👘🙈🙉🙊 1 minute ago
I crochet and I just finished my first pair of socks for myself and am working on a pair for my husband.....as hard as he is on socks I shall soon be doing darning days as well!
Sigrid, I don't know what sock yarn you use, but I've found mending and darning my wool socks with a strand of poly/cotton thread (in addition to a leftover bit of the yarn used) in a matching color to the wool helps extend wear and reinforce the repaired areas.
@@sigrid129 You are very welcome. I inherited a darning egg from my grandmother's sewing notions, and it's very useful for mending socks and worn spots in sweaters. If you don't have a darning egg, an old lightbulb will serve just as well.
When I lived close to my sister, we started a 4th Saturday of the month "sewing bee" to tackle our mending pile...but we asked anyone who wanted to come to join us. She still has the sewing Saturday going.
Here we are in April 2020 I live in the USA IN OREGON I just found your channel at a really good time as we are on stay at home order from our governer. I have been too depressed to sew. After watching lots of your videos I feel better .I like sewing and thrifting. Your channel is perfect for me as I also love the vintage fashions especially the 20's and 30's. I will watch any video you make.
Hope you're still keeping well, Jeannie. I've been mostly staying at home here in Ontario, Canada since mid-March. I've used part of my time learning how to use my sewing machine: PJ pants, a couple of tank tops, masks and headlands. Challenging times we're living through!
I've been watching you for a few weeks now since I got a beginner sewing machine. Just found these Monday Mending videos tonight while taking in my work pants that are getting too big. On a Monday, too 😅🤣
Mending quite often gets put off "forever!" But, you have a garment you can wear again, and it doesn't take as long as sewing a brand new garment! I'm going to begin having a "Monday Mending" on Mondays. Yea for "Monday Mending!" Thanks for just sharing what you are doing!
I know, I've had things waiting .... for years! They would just just get added to The Pile and and put off, well forever! That's why I needed the push to get mine done!
It is a direct consequence of having lots of clothes, I would think. I am guilty as charged, I own some 30 pairs of trousers, jeans etc. and when one is unwearable, it's no big deal. If I had only five or six, though, I would have to hurry up and get the mending done.
Have been a huge fan of mending/altering my clothing. Made a deal with myself years ago, NOT to put anything back in the closet that was not mended or fit perfect. I've been able to get ahead of it and now mend or alter as needed. Just today, I took up the shoulders on my Mom's top so it fit her perfect. Love your idea! Big Hugs
I have a dedicated container for these special assignments. Partially because I see things with a fresh eye when they were not dangling before my eyes for weeks.
I mend and repair my husband’s yard work clothes, why, because he wears them snagged or not. Bless his heart, he is very frugal. Alterations and mending is how I helped my husbands support our household for years. I love your techniques! Thank you for your dedication!
I love the idea of Mending Monday, you should definitely do a series of videos (if possible) to encourage people to give it a go. I try to do my mending on Friday evenings when I'm tired after a long week (usually in my favorite armchair, with a good documentary on the telly and a nice cup of tea to keep me going). I'm juggling house renovation, clearing an overgrown garden, growing veg, maintaining out current house in order and upcycling at the moment so made myself a little schedule to keep me organised. It goes something like this: *Monday - cleaning the house *Tuesday - gardening *Wednesday - house renovation *Thursday - gardening *Friday - crafting, upcycling and mending *Saturday - house renovation *Sunday - putting my feet up. It's the only way I can manage without getting overwhelmed.
LOVE this idea, and the concept of being less wasteful is excellent. I have just this week gone through a clothing closet and found many items i’m hoping to refashion. You will be my inspiration and motivation!
Thank you for reminding of the values I was taught. I am going back to mending and refashioning my exeisting problem clothing. I have fallen into our " throw it away lifestyle". Beceause of you I will be going back to my root values!
Evelyn, You have inspired me ! I made most of my clothes when I was younger, due to size issues and cost. Now in my 60's I am excited by refashioning and creating new things again. I will also pay more attention to details, and go slower. Thank you!
Finally put the buttons on properly to a shirt I made and rushed the original button stitching. I lost one of them on Saturday to took this Monday to mend. Simple job forever postponed except now it’s Monday Mending. Thank you for the prompting.
Sounds like what happens if I’m sewing something and want to wear it but have run out of time lol. I’ve sewed myself into a dress a few times because I didn’t have time to replace/sew the zip lol
I’ve always mended clothes for my family and myself. My Monday mending is complete....buttons sewn on again and a tiny hole in a cashmere scarf is repaired. Love that skirt Evelyn! 👍🏾Deb
Oh, I love this. Tonight, I'm grabbing my favorite pair of elastic waist culottes, and correcting them so that the elastic doesn't roll. I've been avoiding them for weeks because of it.
I wish I had the problem of my clothes being too big 😂 one of the reasons I follow is to pick up tricks on how to refashion my beautiful clothes that no longer fit 👍
Monday mending went well. Three more pairs of trousers ready for this Monday. I'm happy about that because two pairs will be coming on holiday with me. Happy Monday mending. x
I love the idea of mending Monday! I have many projects to choose from! I think I’ll go for my son’s jeans: they have a too-big rip in the knee and a stain; in addition I have to iron and starch it so it looks perfect!
I love Monday Mending! This week I brought in 2 Hawaiian shirts I got at the thrift store They're the more flowy style, so just a simple serg down the sides from the armpit was all it needed!
Great idea! My pile is not a pile but a mountain. I do laundry and mending for my husband, my son, my mother, my brother and myself. The next thing I’m going to mend is my brother’s jeans. It has a hole on the backside.
I have a blouse that I love but has a tear so it’s Monday mending for me and I love your video because I learn from you and it’s also a reminder for me to do my own
I’m not a sewer, but I’m learning hand embroidery and I am in awe of people who know how to sew with a machine and who can create clothing! My mom knows how to make skirts for my nieces and she made my sons pajama pants. I get confused with turning things inside out and “seeing” it properly so I’ve never been able to learn it. I have mad respect for those of you who do! 💜
Love the Monday Monday idea. I work so much better with with a schedule. First I need to shorten a ton of shirts...its Sunday night here so tomorrow I will definitely get a couple done. Thanks.
This makes more sense than some of the other "popular" ideas out there, when it comes to changing behaviors to make less waste. Thank you for the motivation. 😊
You inspired me to do a sneaky mend! I have a pair of knee-length socks that were completely worn out on the soles, but I really loved them. I had a pair of ankle socks that always slip down, so I put them on underneath my knee-length and stitched them in place so now I can continue using my beloved socks and I don't have to be annoyed when I accidentally pick those small ankle socks!
I love this concept of encouraging us to mend on a regular basis. I recently sewed on buttons which were looking too loose to be safe. I will go and check to see if anything else needs mending. I put the mending jobs to the back of my wardrobe and to the back of my mind. Thank you for this.
I would even like more Monday mending videos. Because I honestly would have thought about fixing this skirt this way. It’s about the thought process of a professional.
There's no one way to do anything! And by sharing ideas like this it gives us all new perspectives on how to tackle something! 😄I'm glad you liked watching it!
I started a sewing knitting circle on Monday’s for my MIL after she lost her husband. She loves coming, has done loads of adjustments to clothing. My Mum now comes- she is teaching me to repair knits properly at the moment, my daughter with her baby comes- double whammy the great grandmas get baby cubbies. Anything goes, skill levels are very different. I recently had one daughter learning knitting and one learning crotchet- I couldn’t teach them when they were little. SIL now comes as well. All look forward to every second Monday
Love this idea! There are more than a few things in my closet that I need to be repurposed and mended to make work. Being able to see how you mend various things will help me. :)
LOVE this idea! I have a huge pile of mending for myself and my teenage daughters. First will be a pair of sweatpants that have snap buttons all the way down the sides. One one button, one side of the snap tore through the fabric (near the top of the pants) so I’m going to just sew it shut and it will become non functional. And then they need to be hemmed shorter. Picked these up at a rummage sale and my daughter loves them.
You have inspired me with this! I'm two weeks in, and the family seems to be enjoying putting things in my pile. Thank you for the wonderful idea. This week I mended my daughter's butterfly chair cushion.
LOVE this idea! Thank you for showing us how to mend clothing. I have a big bag of clothes that need mending and this has given me inspiration to finally tackle that pile one Monday at a time :)
Hi Evelyn! I just wanted to thank you for your videos and your enthusiasm. As a family, we never owned anything to sew, mend and fix... now I am trying to learn. My boyfriend gifted me an old sewing machine and I intend to make good use of it. I am planning on joining the Monday mending soon! Looking forward to it. Keep inspiring us!
Love the idea of Monday Mending! I’m a volunteer at our Repair Cafe here in Albany WA. I do the sewing mending, of course. Our second Repair Cafe is tomorrow. I’m so looking forward to it!
How convenient I was mending whilst watching/ listening to this video. Love this concept! I was sewing a label back into an 80s sweater I'm going to be selling and I have a lovely pair of wide leg stretch denim pants from Target that are high waisted with slant pockets and need snaps. The pockets have these awful white cotton for the pocket body and due to my robust form the slant pocket pushes forward and reveals this white material against a dark blue denim which I think looks terrible. So instead of throwing them away or donating them because I really like these pants I decided to sew- in the snaps and repair my issue.
I actually did some mending this morning before your video appeared (Sunday Sewing?). I put some elastic in the back waistband of a pair of jeans and I replaced the hem in a sleeve from one of my favorite tops. It came out LAST summer. I felt happier immediately.
more thoughts on mondaymending: In case some in our community haven’t thought of the following activities that i e been doing for years and find they really take little time for the extended use the textile gai s: 1. worn towels become rags, kitchen counter covers (less paper towels use to wipe things down), or even large “napkins” for protecting clothes when having a meal watching the tv. 2. fabric napkins cost almost nothing at garage sales - use in place of paper, sew many together for more of the counter covers or clothes protectors mentioned above, take advantage of the straight, hemmed edges and use as pockets on aprons. 3. save up a few worn bed sheets and sew together to make drop cloths; also great at the beach or on a picnic; use to quickly cover a couch after coming inside from yard work or jogging. 4. I use all these projects as a way to use up older spools of thread. 5. I’m assuming everyone does this one - never discard a worn tee shirt as they make the very best cleaning and polishing cloths. 5. garage sale linens - if the towel, sheet, napkin, or whatever is 100% cotton and a good price i usually pick it up as the fabric is great for aprons (i ruin far less clothing when i don one), some clothing, etc. and the linens don’t have to be your favorite color to stand in as usable items throughout one’s living space, car, etc. And speaking of the car, no need to grab some paper napkins at your fast-food spot if you keep in your car some stuff f the items mentioned here. These activities really take little time as i do them when i’m too tired to do other things that take more precision or patience.
Love the skirt! I made a few of these in the actual 70's (yes, I'm old). I think that skirt actually fastened in the centre front but I like that you prefer it on the side. I love the idea; keep it up! I'm joining in to decrease the Mending Mountain. The first thing I'll mend is a dress from an op shop that I got for 30 cents for my granddaughter that has a tiny hole and some worn buttons. See you next Monday!
Hello Evelyn. I needed your inspiration for mending. So thumbs up for Monday Mending a fab idea. Tomorrow, Monday, I will be altering the waist on two pairs of trousers as I will need them for my holiday's. I totally agree with make do and mend, I wish more people thought the same way. I will comment when finished my mending. Jacqueline from Birmingham, England
Monday Mending is a great idea! I am certainly going to finally tackle two blouses that I bought on sale but were too big for me around the next and kept falling down over my shoulders. I think an elastic band around the entire tops of the blouses is called for. Thank you for your inspiration. Dee from Pacific Northwest, USA
I just moved so tomorrow (Monday) I will set up my sewing space and hopefully get around to repair a black asymmetric skirt I have wanted to wear the past couple of weeks. Hopefully, next Monday will involve more mending as my mend pile really grown.. 🙈
Wed. (although my life recently changed enough that I need to evaluate the day again) is my "Laundry day" I try not to schedule things that day and I do all our household laundry (there are 6 in our household). In between loads, I try to take some time to mend items. Great goal.
Evelyn Thanks. My mom always mended on Mondays. She did the laundry on Thursday and Friday (9 kids) and made a pile of mending for Monday. (It was my job to iron on Thursday evening) I however have a rule, I always start my sewing sessions by mending what needs to be mended first. That way it gets finished and out of my way and I generally never have more that 1-3 fixes each time because I sew often. I started doing this because I kept moving my mending pile around so I could create need items, all the while i was feeling guilty because my mending pile was just being moved around and growing taller. Currently I only have a zip replacement for my niece's jacket, once I find the new zip .
I love it!, I need to get better at mending. I only get to it about every 6 mo. So I'm so backed up. Ugg. Been gone so much this summer. I will be home in another week and am making a promise to myself to start Monday mending with you.🤞
I'd remembered about Monday mending day, so I sat the things that need mending beside of my machine today and in the morning one of the items will be repaired, I was given a nice gauzy skirt that needs to be made much much smaller, so that will be first in my pile.
I will finally get around to some handsewn mending I need to do for my vacation! I need to sew some straps back on and won't even take too long I just need to find the needles...
What a fantastic idea!! Ok I’ll give it try plus I can hold myself accountable. Tomorrow will be Monday for me and I’ll hit my disgusting mend pile. I’m really embarrassed of how big mine is. I don’t know yet what I’ll mend but will add to my comments later. Thanks for sharing this great idea and happy sewing! 👗✂️👗
Hi Evelyn! Ok, so I came home from work, did my usual thing, and then checked my mail, realized you replied to my comment, and then it hit me that it was Monday mend! Thank you for encouraging me after totally forgetting! I really have a large embarrassing pile awaiting me. I mended this really cute top of my daughters and some much needed under garments. Thanks for being there with such a great idea! 💁♀️
Monday mending, what a good idea. I will do the same 👍i have a dress the buttons kept comming undone, so i put bigger buttons on instead but those buttons are too big, so i have to get some more buttons that are the right size.
hi Evelyn, I'm seeing this on Monday morning. You just reminded me that I have a few things to be mended/altered. Today I will move the buttons on the cuffs of my shirt sleeves so they actually sit nicely at the wrist :)
I mend my step sons trousers as he always manages to split them. I also do other types of mending my step daughter has a dog and he always manages to bite though his toys or dog bed, instead of just putting them in the bin, I will repair these things using patches or just sewing the hole up
I think I'll be repairing some more shoes this Monday as well as dying some clothes. I haven't been super consistent with my mending, but I'm working on it!
I just repaired a pair of trousers so I can take them on holiday tomorrow (it's still Sunday here in the uk) the waist is shirred and some of the strands of elastic had come loose. I just stitched those bits in place so they don't move further, then I stitched a line of running stitch along all the elastic ends to reinforce the rest. done 😀
One of my last mends was to change a longer elastic band for my 50's petticoat. Well the only band there was in the local shop was so soft, I realised I could get away with just making a knot in it instead of sewing! (Actually had to tie it tighter a few times, as it gave in.)
I have a stripped thrifted dress that I wanted to wear on summer, and till haven't done the (quite heavy) resizing (still don't know if I'll need to separate the top part and the skirt part), guess It is the day to seriously start that dress!
I just finished mending one of my favourite tank tops. I mend almost everything, except underwear and socks, cause most of the time when holes appear the piece is not really wearable a the fabric is usually too old and fragile :D
So what do think about this #mondaymending??? Think it's a good idea? Want to join in? It's easy, just tell me what are you going to mend this monday?
And use #mondaymending on your own mending pictures on Instagram!
(Aaand bonus points, come back to let me know you've done it!)
Evelyn Wood I have slipped lately and my pile has grown thank you for this motivator 😁. Much needed
Today I am going to attempt to lengthen another turtleneck jumper that is to short. I tried to fix it before by crocheting on the bottom but that didn’t work. Maybe this way will work. Or it will end up being cut into strips to make in fabric yarn for crochet rugs 😘
I am older & I do not do instagram! Sorry about that. I think this is a great idea & it just might, I mean it WILL inspire me to get my pile done!!!!!!!! Yes, I like the idea a lot!!! Thank you. Take care & God Bless.
I mended my son's new minecraft pillow. He pulled off the tag and it popped open...
j. mc
My mending pile has turned into 2 plastic bins!!! Love the memonic to get started and keep going. (And that's not counting a bin or two for refashioning. Accountability time 👗👚👖👕👘🙈🙉🙊
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Evelyn Wood such a great idea. Thank you for the motivation
I knit all my husbands socks, so Monday mending is for me delightful darning day😊
Oh I love this!!! Great job! I'm so thrilled to hear that you knit all his socks!! ❤
I crochet and I just finished my first pair of socks for myself and am working on a pair for my husband.....as hard as he is on socks I shall soon be doing darning days as well!
Sigrid, I don't know what sock yarn you use, but I've found mending and darning my wool socks with a strand of poly/cotton thread (in addition to a leftover bit of the yarn used) in a matching color to the wool helps extend wear and reinforce the repaired areas.
Miniver765 thank you for the great advice
@@sigrid129 You are very welcome. I inherited a darning egg from my grandmother's sewing notions, and it's very useful for mending socks and worn spots in sweaters. If you don't have a darning egg, an old lightbulb will serve just as well.
When I lived close to my sister, we started a 4th Saturday of the month "sewing bee" to tackle our mending pile...but we asked anyone who wanted to come to join us. She still has the sewing Saturday going.
Thud is wonderful!! I wish there were more activities like this!!
Here we are in April 2020 I live in the USA IN OREGON I just found your channel at a really good time as we are on stay at home order from our governer. I have been too depressed to sew. After watching lots of your videos I feel better .I like sewing and thrifting. Your channel is perfect for me as I also love the vintage fashions especially the 20's and 30's. I will watch any video you make.
Hope you're still keeping well, Jeannie. I've been mostly staying at home here in Ontario, Canada since mid-March. I've used part of my time learning how to use my sewing machine: PJ pants, a couple of tank tops, masks and headlands. Challenging times we're living through!
I've been watching you for a few weeks now since I got a beginner sewing machine. Just found these Monday Mending videos tonight while taking in my work pants that are getting too big. On a Monday, too 😅🤣
The enthusiasm and love for sustainability is so inspiring!
Mending quite often gets put off "forever!" But, you have a garment you can wear again, and it doesn't take as long as sewing a brand new garment! I'm going to begin having a
"Monday Mending" on Mondays. Yea for "Monday Mending!"
Thanks for just sharing what you are doing!
I know, I've had things waiting .... for years! They would just just get added to The Pile and and put off, well forever! That's why I needed the push to get mine done!
It is a direct consequence of having lots of clothes, I would think. I am guilty as charged, I own some 30 pairs of trousers, jeans etc. and when one is unwearable, it's no big deal. If I had only five or six, though, I would have to hurry up and get the mending done.
Have been a huge fan of mending/altering my clothing. Made a deal with myself years ago, NOT to put anything back in the closet that was not mended or fit perfect. I've been able to get ahead of it and now mend or alter as needed. Just today, I took up the shoulders on my Mom's top so it fit her perfect. Love your idea! Big Hugs
😀 You do what I cannot!! I'm so bad, I just hang it back up and think 'I'll remember it's there'...
I have a dedicated container for these special assignments. Partially because I see things with a fresh eye when they were not dangling before my eyes for weeks.
I mend and repair my husband’s yard work clothes, why, because he wears them snagged or not. Bless his heart, he is very frugal. Alterations and mending is how I helped my husbands support our household for years. I love your techniques! Thank you for your dedication!
Aww thanks for watching! ❤
I love the idea of Mending Monday, you should definitely do a series of videos (if possible) to encourage people to give it a go.
I try to do my mending on Friday evenings when I'm tired after a long week (usually in my favorite armchair, with a good documentary on the telly and a nice cup of tea to keep me going).
I'm juggling house renovation, clearing an overgrown garden, growing veg, maintaining out current house in order and upcycling at the moment so made myself a little schedule to keep me organised. It goes something like this:
*Monday - cleaning the house
*Tuesday - gardening
*Wednesday - house renovation
*Thursday - gardening
*Friday - crafting, upcycling and mending
*Saturday - house renovation
*Sunday - putting my feet up.
It's the only way I can manage without getting overwhelmed.
I love your organization! I find i so useful to have days for things like this!
LOVE this idea, and the concept of being less wasteful is excellent. I have just this week gone through a clothing closet and found many items i’m hoping to refashion. You will be my inspiration and motivation!
Awww 😍 Nancy this is great news!! I'm excited you're excited about it!!
Thank you for reminding of the values I was taught. I am going back to mending and refashioning my exeisting problem clothing. I have fallen into our " throw it away lifestyle". Beceause of you I will be going back to my root values!
Evelyn, You have inspired me ! I made most of my clothes when I was younger, due to size issues and cost. Now in my 60's I am excited by refashioning and creating new things again. I will also pay more attention to details, and go slower. Thank you!
Finally put the buttons on properly to a shirt I made and rushed the original button stitching.
I lost one of them on Saturday to took this Monday to mend.
Simple job forever postponed except now it’s Monday Mending. Thank you for the prompting.
I bought a skirt that I love at a thrift store and all the buttons are safety pinned on. Tomorrow I'll sew on all the buttons.
Oh! No doubt why it was donated right!! Im glad your getting it done!!
Sounds like what happens if I’m sewing something and want to wear it but have run out of time lol. I’ve sewed myself into a dress a few times because I didn’t have time to replace/sew the zip lol
At least they are not stuck on with a glue gun, which could happen if somebody had watched too many 5-minute-craft videos! 🤣🤣🤣
I’ve always mended clothes for my family and myself. My Monday mending is complete....buttons sewn on again and a tiny hole in a cashmere scarf is repaired. Love that skirt Evelyn! 👍🏾Deb
❤ Keeping the practice alive! X
Oh, I love this. Tonight, I'm grabbing my favorite pair of elastic waist culottes, and correcting them so that the elastic doesn't roll. I've been avoiding them for weeks because of it.
I wish I had the problem of my clothes being too big 😂 one of the reasons I follow is to pick up tricks on how to refashion my beautiful clothes that no longer fit 👍
Monday mending went well. Three more pairs of trousers ready for this Monday. I'm happy about that because two pairs will be coming on holiday with me. Happy Monday mending. x
Excellent to hear!!
Wow this is What I needed.
I love the idea of mending Monday! I have many projects to choose from! I think I’ll go for my son’s jeans: they have a too-big rip in the knee and a stain; in addition I have to iron and starch it so it looks perfect!
I love Monday Mending! This week I brought in 2 Hawaiian shirts I got at the thrift store They're the more flowy style, so just a simple serg down the sides from the armpit was all it needed!
I mended my husband work pants till they fell apart and then replaced them with thrifted clothes. I love this idea of having a dedicated day
Great idea! My pile is not a pile but a mountain. I do laundry and mending for my husband, my son, my mother, my brother and myself. The next thing I’m going to mend is my brother’s jeans. It has a hole on the backside.
I have a blouse that I love but has a tear so it’s Monday mending for me and I love your video because I learn from you and it’s also a reminder for me to do my own
I’m not a sewer, but I’m learning hand embroidery and I am in awe of people who know how to sew with a machine and who can create clothing! My mom knows how to make skirts for my nieces and she made my sons pajama pants. I get confused with turning things inside out and “seeing” it properly so I’ve never been able to learn it. I have mad respect for those of you who do! 💜
Love the Monday Monday idea. I work so much better with with a schedule. First I need to shorten a ton of shirts...its Sunday night here so tomorrow I will definitely get a couple done. Thanks.
Tomorrow!!!
I am dying to learn embroidery!!
This makes more sense than some of the other "popular" ideas out there, when it comes to changing behaviors to make less waste. Thank you for the motivation. 😊
Aww thankyou! I'm glad you think so! And thankYOU for the motivation! x
The once a month "sewing bee" also gave us a group that we can go to with questions or suggestions for problems we ran into
I love this so much!!! There should be more of these!!
You inspired me to do a sneaky mend! I have a pair of knee-length socks that were completely worn out on the soles, but I really loved them. I had a pair of ankle socks that always slip down, so I put them on underneath my knee-length and stitched them in place so now I can continue using my beloved socks and I don't have to be annoyed when I accidentally pick those small ankle socks!
I love this concept of encouraging us to mend on a regular basis. I recently sewed on buttons which were looking too loose to be safe. I will go and check to see if anything else needs mending.
I put the mending jobs to the back of my wardrobe and to the back of my mind. Thank you for this.
Hahaha we all do that! And we all need motivation to get it done, it is not the kink of sewing that you really want to do!
I would even like more Monday mending videos. Because I honestly would have thought about fixing this skirt this way. It’s about the thought process of a professional.
There's no one way to do anything! And by sharing ideas like this it gives us all new perspectives on how to tackle something! 😄I'm glad you liked watching it!
I started a sewing knitting circle on Monday’s for my MIL after she lost her husband. She loves coming, has done loads of adjustments to clothing. My Mum now comes- she is teaching me to repair knits properly at the moment, my daughter with her baby comes- double whammy the great grandmas get baby cubbies. Anything goes, skill levels are very different. I recently had one daughter learning knitting and one learning crotchet- I couldn’t teach them when they were little. SIL now comes as well. All look forward to every second Monday
Love this idea! There are more than a few things in my closet that I need to be repurposed and mended to make work. Being able to see how you mend various things will help me. :)
I think it's a great idea! I will implement it. I loved your video!
Wonderful idea. Thanks for the inspiration.
Hahahahaha your button trick just blew my mind! I hadn't thought of it and it is so very simple! Thank you!!!!
LOVE this idea! I have a huge pile of mending for myself and my teenage daughters. First will be a pair of sweatpants that have snap buttons all the way down the sides. One one button, one side of the snap tore through the fabric (near the top of the pants) so I’m going to just sew it shut and it will become non functional. And then they need to be hemmed shorter. Picked these up at a rummage sale and my daughter loves them.
Excellent!!! Nothing a little mending care can't fix!
I'll be mending a small tear in the hem of my dress and I think this is a marvelous idea! I'll post a pic on IG too :)
You have inspired me with this! I'm two weeks in, and the family seems to be enjoying putting things in my pile. Thank you for the wonderful idea. This week I mended my daughter's butterfly chair cushion.
Love Monday Mending! Please do more videos like this!
Great idea, I'm going to mend now, just need to decide what to do first from the list, lol
Monday mending is a great idea! I’m going to start this next week! Love your videos so much! Have been binge watching them!!!
Excellent!!! It's comimg up!!!
I have a skirt that I've been meaning to mend for over a year. I'll get to that one. Thank you for the incentive!!
Great!! Happy Mending!
LOVE this idea! Thank you for showing us how to mend clothing. I have a big bag of clothes that need mending and this has given me inspiration to finally tackle that pile one Monday at a time :)
Excellent!! Im glad to hear that your tackling that pile!
Hi Evelyn. I will be changing a zipper on my husband’s trousers tomorrow Monday.
Awesome yes I will do it on Monday !! :)
Hi Evelyn! I just wanted to thank you for your videos and your enthusiasm. As a family, we never owned anything to sew, mend and fix... now I am trying to learn. My boyfriend gifted me an old sewing machine and I intend to make good use of it. I am planning on joining the Monday mending soon! Looking forward to it. Keep inspiring us!
It’s only Sunday afternoon here in California, but I have a dress that has been in need of a shorten for about a year so tomorrow seems like the day!
Seems like the perfect day fir it!! I had sooo many things waiting longer! Report back when its done! 😀
Yes, more please!
Love the idea of Monday Mending! I’m a volunteer at our Repair Cafe here in Albany WA. I do the sewing mending, of course. Our second Repair Cafe is tomorrow. I’m so looking forward to it!
Yay I'm happy for that skirt!
And that light blue shirt in the background look veeeeeery interesting =D
How convenient I was mending whilst watching/ listening to this video. Love this concept! I was sewing a label back into an 80s sweater I'm going to be selling and I have a lovely pair of wide leg stretch denim pants from Target that are high waisted with slant pockets and need snaps. The pockets have these awful white cotton for the pocket body and due to my robust form the slant pocket pushes forward and reveals this white material against a dark blue denim which I think looks terrible. So instead of throwing them away or donating them because I really like these pants I decided to sew- in the snaps and repair my issue.
This is perfect!! I see you are already on board!!
I actually did some mending this morning before your video appeared (Sunday Sewing?). I put some elastic in the back waistband of a pair of jeans and I replaced the hem in a sleeve from one of my favorite tops. It came out LAST summer. I felt happier immediately.
Sunday mending is totally a thing and totally counts! It doesnt really matter when it gets done, as long as it gets done! ❤
This is a great idea! I decided to grab a crochet project that was done but needed a tiny modification while watching this.
Monday mending, what a great idea. My mending pile is taking over my sewing room.
Right!!! Every monday just at least one!!
more thoughts on mondaymending:
In case some in our community haven’t thought of the following activities that i e been doing for years and find they really take little time for the extended use the textile gai s:
1. worn towels become rags, kitchen counter covers (less paper towels use to wipe things down), or even large “napkins” for protecting clothes when having a meal watching the tv.
2. fabric napkins cost almost nothing at garage sales - use in place of paper, sew many together for more of the counter covers or clothes protectors mentioned above, take advantage of the straight, hemmed edges and use as pockets on aprons.
3. save up a few worn bed sheets and sew together to make drop cloths; also great at the beach or on a picnic; use to quickly cover a couch after coming inside from yard work or jogging.
4. I use all these projects as a way to use up older spools of thread.
5. I’m assuming everyone does this one - never discard a worn tee shirt as they make the very best cleaning and polishing cloths.
5. garage sale linens - if the towel, sheet, napkin, or whatever is 100% cotton and a good price i usually pick it up as the fabric is great for aprons (i ruin far less clothing when i don one), some clothing, etc. and the linens don’t have to be your favorite color to stand in as usable items throughout one’s living space, car, etc. And speaking of the car, no need to grab some paper napkins at your fast-food spot if you keep in your car some stuff f the items mentioned here.
These activities really take little time as i do them when i’m too tired to do other things that take more precision or patience.
Wow!! You are a great reporposer if this list is anything to go by! I was thinking of a series on all the things you can re use!
I LOVE your vintage skirt. (I wish I still had my 70s wordrobe.) Wonderful. The side closure is a nice fashion detail. Lovely.
If only we could keep ALL the fashion! 😀
If I had found that skirt in the thrift store, I probably would have ended up wearing it wrong and putting the buttons in front.
Ha ha ha 😂😂😂 We've all done that with something!
Love the skirt! I made a few of these in the actual 70's (yes, I'm old). I think that skirt actually fastened in the centre front but I like that you prefer it on the side.
I love the idea; keep it up! I'm joining in to decrease the Mending Mountain. The first thing I'll mend is a dress from an op shop that I got for 30 cents for my granddaughter that has a tiny hole and some worn buttons. See you next Monday!
Hello Evelyn. I needed your inspiration for mending. So thumbs up for Monday Mending a fab idea. Tomorrow, Monday, I will be altering the waist on two pairs of trousers as I will need them for my holiday's. I totally agree with make do and mend, I wish more people thought the same way. I will comment when finished my mending. Jacqueline from Birmingham, England
Excellent!! I'm so glad you like the idea! I think the little push helps us all! 😘
Thanks for the inspiration. I could use examples of mending various types of holes.
Had a long skirt in plaid. Always wore it at Christmas!
I shortened a pair of thrifted jeans :) I had previously taken them in
Monday Mending is a great idea! I am certainly going to finally tackle two blouses that I bought on sale but were too big for me around the next and kept falling down over my shoulders. I think an elastic band around the entire tops of the blouses is called for. Thank you for your inspiration. Dee from Pacific Northwest, USA
Yay!!! Then you can wear them! Remember to report back when your done!
Love the idea and I am going to join in got lots of trousers that needs taking up. I adore your blouse 😀
Yay!! And the blouse is a refashioned mens shirt from my online class at vintagesewingschool.com 😀
I just moved so tomorrow (Monday) I will set up my sewing space and hopefully get around to repair a black asymmetric skirt I have wanted to wear the past couple of weeks. Hopefully, next Monday will involve more mending as my mend pile really grown.. 🙈
Yup, my mend pile keeps growing because my clothes are reaching their 3rd birthday so I have a lot of my favorite items that are falling apart.
Perfect time for Monday Mending!!
Wed. (although my life recently changed enough that I need to evaluate the day again) is my "Laundry day" I try not to schedule things that day and I do all our household laundry (there are 6 in our household). In between loads, I try to take some time to mend items. Great goal.
Ha ha It's good to have a day for things I think! Its great you keep on top of the mending like this!
Evelyn Thanks.
My mom always mended on Mondays. She did the laundry on Thursday and Friday (9 kids) and made a pile of mending for Monday. (It was my job to iron on Thursday evening)
I however have a rule, I always start my sewing sessions by mending what needs to be mended first. That way it gets finished and out of my way and I generally never have more that 1-3 fixes each time because I sew often. I started doing this because I kept moving my mending pile around so I could create need items, all the while i was feeling guilty because my mending pile was just being moved around and growing taller.
Currently I only have a zip replacement for my niece's jacket, once I find the new zip .
Deb this is the best habit ever!! I kept ignoring my pile too! I like the idea of making it a rule to do the mending before the new stuff!
I love it!, I need to get better at mending. I only get to it about every 6 mo. So I'm so backed up. Ugg. Been gone so much this summer. I will be home in another week and am making a promise to myself to start Monday mending with you.🤞
Yay!!! Yes start Monday Mending!!!! 😄
So glad you're mending too! I started recently. I have more holes than pants.
🤣 You're a mender too!! I know the feeling about keep finding holes!!
I have some jeans that always stretch out in the waistband. I'm inserting some elastic to keep them snug where they belong!
I love pleated skirts for how deceptively SIMPLE they are.
I'm currently making my daughter's school skirts, so no mending for me right now. She's starting middle school and has outgrown all the kids' sizes.
Mt Mend! I love it. I'll have a go at finishing my linen pants.
Yes!!! 😄😄😄
I'd remembered about Monday mending day, so I sat the things that need mending beside of my machine today and in the morning one of the items will be repaired, I was given a nice gauzy skirt that needs to be made much much smaller, so that will be first in my pile.
Fantastic!!! That's great idea to put it out, front and center, so you can't not it!! 😀
I will finally get around to some handsewn mending I need to do for my vacation! I need to sew some straps back on and won't even take too long I just need to find the needles...
Oh definitely just the right time then!!!
What a fantastic idea!! Ok I’ll give it try plus I can hold myself accountable. Tomorrow will be Monday for me and I’ll hit my disgusting mend pile. I’m really embarrassed of how big mine is. I don’t know yet what I’ll mend but will add to my comments later. Thanks for sharing this great idea and happy sewing! 👗✂️👗
I'm glad you like the idea Mary! And so excited your joining in! Yes report back when your done!! 😀
Hi Evelyn! Ok, so I came home from work, did my usual thing, and then checked my mail, realized you replied to my comment, and then it hit me that it was Monday mend! Thank you for encouraging me after totally forgetting! I really have a large embarrassing pile awaiting me. I mended this really cute top of my daughters and some much needed under garments. Thanks for being there with such a great idea! 💁♀️
Yay!! Mary I'm so glad that you did your mending!!! It helps to have a little motivation right! x
Monday mending, what a good idea. I will do the same 👍i have a dress the buttons kept comming undone, so i put bigger buttons on instead but those buttons are too big, so i have to get some more buttons that are the right size.
Teresa I'm so glad you like the idea!! Yes get those pesky right sized buttons and you get to wear that dress again!! Report back when mended! 😀
hi Evelyn, I'm seeing this on Monday morning. You just reminded me that I have a few things to be mended/altered. Today I will move the buttons on the cuffs of my shirt sleeves so they actually sit nicely at the wrist :)
Woo hoo!! Yes!Get it done!! Then you can wear it!!!!
@@Evelyn__Wood :)
I mend my step sons trousers as he always manages to split them. I also do other types of mending my step daughter has a dog and he always manages to bite though his toys or dog bed, instead of just putting them in the bin, I will repair these things using patches or just sewing the hole up
👍I'm currently hemming some pants for a friend. Looking forward to next Monday (Sunday for me) Mending. 🤗
Fabulous!! Great job!
I made a summer sleeveless top to fit better. The top was too big and you could see the bras under arms. Now it’s perfect.
WEll done!!!!
Tomorrow I have hem a dress for a friend. I’ve been putting it off because it’s chiffon.
🤣🤣 I can understand that!! I'll expect a report back tomorrow then!!
Go you! Chiffon is... well, let's leave it there 😅. You're a wonderful friend to battle chiffon for them.
I agree!!
Great idea! It is Sunday afternoon in Toronto- but I just sewed 2 buttons on my daughter’s sweater! Thanks for the nudge! 😊
I will start with Monday Mending tomorrow!
Yes!!! Great job!! Your super quick finished already! I'm so glad you like the idea! 😀
Yay!!!!
I think I'll be repairing some more shoes this Monday as well as dying some clothes. I haven't been super consistent with my mending, but I'm working on it!
And thats all that really matters! 😘
Love Monday Mending
I do have a box of mending "projects" but some are just abandoned because I can't figure out how to fix them, so this series might be just what I need
I hope so! I know figuring ou what to do with it can be the hardest! So I will be showing alot of my mending here!
I just repaired a pair of trousers so I can take them on holiday tomorrow (it's still Sunday here in the uk)
the waist is shirred and some of the strands of elastic had come loose. I just stitched those bits in place so they don't move further, then I stitched a line of running stitch along all the elastic ends to reinforce the rest. done 😀
Great job!!! Your all over this already! And you can wear it on holliday!!! Have fun! X
One of my last mends was to change a longer elastic band for my 50's petticoat. Well the only band there was in the local shop was so soft, I realised I could get away with just making a knot in it instead of sewing! (Actually had to tie it tighter a few times, as it gave in.)
I love the Mondaymending on insta! Please feed the addiction here on UA-cam as well 😀
I like this idea. I'm going to mend a dress and my husband's work pants.
I mended my dress. My husband's work pants have disappeared so I think he pulled them out of the mending pile. But my dress is done!
So true! Just need to put a snap or two on a dress to wear it. Or giveaway!
I had to fix a belt loop of an 1950s dress and renovated and cleaned a 50s velvet hat. 😊 Monday mending until midnight 😕
Wow!! There's nothibg like sewing when your in the flow of it all! 😘
Still Sunday here ❤️ i have a huuuuge bag of things to mend... so lazy 😝
Thats where I was when I started!!! 😅
I finally got my Monday mending done 5 hrs. of hand stitching hems.
Oh wow! Just in time for this week now 😅
I changed the buttons on a well loved cardigan.
Excellent!! Great job!
I have some mending, refashioning and sizing to do I have been putting off. So, I guess it is time to get down to business, lol.
Yes!!! Whats this Monday??? 😄
Watched this video and then mended a small hole on my sweater! It took 5 minutes, and now I wonder why it has been laying my mending pile a month....
Yes, I like the mending lessons. Can you do the mending of a pair of pants with a small hole near the back pocket. Thanks
If I find one I'll mend it!
I have a stripped thrifted dress that I wanted to wear on summer, and till haven't done the (quite heavy) resizing (still don't know if I'll need to separate the top part and the skirt part), guess It is the day to seriously start that dress!
I just finished mending one of my favourite tank tops. I mend almost everything, except underwear and socks, cause most of the time when holes appear the piece is not really wearable a the fabric is usually too old and fragile :D