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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2024
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00:00 intro
01:46 sew on buttons
03:55 iron-on patches
07:37 clasp fixing with a waist extender
10:08 crotch fixing
12:15 sleeve re-attaching
15:30 outro
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Leena wearing her art attack sweater while repairing her clothes is the kind of energy I'm here for ✨
OBVIOUSLY I LOVE THE YELLOW DRESS
Legendary idea! I do believe everyone should know how to repair their clothes and where to go when the job is too much. The best wardrobe to wear is the one you already have!
I've been a hobby sewist for five years now and I reached the stage where I sew almost everything either with a white or a black thread - I don't mind and no one ever commented on such a tiny mismatch. Great work on your pile - lots of fun to watch these!
I wouldn't do anything in black and white, but honestly, when the seem won't be visible and I don't want to buy a matching color, I mostly just use whatever's in my machine already - or that one purple thread that I bought for one project and won't ever use again for anything anyways
@@mackenziesapphire7554 same. Also from lazy experience, purple blends in p well with browns and dark blues 😅
I think creating a pile of these things is actually efficient! You get the sewing stuff out once and finish several things. It seems a sensible approach to me, even if it's created by procrastination :)
thank you for making repair and slow fashion just that little bit more normal, as an advoctate for sustainable fashion I love to see it. I was knitting my own socks that are actually part of a slow make unit on my knitwear degree.
This might seem trivial, but I finally organised my bookshelf, putting in all the new books I've accumulated over an embarrassingly long time (like from last Christmas). I no longer have books lying around!
Great job, bestie! 💕
My mom is very into sewing as she grew up in East Germany when you couldn't get a lot of stuff but also especially stylish clothes if you weren't of average size in my mom's case she was always very skinny so she just made her own stuff. I grew up watching her and helping as much as I could at the age I was so now I'm 29 and always repairing clothes for people because many of my friends barely even know how to sew on a button. I also do teach them because I personally think it's way better to show them so they can do it again on their own instead of them again having to wait until someone who can do it has time to do it for them. I also have many friends who are into cosplay and explaining and showing them how to use a sewing machine and how to use patterns is always a fun time.
I just got a new really cool and really cheap secondhand fake velvet jacket that was so cheap because some of the seams in the lining are either barely hanging on or have opened completely. The lining fabric isn't falling apart though so it's actually quite an easy fix it just takes some time.
Took that project out while watching your video but I definitely haven't finished with the video, still always nice to sew along with someone else.
I love that you posted the scrap fabric through the entire leg instead of just putting it through the hole. This is exactly the sort of thing I would and only realise once I'd already done it.
Leena, in your videos, you come across as real and unapologetic. Thank you. You are always the reminder I need that 'good enough is good enough'. I feel more OK in my own skin thanks to you xx
Love to see this Leena! I've been mending my clothes for a while and my one tip would be that preventative mending is best for the thigh/crotch holes. The second I see a hole developing, I enforce the fabric with some hand stitching or add a patch so it never gets to exist in the first place!
I bloody loved watching this. I’m planning on not buying any clothes in 2022, so this has been really inspiring to me. Mend and make do!
There are so many clothes I need to fix... I have a pile 😳 You've inspired me to take some time out this weekend and actually fix some of my stuff!! p.s. that orange dress is gorgeous on you 😍
For the iron on patches, if you in future repairs want to sew down the other fabric scrap, do that before you iron on the patch. I’m pretty sure that is a lot easier then the other way round
I loved this style of video! Reminded me of the old closet clean-out videos, but even more earth friendly! (And it also did make me less afraid of the idea of picking up a needle and thread or even a sewing machine to take on my own projects!)
I actually just tackled my repair pile a week ago but I'm happy to see other people doing it as well! Most of my repairs were for pajama shirts and pants (because during the stuck-at-home times these see the most washes). I don't have a serger so I just zigzag stitched the areas where the threads came loose with my sewing machine, except for one pair of pants that I had to both zigzag , straight stitch and top stitch to make sure the hole in the crotch didn't rip open again.
I cleared my 2-ish year "project pile" this summer in preparation for a move - I told myself there was no way I was going to pack any clothes with holes in them. The longest part was reteaching myself how a sewing machine worked...which wouldn't have been a problem if I just used it every few months as projects came up 🤦♀️ it was probably 45 minutes of sewing, another hour of problem solving, and then years worth of mental baggage just disappeared back into my wardrobe to be worn for years to come! Some of the repairs were honestly hack jobs but they're all wearable & nobody has ever noticed but me.
.....and this is why Leena's content is SO RELATABLE...lol. My pile is overflowing the one grocery bag's dimensions....😅
I made a coat this week and im gonna sew the buttons while watching this video. It's purple and the lining is light blue!
I mean mostly while watching I ran around the house being late and getting my shit together, but I love your sewing videos Leena because I come from a family who can actually sew and are perfectionists and I can't work a sewing machine so I never have any confidence in trying repairs so it's nice to see someone more like me doing it!
I just love the way you approached this, you might not have exactly the right equipment or matching fabric or thread, but it's better to just get the thing repaired so you can wear it. as you say, you can always redo it one day if it's really bothering you
I sewed a rip in a back pack that's been there a year. Thank you for the motivation. I do sewing projects regularly, but I think procrastinating mending stuff is definitely something I do.
I finally got round to folding a big pile of laundry while watching this video, thank you for the company and motivation. Also made me realise that I seriously need to sell/donate some of my clothes because there is always. so. much. laundry to DO!
Same!
The knot you tied!! 💕💕 I learned that style at school when I was 7 or 8 and am still happily using it!
Please procrastinate more so we can see more mending videos 😂 This was so inspiring! The pandemic has really got me into mending and repurposing clothes and other items at home 🧶
I just sewed an armpit hole in a tshirt that’s been needing sewing for ages so thank you for the motivation!
I sorted out some papers, while listening to this video (and it really felt like nothing big, just casually sorting out stuff, while hanging out with someone) :D good start for a tidying-weekend since i am about to move again! 😊
The yellow dress is so beautiful
I love these motivational 'stop procrastinating with me videos'!
Hey ! It's really comforting to share these moments with you ^.^ ! I also have strong fabric eating thighs and a much loved 3E jean from H&M from 2012... I patch it a whole lot amount of times with the japanese sashiko technique. So I love it more and more and more, it's really pretty (quite sloppy so it doesn't fit for work... ) and I think you might like the *aesthetic* ... But beware, it's time consuming and sown by hand.
I used to have to relearn how to thread my sewing machine every time too. Now I can do it in a snap! Keep on sewing Leena, you'll get it :)
"I am Danger Mouse" 😂 Leena that is how I roll when I sew (don't tell anyone 🤫) I love that you are getting more into mending, sewing & fixing things you already own (also totally worth it as you have lovely clothes).
Omg that last dress looks absolutely adorable on you!
Thank you for so many good tips Leena ! Love your work, as always.
Not that anybody cares, but I was curling my hair while watching your video, to prepare for my birthday party.
Greetings from France !
Happy Birthday!
@@gaelle4328 aw thank you ✨
I hope you had a great birthday party!
@@josie2956 yes indeed thank you ! With parents and boyfriend, full of love then :)
Please have another mendathon! Sewing content, especially from your non perfectionist perspective, is so darn inspiring and motivating.
Not sewing but I fixed up old bedside tables in a vinyl wrap while I watched this so feeling the general make do and mend theme!
While watching this, I ended up replacing the elastic band in the waist of an orange woollen skirt who my grandma made, but I don’t think it’s been worn since my mum was young. Thanks for the inspiration!
It's so fun seeing you learning my hobby! For super thick things like the jeans, I recommend using a thimble to save your poor fingers :) (Abby Cox has a great video on how to use a thimble). Also, to avoid having to sew through 5 layers of fabric, you could bring the needle in at an angle to do a whip/felling stitch (Bernadette Banner has great videos on basic hand stitches like these) so that you only need to go through the top layer or two of the denim instead of all of them. That homemade dress was such a good second-hand find! Happy mending :)
Next section of ongoing sheet mend complete. Thanks for the company!
Well done for all that mending! I always put them off but it's satisfying when you do save something. Fyi, when patching holes in the jumpsuit you can stitch and backstitch lines across the patch and frayed edges of the hole to give it more stability and strength.
I looooove thiiiiiis!! So fantastic for you to show that mending doesn't have to be perfect to be worth doing
anytime I’m looking to watch “the right video”, there you are 🤟🏼
This was very calming to watch while I was knitting a beret for someone. Might take some time to mend things in the new year once all my gifts are done. Or I could just put it off for another few months which seems more likely. I think I have about 6 items that need mending but I'm just wearing them anyway.
I've had a romper sitting in the corner for years that I need to either turn into a skirt bottom or drop the crotch. It all seems like a lot to deal with but I do love the romper a lot
Leena: this yellow dress doesn't exactly match with this slightly different bobbin thread, whatever should I do
Me: sewing up a hole in blue jeans with black thread because it was closer than the blue thread
A tip for threading the machine, cut the existing thread, tie the new thread to the old, and then pull it through the machine, snip the knot and thread the needle. 🧵
Love this so much! We all need to he mending more, so nice to sit and watch someone doing just that!
I usually just take everything, no matter how big or small, to my tailor so I’m actually inspired to mend some of the things myself after this video. I know how to do it. I’ve just gotten incredibly lazy the longer I procrastinate 😅
You were such perfect company for my mending morning, glad to “have you over for a chat” - that’s how it felt like, anyway ^^
I now have 2 pairs of pants that are actually the right length for my short legs, and a bra with straps that won’t slip anymore!
THAT YELLOW DRESS IS ADORABLE
That yellow dress is beaut! You have inspired me to get to my long ignored to-mend pile…
Pick up ombre dyed embroidery thread in red, blue, green, yellow and black/white. Use more or less strands for thicker/thinner thread and customize your own shades. Now you have all the colours for mending.
This is giving me motivation to start on the 2 drawers (yes, drawers) of mini projects that have been staring at me each night begging to be completed
Oh also the loopy thing for knots was actually how my grandmother taught me to to it when I was a kid. Still think of her every time I do it .
Lena, you are absolutely adorable. Enjoy watching any video you upload. Keep up the great energy and vibes. ❤️
For the pants patches, I've had trouble with them peeling off over time. If it seems like they start to peel at the edges, I would go ahead and topstitch around the edges of those patches.
Procrastinator here! But I have to laugh at buttons. I reattach those while wearing the item... oh I wanna wear this? Button has come off? Ok put item on and sew.
Works well and never takes long
I'm in the same boat and was about to do the same today! Can't wait to mend with you 🙂
Okay but also this yellow dress looks amazing on you !!
I was making the bed while watching this. I had taken the sheets off earlier in the day to make sure I didn't forget to change them but forgot I'd done this until I was about to get into the bed
The finger loopy knot thing is such a valid way to tie a knot! Sometimes doing to the normal way is too hard and you gotta do a scrunch
Literally came on the comments to say just this! I've been sewing my own clothes for years and have always knotted my hand sewing threads like this. :)
I never knot my threads so don't fiddle with trying knots. Two or three small stitches in the same spot will hold a thread just fine (I find it easier but maybe that's from experience)
Loved this! I have so many projects I need to "fix" they are all sitting in a box by my sewing machine. I was editing videos at work while I watched. Thank you for the inspiration!
I absolutely loved this video. I had a few items that I was going to take to get fixed, convinced I couldn't do it myself. But hey, a few video tutorials and I've done the repairs! And being creative in the solutions was very satisfying 😌
Mending things is so satisfying.
That yellow dress gives me such Lumiere vibes omg I’m obsessed with it 😍😍😍 also I’m completely with you on the sewing machine re-threading hell, I avoid it whenever possible myself 😅
I didn't know such patches existed!!! Thank you, Leena, I just ordered one!
A lot of my jeans are reaching the end of their life cycles, i.e. massive butt holes are forming. But I want to keep them alive as long as I can, so I've been darning problem areas as they arise. Got one of those done during this video!
At some point I should give up, cut up the ancient fabric for household use, and buy a couple new pairs. But...not today!
i love your sorting through clothes/sewing videos so much, i think i'll have another go at my mending pile now :' )
Leena: I have a huge pile of clothes that I haven't mended all year.
Me: Ah yes, the to-be-mended bin. We all have it. I haven't mended anything from mine in several months.
Leena: I have five items in front of me.
Me: Only five?! *opens lid of mending bin. Doesn't dig through it in order to count all of the items that need to be mended. Closes lid of mending bin.*
This was great, thank you Leena! Right now I'm folding my clean laundry, but I plan to dig out a few things from the mending bin today and get on with them!
omg stop I need an art attack jumper!! Neil was my life inspiration as a child!!
I got around to fixing a tear in my coat pockets while watching this! It had been bugging me daily for weeks now
Literally went to UA-cam in search of a video to watch while I mended a small rip in a sweater and this popped up. Kismet!
I patched some old quilt holes while watching, thank you for the inspiration and the ok to do things imperfectly
my mending box looking at me from across the room 👀
Nashville resident here. Was wondering what this weird hook thing was that showed up at my house unannounced the other day. I tried encouraging him to go home. Nothing doing. Oh well.
I have 2 things I need to mend, but instead I was working on knitting my MIL her christmas present(socks) but I may get to mending the 2 things this weekend. Thanks for the motivation to do so!
For project four, if you want to be able to "manspread" in those in public, try doing a tight whip stitch all around the frayed edges. That way it looks more like an intentional patch and the frayed edges don't give away that the crotch came apart.
Felt attacked, grabbed the coat I've been putting off fixing and mended it whilst watching the vid 😅
You should learn the ladder stitch! It is really easy and makes sewing up ripped seams easy peasy! It would also be good for putting in the patches like you were!
Love the Leena sewing adventures! I actually like a bit of visible mending only I can see, it’s kind of satisfying making things last! Also I don’t know if anyone mends one thing at a time - I watched the whole of Brigerton mending all of my tights
/pulls out box with stuff to mend/ i'm so ready!
I'm crocheting a scarf and binge watching your videos :)
I found in my city a seamstress that is suuuuper affordable ! And I’m sooooo happy
Commenting now as a sacrifice to the algorithm gods because this is a lovely idea and I want the video to prosper, but going to wait to watch until I set aside some time to do some mending with you! It will be a great way to motivate myself!
im finishing a crochet project for my niece that i started about 6 months ago - a rainbow coloured bunting!
I actually did some mending and sewing today as well, feels like a great alternative to the mindless black friday shopping
Love this and great job! I forced myself to fold and put my laundry away while watching 🤗
Lovely video! LOVING the Art Attack T-shirt!! One of my favourite shows as a kid and was a great creative outlet for so many others :)
I baked biscuits while cleaning the kitchen (I almost literally wrote “cooking the kitchen” - major baby brain). I also stockpile clothes that need mending and leave them far too long! I had to pass along a few I did this to recently as they literally don’t fit anymore!
Thankyou for this! Been needing to stitch up my jumpsuit and clean my trainers and did so while watching this
Obsessed with the yellow dress!!
sat down to finish up a holiday gift for a friend while watching-booksleeves made out of custom capybara fabric :)
I had been working today on deconstructing some too worn jeans (trousers) to reuse for my patching purposes and I’m working my way through the second to last set of seams just as this video is ending. I can finally put these away tonight until my friend comes over to help me figure out if my sewing machine is fixable and I can test it on my new scrap pieces. I too have the problem of thick thighs destroying my clothes.
when you said five I laughed and laughed. I have so many, so many
loved this. I mend mine in a big batch too. I've really got into darning socks recently...
I love this so much!! I also love mending clothes ☺️ it's soooo satisfying and I end up loving my clothes even more.
You did great!! Honestly, I've been in the same boat. I have a pile of things I need to fix mixed in with a pile of stuff I've been meaning to make so I'm just going to try tackling them all at once, now that it's literally been 2 years. 💀
I got around to mending my sweatshirt when I had a long trip by car with my boyfriend and it was cold outside. I didn't bring any other sweater so I had to mend it not to be cold. 😃
Loved this mending video! I sewed some buttons on a shirt. 😇
I have this pair of linen trousers, and one day I went out for an appointment, came home, scratched my ass, and realised I'd gone out with a huge hole in the seat of my trousers. I blame the dryer because I almost always dry on the rack, but the day I didn't, this happens. Save the planet and your clothes: air dry. I'm patching it with a scrap from a pair of worn out Primark underwear.
I was going to make a poster for my alterations business today, and I may steal your idea of "Sewing A&E." But, I'd also like to offer a make from scratch service, so the first thing that came to mind was "Jess' Sewing A&E and Obstetrics." 😂😂