Another thing I love about this trend is that it takes the weight off everyone’s but especially of lower income people to always compete in the rat race of being perfectly dressed in new, spotless clothes or having homes like that. I enjoy it so much! 🥰
I fully agree! I have been in many different income brackets in my adult life but always felt so much pressure (especially when poor) to keep up, to make pointless "upgrades" like redoing popcorn ceilings or refinishing perfectly good cabinetry. It's nice to see a move in a different direction.
I think one of the best sustainable skills someone can learn is how to repair shit, it is really easy, specially having tons of tutorials online (you can repair your own computer and it isn't even hard, but ✨capitalism✨ wants you to think it is). You save money, waste and gain a lot of confidence when you start repairing! 💪😁
Agreed! I have a gaming PC that's now 6+ years old, and so many people say to me "oh, it must need replacing soon?" No, my best friend builds PCs, we'll repair the crap out of it! We already have! Took out the liquid cooling and replaced it with fans, replaced a faulty GPU, added an SSD, all ourselves in my front room. And while he was here, I repaired a load of his clothes and we replaced his faulty phone battery 😂 he was actually here for a festival, these were just added bonuses!
💯 and to add, i find it very relaxing and peaceful to keep things for a very long time and to repair as needed. There's something really comforting and satisfying about it. Throwing things away and buying new can feel anxiety-producing.
My mom held on to a favorite serving spoon for decades that was affectionately known in our whole family as “clickety-clack” because the head of the spoon was loose and made a fun clicking noise. Underconsumption core at its finest ✨✨
Clothing goes through a sort of process in our household. I think with the exception of underwear and socks everything is second hand, I have my limits, but every item of clothing is worn until it has holes, bleach mistakes, burn marks, or is worn so thin it can’t be repaired any more. It becomes the stuffing in the dog bed to fluff up flat stuffing, is turned into rags for painting, is made into rugs, cat beds, or sweaters for the goat kids. Compostable garments are summarily composted, everything else is used until it can’t be. It’s satisfying
I used not to get secondhand socks, but the quality of socks nowadays has made me rethink. I get the vintage socks and soak them in oxi cleaner and hot water. Underpants, ye I don't think I will get secondhand, I'd rather make them 😅
I recently took advantage of a rainy day, sat down and repaired about 10 clothing item, from my favorite socks, to holes in seams of tshirts. It only took about 2 hours once I got started. I forgot how easy it was to just sew things. I have started making a new pile of things I want to repair. I'm tired of shopping, especially since clothes are made so badly now. Even things that are higher end just feel well, not like they used to. It takes no time to sew on buttons and I save buttons so I can always find a match or a " close enough!! " button. I have some of my grandmothers sewing things and found darning silk that was literally about 100 years old I used to fix the socks. Still holding strong after wearing and washing. The cool thing about the darning silk is that it's in the original box, and had 4 different shades that was sold to repair panty hose and under garments in the 1920's amazing
I used to have a wooden spoon like that that my mom gave to me when I first moved out almost 15 years ago. She got it in the mid 90s when we moved to America. It finally broke about a year ago and the sadness that I felt…I gave it a proper burial in my backyard 😔
I have one and a half wooden spoons which I inherited from my mum. The half is because the spoon bit split and fell off. However, it still works so we keep going. The spoons are at least 50 years old because I remember baking with them as a child with mum.
7:36 I have a box of handkerchiefs that my great grandmother made back in Bavaria from old linens…her dresses were completely worn down and not wearable but other parts of the material were great so she took the sections she could and made handkerchiefs out of them. We have continued doing that in my family with old completely tattered clothing items…if it’s not a handkerchief then it is a cleaning rag…but we use all of our cloth materials until completely gone.
Oh, I love this!! I didn't realize that there's a word for me!! An underconsumer! Underconsumerism! Yes. That's me! My husband wants to buy me new slippers that I hold together with MacGyver tape, "No, they'll last another year"! Same for our garden furniture, cushions, leather case...etc etc. "They'll last another year!" is my standard answer when my husband wants to buy new ones.
when i was a child our house burnt down (electrical fault). luckily we were all out at the time. we lost everything except the clothes we were wearing. people in our community were amazing, and donated a lot of their used items to us, so that we could start again. it sparked a lifelong love of underconsumption and making do.
I love the term 'underconsumption' and using stuff that's "a little shitty". I've broken the handles off several kitchen utensils, so now I just use the functional nubs.
I do the same with my children teo big bean bags. Instead to buy filling during last 5 years I put in there: tons of worn out socks and tights, leflover from my daughter sewing project, foam from 90x200 cm matteress and filling from pillows I did not need/want any more. They are like black hole :)
💜💜💜 If your chair is wood pieces that have split a bit, you might be able to fix it with some wood glue, a clamp, and 24 he's waiting time! I love the vibes of having art class chairs. I bet there are so many happy memories in those objects
I love this video! I’ve been doing this forever. I gained a reputation amongst family and friends that I love hand me downs. The best part is that I literally am “surrounded” by family and friends all the time. It makes me feel loved. All simple things, clothes I’m wearing or everyday house things. Such good energy when I’m feeling down.
Take your bag to a shoemaker for repair. They have industrial sewing machines to handle the thicker materials. You’ll be good to go for another six years.
Went to a couple places to have a backpack repaired and was turned away. Went online and ordered the needed material that a repair shop would need. Then went to yet another sewing repair shop, he really looked at the problem said he’d make an attempt and was glad to have the replacement fabric. The owner told me that as a grandparent he understood the want to have this done - one grandparent to another - for my granddaughter. Neat-o.
I have several of my aunt things here that I absolutely love. I have her 30 year old sewing machine and a barrette that she's had got 60 years ago that I love.
Machines made decades ago are still better quality than what’s for sale now. Planned obsolescence is a real thing and this video helps open eyes to this fact! Drive it till the wheels fall off, fix it if you can, give new life to things that are worn out whether that’s re-fluffing pillows, making rag rugs or plain old rags. Cheers to enjoying life and possessions to their fullest!
From where I am sitting now in my kitchen, I can see: the vintage tablecloth my mom thrifted and gifted to me, decorative plates I got at an estate sale, heirloom candlesticks, and a piece my mom made during wood shop in high school. Long live underconsumption core! 🌎💚
I LOVED when you got out that permanent marker. Yesss! I had a pair of very rarely worn (almost unworn) sneakers from 8+ yrs ago that were comfortable but had a few little hot pink details on the black shoes and that put me off wearing them much. With a black marker I "fixed" them and wear them a LOT now.
This whole movement my grandmother would call common sense and the way of life. She was born during the Great Depression. Over consumption wasn’t an option. I’m glad people are coming to their senses!
My sister and I would unwind old sweaters for yarn to crochet and knit with. It's actually really easy to do so if you have a friend who knits or crochets or if you like to crochet or knit this is a great way to repurpose a sweater.
My sewing machine is 45 years old!!! It was my Mums and has been mine for 9 years. It recently stopped working and the repair shop said if it needs parts it’ll be coming home as a door stop. I was devastated. I use it weekly. Thankfully it was just a part that had shifted that needed putting back in place. I buy linen and cotton rather than synthetic fabrics - I thrift buttons, thread, cotton and wool yarn, cotton or linen bedsheets. I love that my tiny scraps can be composted, made into fire starters, ripped up and put out for birds to use as nest building, become patches for random rips in my kids clothing
Omg the pillow thing!!! I have empty pillow cases and havent wanted to buy stuffing, but now i am totally going to store my fabrics and cloths in there!!!!
Your white boots remind me of my fake leather black boots a friend bought for me in a thrift store! The plastic bit fell out of both the heels so i sounded like a horse clop clopping down the street. Then i remembered im a leatherworker and installed a black leather scrap on the heels and now they are GREAT
Great topic! Stuff that I love and that I've had for a really long time: my bordeaux schoolbag (going strong since highschool!) and my coffee table, handmade by my granpa when I was a child. Love them to bits ❤
One of my oldest belongings is a crochet blanket my mom bought when she was with us. It is about 13 years old or somethings. Not really neat, some strings are just out, but still in quite nice condition, it keeps me warm in winter nights and has some nostalgic meaning for me. The other thing is an instant pot. My parents bought a bigger one, the smaller one was for free. It works perfectly, it is small and easy to move to another flat when moving out. Makes my cooking easier and more enjoyable. The 3rd things is a mug from my grandmas flat. She is also gone for a long time. This mug reminds me of her. It is the only mug I have. I am not very eco-conscious, but I support minimalism. And I try to choose stuff I bring home to be long-living. And I hope things I own now will be makings me content for a long time too.
Hey Gittemarie you can repair your flower hair clip when it loses all its teeth, by removing the flowers (use a cardboard cutting blade) and glue them on one of your other clips
A few months ago I moved into a way smaller flat with my family. For practical reasons we have to let go of some pieces of furniture that are sooo precious to me. I never knew I loved my 20+ year old armchair so much. I'm very making sure all the things do indeed get a new home. It's a long process, so I have time to say goodbye.
Things everyone should have: A good tool kit, a sewing kit, and a collection of good glues. This month, I’ve mended a sheet with a rip (because I’ll be damned if I’ll spend £20+ on a new sheet when I already have white thread), and the little bowl I keep my keys in by the door (because I bought it new 9 or so years ago, and the most sustainable thing to do now is to keep using it indefinitely). Last month I repaired my laptop charging cable and a chest of drawers and a ceiling lamp I found on Marketplace. Few actions are as empowering as FIXING THINGS. As for old, loved items: I was gifted a lightweight cast iron skillet for my birthday.. must be 7-10 years ago now. I’d been wanting a cast iron for a while, but have overflexible joints and the weight was hurting my wrists. My parents got me the first skillet, and the year after I picked up a small sauté pan from the same company. Not only do they give me joy each time I use them, with how they look after 7+ years of near-daily use, they will likely also survive me.
I didn't know what I was already doing was a thing. I mainly try not to buy things. I have a lot of the same clothes I've had for years, and I tend to prefer 2nd hand when i do buy clothes. I need to make a day of repairing sokmme clothes too. I love the old saying of use up, wear out, make do, or do without.
I would like to shout out my old phone... the second I have ever owned (both Nokias) who is now 14.5 years old. I need to replace her next month as the 3G network is being turned off (and just in the last couple of months she's been a bit excessively temperamental, the battery is a little had it) but she's had a very long life for a mobile phone and I will miss having her :) She still has her original battery and charger. She has my first ever Sim card (the Sim card I am using is over 20 years old, I transferred it when my first Nokia died).
Oh boy those batteries....... Do yourself a favor and don't put the batteries in a place where you can't see them because those things could become spicy pillows that can take away EVERYTHING that you own including your house and if you live in an apartment building, then it can take away everything that belongs to the other people who reside in the building. I'm all for using technology until you are forced to do so but lithium ion batteries and lithium polymer batteries are two human inventions that can become spicy (swollen) and behave like a tiny thing that goes boom.... nope I don't want to say the certain word but it begins and ends with 'b' and the middle two letters are 'om' if you catch my drift.....
@@Leslie_ann_h lithium batteries are dangerous when seriously depleted or mistreated (exposed to heat, humidity/used with the wrong charger etc). Mine is showing no signs of damage... my phone sometimes turns itself off during long phone calls, but I still get 2-3 days out of a charge when only using it to text message. It doesn't get hot when charging. I had the same issue with calls cutting out eventually with my first Nokia :)
My Nokia got shoved in the toilet by a 2yo fun getting that out. Without 3G it might be time to recycle. They can extract gold from it. You’ll definitely need a new sim but they can let you keep the old number if it’s plan and in some cases with prepaid. Strongly recommend a small carrier unless you’re in the dreaded I can only get Telstra or only get Optus areas. They’re too damn expensive.
My nan died around the time I was moving out for the first time by myself, and I got to choose a lot of utensils like wooden spoons, a few glasses and a cast iron pot ❤ I also inherited a dining set from a friend of my parents which is now our every day cookery stuff, and we try to get stuff second hand where we can 😊 it just brings a more well rounded feeling into a home, rather than being all perfect and sterile
Thanks for this video. I have a wooden plant stand that I rescued from my mom's place that my sis had taken home to put on the burn pile. It is in need of quite a bit of repair, but have not repaired it yet, and I have even thought to send it to the burn pile myself. Your enthusiasm has renewed mine and I am determined to repair the thing :D
Sending love to my dining table. It is old, it's taken care of my family for many years and now my kids have both graduated high school when I look at my dining table I can still see the spelling words etched in from my kid's 3rd grade study sessions. Thank you to my old furniture!
LOVE this video! Thanks for being authentic and for all the great tips! You are inspiring me so much right now! Thanks for making this world a better place ❤️
I love this trend. I just a couple of days ago used my traditional bavarian cookie molds that i inherited from my grandmother and she inherited them from her mother in law. And my great grandmother was my favorite person in the whole world. So everytime i bake those cookies and get to use her molds i feel so connected to them both.
For your white boots, please look into a cobbler. While the pen covers the issue, the cobbler could look at recovering, which would increase the durability. May or may not be worth it as its a synthetic leather shoe, but would help maintain the heel integrity.
I love this trend! Last week, I patched a bedsheet that I've had for at least 15 years. I'd actually bought a new one, but then I thought... why not patch the one I already have? So I returned its replacement. I've also, over the past month, upcycled an old duvet cover into 36 cloth napkins that should last for years! The duvet cover had been repaired so many times that it had 4 different types of buttons - I'm thrilled that it gets to live on!
I must say that my flex in undercosumption is not buying electric devices for my house and especially the kitchen. I have to thank my parents for having extras to almost anything , so if something breaks and it cannot be repaired in any way ( or are dead beat burned) , i already have the replacement. And lately not buying too many cleaners, just look through the house for remains of cleaners or white vinegar.
Was watching this while taking the buttons off and cutting up a too small shirt to use for repairs on other items and laughed when you got to the part about clothing 😂. This “trend” is my whole life. Our thrifted kitchen table we’ve had for over 15 years, the chipped French press we use a tea strainer with because it doesn’t strain well, my husband’s jackets that I’ve patched over the years, our dressers that once belonged to my grandparents, using the library for books instead of buying, using my children’s artwork and paintings family members no longer wanted as decor…the list goes on and I love that other people are sharing and celebrating this way of life ❤
I still use my 2 blankets I got as a young teen. And a tent my parents got when I was a kid. Also my childhood sleeping bag. All these things are 30+ years old and still going strong. To me they are priceless. And better made then things you can buy now. When I was a kid it was costumery to get our tent fixed after each summer so it has a patch here and there. Ps dont update your look, I love seeing same things over and over!
I still have the sleeping bag I got for Christmas back in 1995 or thereabouts... still always use her if I go away, and used her as a doona inside a cover during my uni days :)
I love my hankies!!! I thrift them and have had the good fortune to find mostly new! I haven't bought tissues since covid! Also, invest in some wood glue, for the chair, and fabric glue! Just take a dab and you can also thrift them!
LOVE this... I need to make an underconsumption reel... I have so many things I keep using just the way they are because I'd rather do that than get new... I love the idea of stuffing cushions/ pillows with old fabric. I have bunches of fabric scraps that I always mean to use for patching and never do... and my city even has a textile recycling program where they break down the clothes and make new fabric from it.
Love that, great! I also use all my things and wear all my clothes and shoes, until they fall apart and there is nothing I can do to use them any longer. I just love that.
I have my great-nanna's handkerchiefs. Her initial L (Lillian) is in the corner, my name is Lynne so it looks like it's personalised to me. She died 50 years ago, so i assume they are about 60-70 years old.
Handkerchiefs, yay!! They're also nicer to the nose than paper hankies, you really notice if you have a cold for more than 3 days and have to constantly blow your nose. Paper tissues will really start chafing, cotton hankies much less so!
One of my favorite outfits is the one I'm wearing today... the chemise is made from an old blouse and scrap materials I got from a thrift store in 2008... the buttons on the chemise are ceramic with a pink flower on them from the 1950s. The very wide a-line skirt is a thrift store find from 2012. And the bodice which I got in 2018 or '19 has been recut twice to adjust the fit... the bra was gotten new in 2006 it was among the last big underwear purchases I made before graduating from college. The carmel brown leather shoes I picked up in 2019. Only the ankle socks and the adult diapers I have on were bought in 2024. Sad that I have to use disposable diapers, but happy that I can wash or clean all the rest of my outfit.
I watched this video wearing my 2nd hand 15 plus year old shirt that is permanently stained and full of holes. It is my cleaning the toilet / house / garden / outside / coloring peoples hair / pj shirt now. :P LOL
I had a pair of scrub pants that have about 30 years and 3 homes’ paint on them. They seem to have gone missing in the most recent move and I am seriously mourning their loss.
With this video, I think I have found my people! I am now trendy! Underconsumption has been my way of life forever! About 20 years ago we had a house fire and although no one was hurt, I was devastated by the loss of some many precious items that were old or given to me by the special people in my life. Fortunately the memories of those people and things are still with me. While other people struggle with not being able to afford to buy more stuff, I am content to use what I have and adapt things to get the job done!
Also, for clothing pieces that you love and are afraid to repair by yourself, don't hesitate to use the services of a seamstress! At my local mall, I discovered a great seamstress that repaired one of my favorite dress, on which the stiching was getting undone. And now, it is perfect again!!^^
I have a towel with Whinnie the Pooh which is something around 20 years and I love it so much that I brought it with me when I moved out. And now my man is making fun of me xd. In my family home I have a teddy rabbit which is just one year younger than me and she still looks pretty good, because my grandmas, mum and finally me were taking care of her for so long. She just lost her color now. I love her with all my heart.
I have an electric whisk, you know the kind where you push the whisks into the bottom, and switch it on. It was my mum's and I think she must have bought it in 1975! She died 20 years ago, but I think she gave it to me when she was still alive. I also have a knife of hers, that I pinched from her kitchen when I was about 18, and I still have it. I've never sharpened it and it still cuts beautifully! Those handkerchiefs of yours are so beautiful, I've realised recently that's exactly what I need, so I'm on the lookout!
My tv is on was my great grandma's sewing table that has a painted board secured on top. I got a changing table off the side of the street that had some scratches that I touched up and now it's holding a plant I took out of the trash and 2 other plants that are from propagation.
Love this! I do the same thing. Most of my clothes and stuff at home is over 25 years old. I always try to repair my clothes and shoes. High quality items can last for many, many years. Thanks so much for this thoughtful video! ❤❤❤❤
I have and still use my dads pizza cutter that is well over 36 years old, my saucepan set I bought when I was pregnant with my daughter, it was quite expensive at the time but alas 18 years later it's still my only saucepan set 😊
Handkerchiefs (and cloth napkins) are really easy to DIY if you are at all sewing-inclined. Old sheets/pillow cases/clothing/tablecloths with too many tears to repair for continued use are all viable to cut up, hem, and turn into a handkerchief or light napkin. (Avoid synthetics and silks! They are not very absorbent and will be frustrating to use-plant fibres are usually best.)
I have a steel spatula that's broken. it used to have a plastic handle, but when it broke, the spatula was still one of my favorite things to use when cooking, so I just said "f it" and kept it without the handle. If I accidentally leave it in a hot pan I can just grab the end with a towel. But for most purposes (e.g. flipping grilled cheese or pancakes) it works great as-is.
I have many items that were handed down to me from my parents and grandparents. Cookware, silverware, furniture, tools. But the best thing I just keep using and repairing is my car of over 20 years. I will drive it until it dies or is no longer cost effective to fix.
I bought my little hatchback brand new in 2006 and have happily driven it for 18 yrs so far. I feel the same! I also adore using hand me down flatware from my own childhood - we use it every single day. My grandfather's work bench and chair live in our garage and when I had a sale every 3rd customer tried to buy it. No way!
I own a pair of DocMartens that I thrifted for 7€ when I was 16. I'm 38 now. Still wear them on a dayly basis. Very amazed that they don't fall apart. The newer ones I bought all did at some point.
I love cloth hankerchiefs and have many. I have bad allergies and use several hankies a day. I have only had to buy single use tissues when we had covid (thank you home delivery grocery service). Miss6, granddaughter, loves using mine and has asked me to get her flower hankies. I also have sarongs, which I thrifted, to use as baby wraps. My children and grandchildren no longer need them but the grandchildren love to wrap their baby dolls in them, when at my house. You have heirloom hankies, this Oma Girl has family sarong/baby wraps.
My absolute favorite thing(s) are small wooden pecks from my family in Finnland, they probably are over 100 years old - first used in a town house - bc my grandma had written the appartment number on it, then for 50 years or so at the summer cottage, out in the weather the whole summer. I think they are the most valueable most pretty thing I possess. 🥰
Re the jars: I reuse the plastic ones (e.g. the peanut butter ones) for my young daughter's bits and bobs so she can grab her stuff without the fear of breaking the jar
Anytime we have old, falling apart cotton clothing, I cut up the material into smallish squares. We use these cotton squares to blow our nose, dust, as toilet paper (I have a bidet, so it's just to dry), and any other purpose they would be handy for. Wash, and repeat. It serves a dual purpose. To keep from purchasing disposable paper products and to keep unwearable clothing out of the landfill.
I have a brown leather bag that I bought when I was idk 12 years old? (I'm 27) and every time I go out and I need a bag, it's that one that I'm taking with me. My friends say it's my trademark, hahaha. I love it so much that it makes me sad to know that, one day, it'll be gone. That's why I do my best to repair it whenever I can! 🌟
The "chair smacking" is such a familiar move😂❤️ when I move out I'd love to get old furniture, it's the most beautiful and it's actually made to last! When I moved out of my parents for a bit I got a stool literally from trash. It's with fabric and it smelled like a homeless person for 2 weeks but I still have it and love it! And my school desk that I still use is an heirloom that's older than my mom. I love old stuff! And I wish to learn how to repair things better!
I LOVE this video and resubscribed to the channel, no idea when or how I got unsubscribed. But the energy you bring to the content is so beautiful and inspiring. Just a thought...you could easily 'update your look' with things you have already or thrift. Since the straps are seatbelts, you can attach pins, brooches, or even hairclips to them on the side that shows. You could match your outfit or mood with different accessories! Just make sure they have a good secure closure! I've lost several cheap punk pins that way, lol
When my daughter was born, we were given a baby-bed by a friend of mine - she used to sleep in it when she was a baby, then her sister's kids used it, now my daughter sleeps in it. It must be at least 40 years old. 😃 And it's more beautiful than the beds you can buy today.
We have a glider in our daughter's room that was gifted to us from my in-laws. I think they may have purchased it second hand. Now my sister-in-law is having her first baby, and we're passing it on to her! So it's on to yet another new home.
I love the different types of fabric rugs hand made plaited and sewn or weaved from scrap fabrics long strips. Or snuffle mat puzzles (must be secured properly) you put treats in them. There is also a thick rug made from sock rings by cutting socks into loop rings then looping. Think there was a craze from plastic bands like that making friendship bands so an upscale of that for the rugs.
Love the video! My grandad knitted a dishcloth when he was 98, and gave it to me. It is coming undone now but I love it and use it all the time, it reminds me of him and works amazingly!
Everything needs a label for the algorithm. As a preschool teacher living in a small apartment, I still talk myself out of buying back ups for things, and multiples of stuff. I think regular consumption has this name mainly for the algorithm, and I just laugh that it has its own genre or “core” attached. Most of my furniture is gifted or thrifted, my tvs are both over ten years old (the pixels r finally getting distorted) and I keep phones until I no longer can use them. I do need to learn how to get phones second hand, though! That would be awesome
If yellowing polymers in you appliances bother you, a thing you can try is Retrobrite - ensure the surface is clean and any waterproofing you need to do has been done, then apply hair developer like colorcharm, meant to lighten hair. Many tutorials do tend to use 30 and 40 vol because it expedites the process so if you are trying to use 20 vol bc you already own it, it should work but it will be slower. Then expose it to UV - if you are lucky and have a vintage or modern high quality plant build, it should work. for small areas a nail UV curing device could be used, if you have none then wrap it in clear cling wrap to keep the product from completing the chemical exchange in the open air and leave in the sun. Dont forget that you may have to reposition the item to get a uniform surface.
Shoe Goo is a sanity saver while trying to get the 'pick up your feet when your walking' concept thru a teenagers head- just reattach and the shoes make it to their next growth spurt or beyond.
Shout out to my backpack. I have it for over 7 years. It travelled the world with me and helped me get several jobs. I love it and I hope it will join me on many more adventures. Also, shirts and dress that a friend says I should throw away. They are close to 12 years in my life. I love them and I love wearing them. So they stay!
Someone gave me their old food chopper & it’s exactly the one you have. I knew it was old, but didn’t realize it is from the 80s…my favorite decade! The green thing you push down gets a little stuck sometimes, but it still works just fine. The one thing I repair & use multiple times a day are my canvas tote bags. I love them so much & use them for everything…even as a purse. Love 💗 second hand items.
Old appliances work and last the longest time! Most of ours are from my childhood and they always out perform the newer ones 😂 Old thermos'?! Mine still keeps things hotter for longer!
A very Balkan/Slavic thing is recycling old stockings and tights that could no longer be repaired by cutting them up and making hair ties out of them... my family's been doing it since I was little and I do have fancy hair ties, but these are just so comfortable, I love wearing them around the house :D My favorite drinking cups/glasses are candle containers from scented candles I was gifted. Also, as a teacher, I reuse a lot of things in the classroom - last year I got some coffee sacks from a coffeeshop which they wanted to throw away, and I stuffed old pillows in it, and the kids use it as a "bean bag". The material is really durable because it had to hold the coffee beans, so they didn't manage to rip it even after a year of use.
Also if you can make handkerchiefs out of something else, like old bedsheets! They will likely be cotton plus the fibers are well worn out, so they will work like a dream.
If the wood glue isn’t working if it’s the corner join where the seat sits you might be able to find an appropriate sized corner bracket and screw that on with spare screws the correct length on the inside. I would use 2 screws to each corner on the bracket over a single bracket it will be sturdier. Sometimes they will have wooden corner bracket. Hope that helps
Do you have Repair Cafes in Denmark? I know they originated in the Netherlands; I volunteer at one held by my local library in the northwestern U.S., where members of the public can get things fixed for free, from jewelry to textiles to books to small appliances--we even have a volunteer who sharpens knives! I would love to see you do a video on them! Also, secondhand handkerchiefs are the best, and are easy to find at junk/antique shops.
I love this! Regarding handkerchiefs, i create my own out of broken bedsheets. I also use the scraps from the bedsheets and cut them into smaller pieces and use for stuffing in pillows or crotcheted animals and such. :)
Your black tote could be easily and very temporarily "updated" by trying a pretty scarf (that I'm sure you already own!) on a handle. Also fun the change it out with seasonal colors.
When I was first married in my 20s I knew so many people who bought new appliances in stainless steel finish ONLY for the aesthetic, throwing out perfectly good appliances in white, almond, black, etc. I never understood this and found it quite sad and jarring. I have a washing machine from 2017 and a non matching dryer from 2005. I would not replace either of them unless they were broken and could not be repaired. We've replaced belts on the dryer 2 times.
Another thing I love about this trend is that it takes the weight off everyone’s but especially of lower income people to always compete in the rat race of being perfectly dressed in new, spotless clothes or having homes like that. I enjoy it so much! 🥰
I fully agree! I have been in many different income brackets in my adult life but always felt so much pressure (especially when poor) to keep up, to make pointless "upgrades" like redoing popcorn ceilings or refinishing perfectly good cabinetry. It's nice to see a move in a different direction.
it is a huge breath of fresh air - let's make sure this isn't just a trend!
I think one of the best sustainable skills someone can learn is how to repair shit, it is really easy, specially having tons of tutorials online (you can repair your own computer and it isn't even hard, but ✨capitalism✨ wants you to think it is). You save money, waste and gain a lot of confidence when you start repairing! 💪😁
Completely agree
Agreed! I have a gaming PC that's now 6+ years old, and so many people say to me "oh, it must need replacing soon?" No, my best friend builds PCs, we'll repair the crap out of it! We already have! Took out the liquid cooling and replaced it with fans, replaced a faulty GPU, added an SSD, all ourselves in my front room.
And while he was here, I repaired a load of his clothes and we replaced his faulty phone battery 😂 he was actually here for a festival, these were just added bonuses!
@@yasaminwhy8212 so cool! Exchange of knowledge is the way to go 💪💪
Agreed! Though I tried to repair some of my clothes, and I realized I hate sewing 😅 so this is one thing I happily outsource 😀
💯 and to add, i find it very relaxing and peaceful to keep things for a very long time and to repair as needed. There's something really comforting and satisfying about it. Throwing things away and buying new can feel anxiety-producing.
My mom held on to a favorite serving spoon for decades that was affectionately known in our whole family as “clickety-clack” because the head of the spoon was loose and made a fun clicking noise. Underconsumption core at its finest ✨✨
i LOVE that
Clothing goes through a sort of process in our household. I think with the exception of underwear and socks everything is second hand, I have my limits, but every item of clothing is worn until it has holes, bleach mistakes, burn marks, or is worn so thin it can’t be repaired any more. It becomes the stuffing in the dog bed to fluff up flat stuffing, is turned into rags for painting, is made into rugs, cat beds, or sweaters for the goat kids. Compostable garments are summarily composted, everything else is used until it can’t be. It’s satisfying
I used not to get secondhand socks, but the quality of socks nowadays has made me rethink. I get the vintage socks and soak them in oxi cleaner and hot water. Underpants, ye I don't think I will get secondhand, I'd rather make them 😅
Nothing makes a home feel cozier than some things that are kind of broken.
oh this is absolutely true
Yes! Kind of broken and obviously accumulated over time is the absolute best cozy decor. ❤
Reminds me of the concept of wabi sabi - imperfect objects reflect the beauty of imperfection in life.
I recently took advantage of a rainy day, sat down and repaired about 10 clothing item, from my favorite socks, to holes in seams of tshirts. It only took about 2 hours once I got started. I forgot how easy it was to just sew things. I have started making a new pile of things I want to repair. I'm tired of shopping, especially since clothes are made so badly now. Even things that are higher end just feel well, not like they used to. It takes no time to sew on buttons and I save buttons so I can always find a match or a " close enough!! " button. I have some of my grandmothers sewing things and found darning silk that was literally about 100 years old I used to fix the socks. Still holding strong after wearing and washing. The cool thing about the darning silk is that it's in the original box, and had 4 different shades that was sold to repair panty hose and under garments in the 1920's amazing
I wondered how runs in tights were repaired! Thanks for sharing
I pretty much always have a huge 'to do' sewing pile!
I used to have a wooden spoon like that that my mom gave to me when I first moved out almost 15 years ago. She got it in the mid 90s when we moved to America. It finally broke about a year ago and the sadness that I felt…I gave it a proper burial in my backyard 😔
Ohhh that’s so sweet 😢 the value those pieces have is immeasurable!
I have one and a half wooden spoons which I inherited from my mum. The half is because the spoon bit split and fell off. However, it still works so we keep going. The spoons are at least 50 years old because I remember baking with them as a child with mum.
You probably could compost it!
@@gaynorkashmir7087 Thats wonderfull.
re: the Clip, even if the clip part dies- you can probably put the flowers on a bobby pin and use to decorate your hair.
such a good idea! 🥰
Or stitch them onto one of your found-on-the-street hair bands.
You could thrift a generic black claw clip and glue the flowers on that as well.
7:36 I have a box of handkerchiefs that my great grandmother made back in Bavaria from old linens…her dresses were completely worn down and not wearable but other parts of the material were great so she took the sections she could and made handkerchiefs out of them. We have continued doing that in my family with old completely tattered clothing items…if it’s not a handkerchief then it is a cleaning rag…but we use all of our cloth materials until completely gone.
Oh, I love this!! I didn't realize that there's a word for me!! An underconsumer! Underconsumerism! Yes. That's me! My husband wants to buy me new slippers that I hold together with MacGyver tape, "No, they'll last another year"! Same for our garden furniture, cushions, leather case...etc etc. "They'll last another year!" is my standard answer when my husband wants to buy new ones.
when i was a child our house burnt down (electrical fault). luckily we were all out at the time. we lost everything except the clothes we were wearing. people in our community were amazing, and donated a lot of their used items to us, so that we could start again. it sparked a lifelong love of underconsumption and making do.
I love the term 'underconsumption' and using stuff that's "a little shitty". I've broken the handles off several kitchen utensils, so now I just use the functional nubs.
I love the idea with "refluffing" the pillows. Honestly, here are far too many clothes on this planet...
and me...absolutely brilliant !
I do the same with my children teo big bean bags. Instead to buy filling during last 5 years I put in there: tons of worn out socks and tights, leflover from my daughter sewing project, foam from 90x200 cm matteress and filling from pillows I did not need/want any more. They are like black hole :)
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If your chair is wood pieces that have split a bit, you might be able to fix it with some wood glue, a clamp, and 24 he's waiting time! I love the vibes of having art class chairs. I bet there are so many happy memories in those objects
Yes! I was going to post this
and a nail or two!
I love this video! I’ve been doing this forever. I gained a reputation amongst family and friends that I love hand me downs. The best part is that I literally am “surrounded” by family and friends all the time. It makes me feel loved. All simple things, clothes I’m wearing or everyday house things. Such good energy when I’m feeling down.
We were cleaning out my in-laws' attic and found a bunch of clothes from when my husband was 7 or 8. Guess what our 7yo proudly wears now?
Take your bag to a shoemaker for repair. They have industrial sewing machines to handle the thicker materials. You’ll be good to go for another six years.
Was about to comment the same 😊
Mine even replaced clasps on a leather handbag that broke, they are specialised and by having them repair it you support local craftspeople
Ditto 😊
Or a leather shop if there isn't a shoe repair place nearby
Went to a couple places to have a backpack repaired and was turned away. Went online and ordered the needed material that a repair shop would need. Then went to yet another sewing repair shop, he really looked at the problem said he’d make an attempt and was glad to have the replacement fabric. The owner told me that as a grandparent he understood the want to have this done - one grandparent to another - for my granddaughter. Neat-o.
I have several of my aunt things here that I absolutely love. I have her 30 year old sewing machine and a barrette that she's had got 60 years ago that I love.
Machines made decades ago are still better quality than what’s for sale now. Planned obsolescence is a real thing and this video helps open eyes to this fact! Drive it till the wheels fall off, fix it if you can, give new life to things that are worn out whether that’s re-fluffing pillows, making rag rugs or plain old rags. Cheers to enjoying life and possessions to their fullest!
From where I am sitting now in my kitchen, I can see: the vintage tablecloth my mom thrifted and gifted to me, decorative plates I got at an estate sale, heirloom candlesticks, and a piece my mom made during wood shop in high school. Long live underconsumption core! 🌎💚
I LOVED when you got out that permanent marker. Yesss! I had a pair of very rarely worn (almost unworn) sneakers from 8+ yrs ago that were comfortable but had a few little hot pink details on the black shoes and that put me off wearing them much. With a black marker I "fixed" them and wear them a LOT now.
This whole movement my grandmother would call common sense and the way of life. She was born during the Great Depression. Over consumption wasn’t an option. I’m glad people are coming to their senses!
My sister and I would unwind old sweaters for yarn to crochet and knit with. It's actually really easy to do so if you have a friend who knits or crochets or if you like to crochet or knit this is a great way to repurpose a sweater.
My sister does that with thrifted or damaged sweaters too!❤
@@angelika6620 awesome!
My sewing machine is 45 years old!!! It was my Mums and has been mine for 9 years. It recently stopped working and the repair shop said if it needs parts it’ll be coming home as a door stop. I was devastated. I use it weekly. Thankfully it was just a part that had shifted that needed putting back in place.
I buy linen and cotton rather than synthetic fabrics - I thrift buttons, thread, cotton and wool yarn, cotton or linen bedsheets. I love that my tiny scraps can be composted, made into fire starters, ripped up and put out for birds to use as nest building, become patches for random rips in my kids clothing
Omg the pillow thing!!! I have empty pillow cases and havent wanted to buy stuffing, but now i am totally going to store my fabrics and cloths in there!!!!
Your white boots remind me of my fake leather black boots a friend bought for me in a thrift store!
The plastic bit fell out of both the heels so i sounded like a horse clop clopping down the street. Then i remembered im a leatherworker and installed a black leather scrap on the heels and now they are GREAT
Great topic! Stuff that I love and that I've had for a really long time: my bordeaux schoolbag (going strong since highschool!) and my coffee table, handmade by my granpa when I was a child. Love them to bits ❤
One of my oldest belongings is a crochet blanket my mom bought when she was with us. It is about 13 years old or somethings. Not really neat, some strings are just out, but still in quite nice condition, it keeps me warm in winter nights and has some nostalgic meaning for me.
The other thing is an instant pot. My parents bought a bigger one, the smaller one was for free. It works perfectly, it is small and easy to move to another flat when moving out. Makes my cooking easier and more enjoyable.
The 3rd things is a mug from my grandmas flat. She is also gone for a long time. This mug reminds me of her. It is the only mug I have.
I am not very eco-conscious, but I support minimalism. And I try to choose stuff I bring home to be long-living. And I hope things I own now will be makings me content for a long time too.
Hey Gittemarie you can repair your flower hair clip when it loses all its teeth, by removing the flowers (use a cardboard cutting blade) and glue them on one of your other clips
filling cracks in shoes with markers is THE way!!!
I've noticed, at least with sewing, repairing things make them stronger, even if your repairing work doesn't look that great. Highly recommend.
A few months ago I moved into a way smaller flat with my family. For practical reasons we have to let go of some pieces of furniture that are sooo precious to me. I never knew I loved my 20+ year old armchair so much. I'm very making sure all the things do indeed get a new home. It's a long process, so I have time to say goodbye.
Things everyone should have: A good tool kit, a sewing kit, and a collection of good glues. This month, I’ve mended a sheet with a rip (because I’ll be damned if I’ll spend £20+ on a new sheet when I already have white thread), and the little bowl I keep my keys in by the door (because I bought it new 9 or so years ago, and the most sustainable thing to do now is to keep using it indefinitely). Last month I repaired my laptop charging cable and a chest of drawers and a ceiling lamp I found on Marketplace. Few actions are as empowering as FIXING THINGS.
As for old, loved items: I was gifted a lightweight cast iron skillet for my birthday.. must be 7-10 years ago now. I’d been wanting a cast iron for a while, but have overflexible joints and the weight was hurting my wrists. My parents got me the first skillet, and the year after I picked up a small sauté pan from the same company. Not only do they give me joy each time I use them, with how they look after 7+ years of near-daily use, they will likely also survive me.
Omg I love the idea of stuffing the pillows with old clothes!
I didn't know what I was already doing was a thing. I mainly try not to buy things. I have a lot of the same clothes I've had for years, and I tend to prefer 2nd hand when i do buy clothes. I need to make a day of repairing sokmme clothes too. I love the old saying of use up, wear out, make do, or do without.
I would like to shout out my old phone... the second I have ever owned (both Nokias) who is now 14.5 years old. I need to replace her next month as the 3G network is being turned off (and just in the last couple of months she's been a bit excessively temperamental, the battery is a little had it) but she's had a very long life for a mobile phone and I will miss having her :) She still has her original battery and charger. She has my first ever Sim card (the Sim card I am using is over 20 years old, I transferred it when my first Nokia died).
Oh boy those batteries.......
Do yourself a favor and don't put the batteries in a place where you can't see them because those things could become spicy pillows that can take away EVERYTHING that you own including your house and if you live in an apartment building, then it can take away everything that belongs to the other people who reside in the building.
I'm all for using technology until you are forced to do so but lithium ion batteries and lithium polymer batteries are two human inventions that can become spicy (swollen) and behave like a tiny thing that goes boom.... nope I don't want to say the certain word but it begins and ends with 'b' and the middle two letters are 'om' if you catch my drift.....
Nokia's will survive all of us😄
I love bringing my truly dead phone to the store so that a new generation of salesperson can be shocked by the technology they have never seen.
@@Leslie_ann_h lithium batteries are dangerous when seriously depleted or mistreated (exposed to heat, humidity/used with the wrong charger etc). Mine is showing no signs of damage... my phone sometimes turns itself off during long phone calls, but I still get 2-3 days out of a charge when only using it to text message. It doesn't get hot when charging. I had the same issue with calls cutting out eventually with my first Nokia :)
My Nokia got shoved in the toilet by a 2yo fun getting that out.
Without 3G it might be time to recycle.
They can extract gold from it.
You’ll definitely need a new sim but they can let you keep the old number if it’s plan and in some cases with prepaid. Strongly recommend a small carrier unless you’re in the dreaded I can only get Telstra or only get Optus areas. They’re too damn expensive.
My nan died around the time I was moving out for the first time by myself, and I got to choose a lot of utensils like wooden spoons, a few glasses and a cast iron pot ❤ I also inherited a dining set from a friend of my parents which is now our every day cookery stuff, and we try to get stuff second hand where we can 😊 it just brings a more well rounded feeling into a home, rather than being all perfect and sterile
Thanks for this video. I have a wooden plant stand that I rescued from my mom's place that my sis had taken home to put on the burn pile. It is in need of quite a bit of repair, but have not repaired it yet, and I have even thought to send it to the burn pile myself. Your enthusiasm has renewed mine and I am determined to repair the thing :D
Sending love to my dining table. It is old, it's taken care of my family for many years and now my kids have both graduated high school when I look at my dining table I can still see the spelling words etched in from my kid's 3rd grade study sessions. Thank you to my old furniture!
Loving the stuffing pillows tip! Totally agree.
LOVE this video! Thanks for being authentic and for all the great tips! You are inspiring me so much right now! Thanks for making this world a better place ❤️
I love this trend. I just a couple of days ago used my traditional bavarian cookie molds that i inherited from my grandmother and she inherited them from her mother in law. And my great grandmother was my favorite person in the whole world. So everytime i bake those cookies and get to use her molds i feel so connected to them both.
For your white boots, please look into a cobbler. While the pen covers the issue, the cobbler could look at recovering, which would increase the durability. May or may not be worth it as its a synthetic leather shoe, but would help maintain the heel integrity.
I suppose they are expensive and not worth it, but 'the seam' are amazing
I love this trend! Last week, I patched a bedsheet that I've had for at least 15 years. I'd actually bought a new one, but then I thought... why not patch the one I already have? So I returned its replacement. I've also, over the past month, upcycled an old duvet cover into 36 cloth napkins that should last for years! The duvet cover had been repaired so many times that it had 4 different types of buttons - I'm thrilled that it gets to live on!
I must say that my flex in undercosumption is not buying electric devices for my house and especially the kitchen. I have to thank my parents for having extras to almost anything , so if something breaks and it cannot be repaired in any way ( or are dead beat burned) , i already have the replacement. And lately not buying too many cleaners, just look through the house for remains of cleaners or white vinegar.
Was watching this while taking the buttons off and cutting up a too small shirt to use for repairs on other items and laughed when you got to the part about clothing 😂. This “trend” is my whole life. Our thrifted kitchen table we’ve had for over 15 years, the chipped French press we use a tea strainer with because it doesn’t strain well, my husband’s jackets that I’ve patched over the years, our dressers that once belonged to my grandparents, using the library for books instead of buying, using my children’s artwork and paintings family members no longer wanted as decor…the list goes on and I love that other people are sharing and celebrating this way of life ❤
Duct tape is a girl's best friend. Oh, and we fix scratches in ceramics with nail enamel, as long as they won't be used for food.
I still use my 2 blankets I got as a young teen. And a tent my parents got when I was a kid. Also my childhood sleeping bag. All these things are 30+ years old and still going strong. To me they are priceless. And better made then things you can buy now. When I was a kid it was costumery to get our tent fixed after each summer so it has a patch here and there. Ps dont update your look, I love seeing same things over and over!
I still have the sleeping bag I got for Christmas back in 1995 or thereabouts... still always use her if I go away, and used her as a doona inside a cover during my uni days :)
Wooo mine is prolly about the same age lol. Sun faded color but so so soft. What color is yours? Mine is blue:)
@@micivalantincic8227 It is a blue/red/grey pattern on the outside with a blue cotton liner :)
Sounds lovely, I hope they serve us for many years to come!
I love my hankies!!! I thrift them and have had the good fortune to find mostly new! I haven't bought tissues since covid!
Also, invest in some wood glue, for the chair, and fabric glue! Just take a dab and you can also thrift them!
LOVE this... I need to make an underconsumption reel... I have so many things I keep using just the way they are because I'd rather do that than get new... I love the idea of stuffing cushions/ pillows with old fabric. I have bunches of fabric scraps that I always mean to use for patching and never do... and my city even has a textile recycling program where they break down the clothes and make new fabric from it.
Love that, great! I also use all my things and wear all my clothes and shoes, until they fall apart and there is nothing I can do to use them any longer. I just love that.
I have my great-nanna's handkerchiefs. Her initial L (Lillian) is in the corner, my name is Lynne so it looks like it's personalised to me. She died 50 years ago, so i assume they are about 60-70 years old.
Handkerchiefs, yay!! They're also nicer to the nose than paper hankies, you really notice if you have a cold for more than 3 days and have to constantly blow your nose. Paper tissues will really start chafing, cotton hankies much less so!
One of my favorite outfits is the one I'm wearing today... the chemise is made from an old blouse and scrap materials I got from a thrift store in 2008... the buttons on the chemise are ceramic with a pink flower on them from the 1950s. The very wide a-line skirt is a thrift store find from 2012. And the bodice which I got in 2018 or '19 has been recut twice to adjust the fit... the bra was gotten new in 2006 it was among the last big underwear purchases I made before graduating from college. The carmel brown leather shoes I picked up in 2019. Only the ankle socks and the adult diapers I have on were bought in 2024. Sad that I have to use disposable diapers, but happy that I can wash or clean all the rest of my outfit.
I watched this video wearing my 2nd hand 15 plus year old shirt that is permanently stained and full of holes. It is my cleaning the toilet / house / garden / outside / coloring peoples hair / pj shirt now. :P LOL
They are the comfiest too!
I had a pair of scrub pants that have about 30 years and 3 homes’ paint on them. They seem to have gone missing in the most recent move and I am seriously mourning their loss.
With this video, I think I have found my people! I am now trendy! Underconsumption has been my way of life forever! About 20 years ago we had a house fire and although no one was hurt, I was devastated by the loss of some many precious items that were old or given to me by the special people in my life. Fortunately the memories of those people and things are still with me. While other people struggle with not being able to afford to buy more stuff, I am content to use what I have and adapt things to get the job done!
Also, for clothing pieces that you love and are afraid to repair by yourself, don't hesitate to use the services of a seamstress! At my local mall, I discovered a great seamstress that repaired one of my favorite dress, on which the stiching was getting undone. And now, it is perfect again!!^^
Yes! Lost weight? Get your clothes taken in and feel like a badass!
I have a towel with Whinnie the Pooh which is something around 20 years and I love it so much that I brought it with me when I moved out. And now my man is making fun of me xd.
In my family home I have a teddy rabbit which is just one year younger than me and she still looks pretty good, because my grandmas, mum and finally me were taking care of her for so long. She just lost her color now. I love her with all my heart.
I have an electric whisk, you know the kind where you push the whisks into the bottom, and switch it on. It was my mum's and I think she must have bought it in 1975! She died 20 years ago, but I think she gave it to me when she was still alive. I also have a knife of hers, that I pinched from her kitchen when I was about 18, and I still have it. I've never sharpened it and it still cuts beautifully! Those handkerchiefs of yours are so beautiful, I've realised recently that's exactly what I need, so I'm on the lookout!
My tv is on was my great grandma's sewing table that has a painted board secured on top. I got a changing table off the side of the street that had some scratches that I touched up and now it's holding a plant I took out of the trash and 2 other plants that are from propagation.
Love this! I do the same thing. Most of my clothes and stuff at home is over 25 years old. I always try to repair my clothes and shoes. High quality items can last for many, many years. Thanks so much for this thoughtful video! ❤❤❤❤
I have and still use my dads pizza cutter that is well over 36 years old, my saucepan set I bought when I was pregnant with my daughter, it was quite expensive at the time but alas 18 years later it's still my only saucepan set 😊
Handkerchiefs (and cloth napkins) are really easy to DIY if you are at all sewing-inclined.
Old sheets/pillow cases/clothing/tablecloths with too many tears to repair for continued use are all viable to cut up, hem, and turn into a handkerchief or light napkin. (Avoid synthetics and silks! They are not very absorbent and will be frustrating to use-plant fibres are usually best.)
I have my mum's sewing machine she got in the late 60's. And my grandfather's toaster. I love vintage things in general, so it's a bonus
I have a steel spatula that's broken. it used to have a plastic handle, but when it broke, the spatula was still one of my favorite things to use when cooking, so I just said "f it" and kept it without the handle. If I accidentally leave it in a hot pan I can just grab the end with a towel. But for most purposes (e.g. flipping grilled cheese or pancakes) it works great as-is.
I have many items that were handed down to me from my parents and grandparents. Cookware, silverware, furniture, tools. But the best thing I just keep using and repairing is my car of over 20 years. I will drive it until it dies or is no longer cost effective to fix.
I bought my little hatchback brand new in 2006 and have happily driven it for 18 yrs so far. I feel the same! I also adore using hand me down flatware from my own childhood - we use it every single day. My grandfather's work bench and chair live in our garage and when I had a sale every 3rd customer tried to buy it. No way!
I really like your energy and your positivity.
Thank´s for your input
I own a pair of DocMartens that I thrifted for 7€ when I was 16. I'm 38 now. Still wear them on a dayly basis. Very amazed that they don't fall apart. The newer ones I bought all did at some point.
If you have a boot repair they can quickly sew that bag right up. Fun ideas, especially the pillow stuffing.
I love cloth hankerchiefs and have many. I have bad allergies and use several hankies a day. I have only had to buy single use tissues when we had covid (thank you home delivery grocery service). Miss6, granddaughter, loves using mine and has asked me to get her flower hankies.
I also have sarongs, which I thrifted, to use as baby wraps. My children and grandchildren no longer need them but the grandchildren love to wrap their baby dolls in them, when at my house. You have heirloom hankies, this Oma Girl has family sarong/baby wraps.
My absolute favorite thing(s) are small wooden pecks from my family in Finnland, they probably are over 100 years old - first used in a town house - bc my grandma had written the appartment number on it, then for 50 years or so at the summer cottage, out in the weather the whole summer. I think they are the most valueable most pretty thing I possess. 🥰
Re the jars: I reuse the plastic ones (e.g. the peanut butter ones) for my young daughter's bits and bobs so she can grab her stuff without the fear of breaking the jar
Anytime we have old, falling apart cotton clothing, I cut up the material into smallish squares. We use these cotton squares to blow our nose, dust, as toilet paper (I have a bidet, so it's just to dry), and any other purpose they would be handy for. Wash, and repeat. It serves a dual purpose. To keep from purchasing disposable paper products and to keep unwearable clothing out of the landfill.
I have a brown leather bag that I bought when I was idk 12 years old? (I'm 27) and every time I go out and I need a bag, it's that one that I'm taking with me. My friends say it's my trademark, hahaha. I love it so much that it makes me sad to know that, one day, it'll be gone. That's why I do my best to repair it whenever I can! 🌟
I produce my own reusable napkins using old bedding and I also love this solution.
The "chair smacking" is such a familiar move😂❤️ when I move out I'd love to get old furniture, it's the most beautiful and it's actually made to last! When I moved out of my parents for a bit I got a stool literally from trash. It's with fabric and it smelled like a homeless person for 2 weeks but I still have it and love it! And my school desk that I still use is an heirloom that's older than my mom. I love old stuff! And I wish to learn how to repair things better!
I LOVE this video and resubscribed to the channel, no idea when or how I got unsubscribed. But the energy you bring to the content is so beautiful and inspiring.
Just a thought...you could easily 'update your look' with things you have already or thrift. Since the straps are seatbelts, you can attach pins, brooches, or even hairclips to them on the side that shows. You could match your outfit or mood with different accessories! Just make sure they have a good secure closure! I've lost several cheap punk pins that way, lol
When my daughter was born, we were given a baby-bed by a friend of mine - she used to sleep in it when she was a baby, then her sister's kids used it, now my daughter sleeps in it. It must be at least 40 years old. 😃 And it's more beautiful than the beds you can buy today.
We have a glider in our daughter's room that was gifted to us from my in-laws. I think they may have purchased it second hand. Now my sister-in-law is having her first baby, and we're passing it on to her! So it's on to yet another new home.
I love the old spoon. We have a wooden spatula my bf made at school when he was ~10... But I'd still sand the spoon down a bit
The first handkerchief you showed up close has a tatted lace edge which is handmade.
I love the different types of fabric rugs hand made plaited and sewn or weaved from scrap fabrics long strips. Or snuffle mat puzzles (must be secured properly) you put treats in them. There is also a thick rug made from sock rings by cutting socks into loop rings then looping.
Think there was a craze from plastic bands like that making friendship bands so an upscale of that for the rugs.
My mom would make my brother and I hankies from old sheets, and just sew cute patterns or decorations on them. They were so cute
I stuff my throw pillows with my extra blankets, so I don’t have to find a place to store them in the closet
This is genius!
@@NecaylPerry agreed!
I make hankies from my fabric scraps left over from sewing!
Love the video!
My grandad knitted a dishcloth when he was 98, and gave it to me. It is coming undone now but I love it and use it all the time, it reminds me of him and works amazingly!
Everything needs a label for the algorithm. As a preschool teacher living in a small apartment, I still talk myself out of buying back ups for things, and multiples of stuff. I think regular consumption has this name mainly for the algorithm, and I just laugh that it has its own genre or “core” attached. Most of my furniture is gifted or thrifted, my tvs are both over ten years old (the pixels r finally getting distorted) and I keep phones until I no longer can use them. I do need to learn how to get phones second hand, though! That would be awesome
If yellowing polymers in you appliances bother you, a thing you can try is Retrobrite - ensure the surface is clean and any waterproofing you need to do has been done, then apply hair developer like colorcharm, meant to lighten hair. Many tutorials do tend to use 30 and 40 vol because it expedites the process so if you are trying to use 20 vol bc you already own it, it should work but it will be slower. Then expose it to UV - if you are lucky and have a vintage or modern high quality plant build, it should work. for small areas a nail UV curing device could be used, if you have none then wrap it in clear cling wrap to keep the product from completing the chemical exchange in the open air and leave in the sun. Dont forget that you may have to reposition the item to get a uniform surface.
Shoe Goo is a sanity saver while trying to get the 'pick up your feet when your walking' concept thru a teenagers head- just reattach and the shoes make it to their next growth spurt or beyond.
Shout out to my backpack. I have it for over 7 years. It travelled the world with me and helped me get several jobs. I love it and I hope it will join me on many more adventures.
Also, shirts and dress that a friend says I should throw away. They are close to 12 years in my life. I love them and I love wearing them. So they stay!
Someone gave me their old food chopper & it’s exactly the one you have. I knew it was old, but didn’t realize it is from the 80s…my favorite decade! The green thing you push down gets a little stuck sometimes, but it still works just fine.
The one thing I repair & use multiple times a day are my canvas tote bags. I love them so much & use them for everything…even as a purse.
Love 💗 second hand items.
Old appliances work and last the longest time! Most of ours are from my childhood and they always out perform the newer ones 😂 Old thermos'?! Mine still keeps things hotter for longer!
A very Balkan/Slavic thing is recycling old stockings and tights that could no longer be repaired by cutting them up and making hair ties out of them... my family's been doing it since I was little and I do have fancy hair ties, but these are just so comfortable, I love wearing them around the house :D My favorite drinking cups/glasses are candle containers from scented candles I was gifted. Also, as a teacher, I reuse a lot of things in the classroom - last year I got some coffee sacks from a coffeeshop which they wanted to throw away, and I stuffed old pillows in it, and the kids use it as a "bean bag". The material is really durable because it had to hold the coffee beans, so they didn't manage to rip it even after a year of use.
Also if you can make handkerchiefs out of something else, like old bedsheets! They will likely be cotton plus the fibers are well worn out, so they will work like a dream.
If the wood glue isn’t working if it’s the corner join where the seat sits you might be able to find an appropriate sized corner bracket and screw that on with spare screws the correct length on the inside. I would use 2 screws to each corner on the bracket over a single bracket it will be sturdier. Sometimes they will have wooden corner bracket. Hope that helps
Do you have Repair Cafes in Denmark? I know they originated in the Netherlands; I volunteer at one held by my local library in the northwestern U.S., where members of the public can get things fixed for free, from jewelry to textiles to books to small appliances--we even have a volunteer who sharpens knives! I would love to see you do a video on them!
Also, secondhand handkerchiefs are the best, and are easy to find at junk/antique shops.
We have one in Aarhus, Denmark.
I love this! Regarding handkerchiefs, i create my own out of broken bedsheets. I also use the scraps from the bedsheets and cut them into smaller pieces and use for stuffing in pillows or crotcheted animals and such. :)
Your black tote could be easily and very temporarily "updated" by trying a pretty scarf (that I'm sure you already own!) on a handle. Also fun the change it out with seasonal colors.
When I was first married in my 20s I knew so many people who bought new appliances in stainless steel finish ONLY for the aesthetic, throwing out perfectly good appliances in white, almond, black, etc. I never understood this and found it quite sad and jarring. I have a washing machine from 2017 and a non matching dryer from 2005. I would not replace either of them unless they were broken and could not be repaired. We've replaced belts on the dryer 2 times.
I just recently had an electric tabletop fan die on me. I'd had it for something like 30 years! I was sad when it finally happened, though.