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People who haven't bought clothes for a decade

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Re: People who haven't bought clothes for a decade

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KozmoNau7 wrote: post #124
clairity wrote: post #114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

does she talk at all about how to patch/mend jeans? because that's a skill that'd be super-useful to learn, given how fast jeans wear out (between the thinness and the added stretchy but less durable fibers nowadays).

I've had great results with "boro" stitching, which doesn't try to hide the repair, but makes it a personal design element. The key is to use nice thick embroidery thread.

thanks! i like the style of boro stitching, and have 5-6 pairs of jeans i need to repair, so it seems like a good time to dig into it.

Re: People who haven't bought clothes for a decade

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Post by thesmok »

clairity wrote: post #114
spodek wrote: post #33

A guest on my podcast -- Lorna Davis, the key leader behind the largest B Corp to date, Danone USA, and a c-suite executive from Danone and other multinationals -- committed not to buy clothes for a year. Within a few weeks she started getting rid of clothes she didn't wear and even relationships that were distracting her from more meaningful ones. Within months she was sending me contacts of other high-powered execu…

does she talk at all about how to patch/mend jeans? because that's a skill that'd be super-useful to learn, given how fast jeans wear out (between the thinness and the added stretchy but less durable fibers nowadays).

I take my jeans to the nearest clothes repair booth, they stitch on a patch from inside. Here doing one patch costs $4, that's much better that >$100 for a new pair of Levi's.

Re: People who haven't bought clothes for a decade

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Post by clairity »

thesmok wrote: post #162
clairity wrote: post #114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

does she talk at all about how to patch/mend jeans? because that's a skill that'd be super-useful to learn, given how fast jeans wear out (between the thinness and the added stretchy but less durable fibers nowadays).

I take my jeans to the nearest clothes repair booth, they stitch on a patch from inside. Here doing one patch costs $4, that's much better that >$100 for a new pair of Levi's.

i tried getting a pair patched once and the patch tore open after a few weeks =(

that's why i thought i might try to learn a better technique myself, but maybe i should look for a different repair shop.

Re: People who haven't bought clothes for a decade

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Post by bradezone »

inertiatic wrote: post #140

There is a healthy balance here that seems lost on a lot of people here. There's not a binary distinction between fashion victim and enlightened minimalist. Yes, reduce your purchases. Yes, prefer high quality products. Yes, reuse your clothes instead of throwing it away. No, don't spent your life constantly worrying about what you need to repair before it falls apart. No, don't put people through enduring the summer…

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