My wife and I, empty-nesters for several years, have a fabric/sewing shop in rural farm country. She’s been sewing, mending, and altering clothing for herself and the family since she was a teenager, and now she does minor alterations and mending for the public during the day, and quilting/crafting for herself evenings and weekends.
My main interest is vintage sewing machines themselves, so nearly all of the actual sewing that I do is mending, and that’s mostly denim work clothing. I also put new zippers in coveralls and coats and sew patches onto uniforms. I get to mend a handbag, camera case, or shoe once in a while. The “alterations” that I do are pretty much limited to hemming jeans. I’ve only been at it for about 6 years, but enjoy helping my wife with the sewing in our little shop.
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