Mending is definitely not like sewing in my mind either. That said, hemming doesn't bother me in the least. Guess I've just learned to deal with it over the years being a 'vertically challenged' person. The mending that gets me is when DH asks me to make fabric out of thin air. He'll hand me a pair of pants or shirt that has a hole somewhere and asks me to 'fix' it. Really??? I look at the garment, then look at him and tell him the way to fix that is toss it in the garbage and buy a new one!