I did some more jeans mending on my Singer 319W Treadle today. I’m still using the mechanic’s rolling stool at it, and trying to make up my mind if it’s better than a rigid non-rolling stool or not. There are things that I like and dislike about both stools, and I’m still deciding which will be best to live with and without.
Just for fun, here’s how some of the younger folks are having us mend their denim jeans these days. I repaired the area below the left hip pocket today. We have strict orders to not trim off any of the strings! There’s about 7 or 8 mending sessions in this pair of jeans. Their value is increasing, but hey, when they’re your favorite jeans and you want to do a little stylin’......
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