I resew buttons, hem pants, fix seam rips, glue together favorite shoes, and cut up clean holey socks to stuff dog beds for the pound, and am repairing an old quilt of mine that I can't bear to part with yet. (Life mistake #3001, plus or minus: do not use favorite quilts to sit on on the couch. too much rubbing can wear them out..... in multiple places.) Yes - I mend a bit. I do have a swimsuit that is WAITING for new elastic, however, and no plans to move it up the priority list. At the price of new ones, even on sale, it will get done eventually.