I am so glad that I taught my two GG to mend and sew. One was in Hurricane Maria in the VI. She has had to mend many things (sails, bedspreads,l etc., you name it. She said that she and her sister have now coined the phrase "Nanny-rigged" because I am usually able to figure out a solution to problems. They learned to "think outside the box" and I am so glad they have learned that skill.