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Originally Posted by marymild
Have you noticed when you tell people you quilt, they want to know if you will do their mending for them?
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Originally Posted by Gwyn
How about "sure. be glad too. I charge$5.00 an inch." or "I'm really sorry, but I am booked so far out, you will outgrow it before I could get it done,."
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My son and nephew have me mending their pants all the time. I would not have it anyother way My son works in Arizona and comes home for a weekend every 8 weeks always with jeans he has ripped on the job. Today is my birthday and I will doing some tonight. I feel a little of me is going back with him in the morning.
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Originally Posted by Aunt Zaz
My son and nephew have me mending their pants all the time. I would not have it anyother way My son works in Arizona and comes home for a weekend every 8 weeks always with jeans he has ripped on the job. Today is my birthday and I will doing some tonight. I feel a little of me is going back with him in the morning.
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I was in Walmart buying fabric yesterday and a young girl came over and said I noticed you buying material and want to know if you sew ? I told her I'm a quilter not a sewer, Lol...My older sister was the sewer not a quilter...
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One can always suggest they contact their cleaners, who usually offer these services....but there is not one I recommend. Tailoring services are in phone book too. That way I am not just saying "no" to them, but offering some help.
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Have been reading through this thread--really strikes a chord. I sewed before I quilted and with 3 boys I have patched a lot of jeans in my day. They still ask me to "fix" things, even though they're in their 20s and 30s. Other than my boys and a handful of sewing friends, most women I know or work with are clueless about home mending--don't think they are even aware of the concept.
There is a fascinating book (actually a Rutgers University PhD history department dissertation) by Sarah Gordon on women and sewing entitled "Sew It Yourself--Home Sewing, Gender, & Culture 1890-1930. Embedded in the online.pdf are oral interviews with a number of women sewers who recall their own sewing experiences in their youth or their mother's or grandmother's. You can find it here: http://www.gutenberg-e.org/gordon/acknowledge.html At 5 chapters it's on the long side, but I think many of the responders to MaryMild's thread would enjoy it. I, too, would love to know the quilt pattern in your avatar! Enjoy what's left of this Sunday afternoon. |
My email signature says it all "Asking a quilter to mend is like asking Picasso to paint your garage." Amen!
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Originally Posted by Chele
Love that Suzan! I have to hem my daughter's school uniform skirt and I'm sweating just thinking about it! I'd rather do paper piecing and Y seams. Blindfolded! Okay you chickens, send me hemming vibes. I need you!
can anyone say stitch witch... great for an emergency fix... when it started to fail & the hem fell out, i gave him his very own package..told him figure it out or take them back to the men's wear store... i will sew on a button though! |
I have a dear friend with a little business doing repairs, alterations and personal sewing. I refer them to Jenny and SewWhat
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