Would you mend my ******
#61
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Rain Country USA
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Originally Posted by lalaland
I teach sewing in high school, I've had kids, teachers, district office personnel, the principal, the security people - all ask us to mend things for them. Oh, and let's not forget the parents - they send stuff with their kid to school and ask if we'll mend it. And the principal even asked one of the boys in my class to make him an apron - the principal is 6'7", so am I supposed to alter an existing pattern for him and what about the material??
We say no and in the case of the principal, we never mentioned it again and neither did he.
We say no and in the case of the principal, we never mentioned it again and neither did he.
#65
Originally Posted by C.Cal Quilt Girl
Funny part is can buy mens pants waist and length ! Wonder why that is?? :-)
#67
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Orbiting
Posts: 1,448
I do simple mending for my immediate family. I can't do complex. If it's complex, I take it to a Tailor here in town.
I have a neat button foot for my machine and it makes it easy to sew buttons on. Hate sewing them on by hand.
On clothes sizes, I have problem with long sleeves. They are not long enough so I usually don't wear them. Sometimes I buy mens flannel shirts for the winter just so I can get the sleeves long enough. A long time ago, "they" figured out that men have different leg and arm lengths, haven't' they realized that women do too?
I have a neat button foot for my machine and it makes it easy to sew buttons on. Hate sewing them on by hand.
On clothes sizes, I have problem with long sleeves. They are not long enough so I usually don't wear them. Sometimes I buy mens flannel shirts for the winter just so I can get the sleeves long enough. A long time ago, "they" figured out that men have different leg and arm lengths, haven't' they realized that women do too?
#69
Originally Posted by MadQuilter
My answer: Send it to my mother - she likes mending. I just buy new. lol
I got asked to take up the length of a large number of slacks for a gentleman, saying he would pay me half what a "professional" tailor would charge because he did not want to spend that kind of money.
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