I will hem pants for my fiance when I buy them new and cannot find his inseam size. I just buy them 2-4" longer and hem them to the right length for him. His size must be a popular size as we run across this a lot.
I have a portable closet that I use to hang the items that we need mended and will also let my sister know when it gets close to full too. So if she has anything that needs mended it will be done when I get ours done too. I will then make a whole day out of mending. Then I don't want to be bothered with it until the closet is full again. Hopefully tht will take another year or so. LOL
I do have a couple of lace up shirts that need thin laces replaced. I have not been able to find the thin laces anywhere either. The laces look like leather but are much thinner and shoelaces are way too thick and short for this repair. These shirts have been in there for over two years now.