tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post319104555353862458..comments2023-05-27T14:03:02.968+01:00Comments on mitenska... a simple blog from the blustery North: The Colour Collaborative: July: MendSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038836502384520598noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-49118947379427663842015-08-08T19:14:12.068+01:002015-08-08T19:14:12.068+01:00My mother in law used to do truly invisible mendin...My mother in law used to do truly invisible mending which had me in awe. I try to like mending. Philosophically I approve of it but I can't manage to like it, to find it exciting or engaging in the way I feel about making something, knitted or sewn, from scratch. It always seems to involve boring clothes being mended in boring colours. I must try harder to find the satisfaction and maybe even romance in it!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-57730073149942834662015-08-02T14:02:20.716+01:002015-08-02T14:02:20.716+01:00Mending goes well with Ovaltine. I used to life ne...Mending goes well with Ovaltine. I used to life next to the small town were Ovaltine was produced (it is called Ovomaltine in Switzerland). Double fond memories, thank you. My mending memories are mainly patches for trousers. We used to have so many cool patches on our trousers. I use back pockets of trousers too damaged to fix. There is one back pockets that has been used for three pairs of trousers already. xxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-69908530568266260222015-08-01T20:22:35.156+01:002015-08-01T20:22:35.156+01:00Great blog, it brought back memories of both my Gr...Great blog, it brought back memories of both my Grannies who sewed and mended. The wee metal pin tin was a constant in their sewing baskets and I haven't seen one like it for years until your photo. It instantly brought back the memory of the sound and feel and we prised the tin open and the metal grated against itself. The Quirky Bird Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857611654337366532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-54927942432403163362015-08-01T10:50:37.052+01:002015-08-01T10:50:37.052+01:00A book I read recently featured rather a lot of me...A book I read recently featured rather a lot of mending of the very skilful kind. The only sewing my mother did (she didn't knit, either) was darning which was okay as long as what needed mending was green.love those cupcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251676130165434278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-79376088251886144662015-08-01T08:58:04.495+01:002015-08-01T08:58:04.495+01:00Such a lovely post full of gentle colour.Such a lovely post full of gentle colour.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-51733560212593844232015-07-31T18:21:54.272+01:002015-07-31T18:21:54.272+01:00I too have always had the urge to make mending inv...I too have always had the urge to make mending invisible rather than visible but you know, I think I've started to change my mind. Annie's beautiful post about the Japanese pots and the idea of contrasting zips and buttons I find all rather appealing!<br /><br />S xSandra (Cherry Heart)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05632044137338148569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-76208824462379637862015-07-31T15:48:31.192+01:002015-07-31T15:48:31.192+01:00I love your old buttons. I remember sorting throug...I love your old buttons. I remember sorting through my mum's button box when I was little :)anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414143391795492586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-5207717327295875532015-07-30T22:59:19.615+01:002015-07-30T22:59:19.615+01:00what I wonder is 'graduated leg'?
Sounds p...what I wonder is 'graduated leg'?<br />Sounds painful.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-72689950059323956842015-07-30T22:01:52.600+01:002015-07-30T22:01:52.600+01:00You have similar mending memories to me I think! ...You have similar mending memories to me I think! There was always a mending basket in the house, and it always had plenty in it. I've got a jar of old buttons as well, and like you I favour the subtle approach to sewing. The old needlecraft book looks beautiful, I bet it's full of treasures. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-75241014826207740752015-07-30T19:29:01.733+01:002015-07-30T19:29:01.733+01:00I remember my mum having the same kind of sewing/m...I remember my mum having the same kind of sewing/mending basket and how little she enjoyed the task of going through it. My "proper" mending (as opposed to my "ooh, lets paint this chest of drawers!" type of mending) hangs over my head like a chore and I whizz through it until I can get onto some sewing or crochet of my choice. Maybe I should savour it more. Trouble is, I'm usually mending something polyester in an attractive school uniform shade or purple of grey. I'm sure if it was organic cotton, wool or linen, and in a beautiful colour or fabric, I'd be far more excited.Gillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-81268668601335922972015-07-30T18:14:04.095+01:002015-07-30T18:14:04.095+01:00You have a fabulous collection of 'notions'...You have a fabulous collection of 'notions' in your mending box. <br /><br />I love the modern trend towards mending textiles visibly, but I also think it's important that we don't lose the invisible mending skillls that were once valued so highly. A while back I think the last invisible mender's in Paris closed, for a city that's all about clothes that's a huge deal.Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-51459131880148591612015-07-30T15:26:02.433+01:002015-07-30T15:26:02.433+01:00Mending is certainly better than throwing away. I ...Mending is certainly better than throwing away. I do it too whenever necessary.Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234219836891799676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-72381167690468048052015-07-30T14:57:42.689+01:002015-07-30T14:57:42.689+01:00I mend clothing often but almost never socks. The ...I mend clothing often but almost never socks. The ones we buy are just so cheap that it isn't worth it, and they never tear anywhere near a seam, it's always across an area where the mending stitches would rub and cause a blister. I wish I did have more chances to mend them, though. But shirts, sweaters, even underwear, it seems I'm always sewing up a hole.Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-91795207374910408892015-07-30T08:42:36.352+01:002015-07-30T08:42:36.352+01:00I love all of those vintage mending supplies too! ...I love all of those vintage mending supplies too! I try and resist them though as I would have another collection of things before I knew it otherwise. Granddad sounds as though he is a very useful fellow for Joe to have in his life for his mending needs! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.com