Do you still mend your clothes by hand or just throw them out?

I have a mending pile I need to get to. I think it is wasteful to throw something out when I can fix it and not have to replace it. I work to hard to make my money streach to buy things I can fix. When they are not mendable I try to make something else from it. When all else fails I cut it into rags to clean the house or wash the car.

I seem to constantly have a few pairs of footie pj's on my "to be mended shelf". Those things have gotten too expensive to throw out just because of a hole in the tow or a torn seam...and then multiply that cost by 3 boys and mending is really the only option. Since the older 2 of the 3 won't be in footies much longer (over size 5T in boys seem hard to find around here) if I can keep our current collection of footies together the youngest will be set until he grows out of them too. I also do the usual seam and hem repairs on the other clothes too. I don't do zippers...although I intend to figure that out nor do I fix socks. Basic cotton socks have so many other uses even with holes...cleaning, using for stuffing, protecting the floor when moving furniture...it doesn't make sense to worry too much about fixing them to wear. Either way, though, I won't throw something out just because it can't be worn anymore, if it absolutely can't be fixed I'll try to do something else with it.

I will sew back on a button, or sew a ripped seam. I will not darn socks, they are to cheap to spend that kind of time. I weigh the time and trouble with the cost to replace.

No, I hate sewing. I made all my own clothes when I was in high school. You won't find me doing that now. I really can't be bothered and besides its almost more expensive now to make something than it is to purchase it outright.

I do minor repairs- sew a button on, fix a hem that is coming down, patch jeans. But for the most part, once clothes are torn or worn, I find other uses instead of mending them. T-shirts make great rags. Sweatshirts can be used to make things like pillows, jeans that are too far gone I save to patch small holes in other jeans. Every now and then I make something like a purse or handbag from a pretty fabric. Some fabrics are great for crafts like backgrounds for scrapbook pages. I also use them for Halloween costumes, and for activities for children like texture matching games, or for making ornaments, or collages. There are lots of uses if you use your imagination.

I always mend them if I can. I find it hard enough to find clothes that fit and are comfortable in the first place, so I don't want to part with them! I think the way things are going economically, there will be a lot more mending going on now.

I've been wanting to hand mend a bunch of my pjs for a while now but never have the time! I like mending my clothes, i think they're not worth throwing out. They look edgy