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Turning into my grandmother

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Aug 24

I think I’m turning into my grandmother. When she was old and her eyesight was deteriorating, she would darn dark work socks in yarn of a contrasting colour. Grandma found it hard to darn dark socks might end up with pink or...

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Plans for the last day of the month.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 30 Jun 18

First of all, I will try to reach the $8 here at mylot. That is not my goal, but as I was away for a week and then a couple of days mostly at the hospital, I could not do better. I´ll try to make up for it next month, but the more...

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Another natty gadget

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Oct 17

My last discussion was about a button-hook that was found among my mother’s belongings. Here is another item that may have you guessing. It’s called a ‘mushroom’ or at least that’s we called it. I don’t know if it has another...

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I spent a couple of hours darning socks.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 29 Jun 16

You would say that darning socks was a job of another century. Not so for me. I have some awesome pure wool socks that are made by artisans. The people who make them take the wool from the sheep and use a spindle to turn the wool...

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Do you repair your clothes or do you throw them away and buy new ones?

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43897) • Cambridge, England 10 Apr 09

I am talking about simple repairs like sewing on buttons, repairing tears and worn patches, mending pockets, darning socks and so on. My mother would always repair clothes until they were really no longer wearable. Our socks...

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