Oct 24 2008
Learn to Sew
We live in a wasteful society who seems to think that when a button falls off or a seam rips, they should just run to WalMart and buy a new one instead of spending five or ten minutes to fix it themselves. The seeming low cost of these throwaway clothes makes it more appealing than actually having to sew a button on yourself (God forbid!), but why?
Even if a new blouse only costs you $5.00 at a discount store, a basic sewing kit can be had for the same amount and you can then repair all sorts of clothing and other fabric items without the need to replace them or even leave your house.
Your local dollar store probably has a tiny little sewing kit that can get you through a few minor emergencies and even though the scissors don’t work half the time, the selection of six or so tiny spools of various colors of thread are worth the purchase price.
Fixing a button is one of the easiest sewing repairs to do and only takes a few minutes at most. I’ve even replaced buttons while I was wearing the shirt - and managed to not stick myself too!
