Hard Times? Take Up Mending

My ripped black pointelle thermals were headed for the ragbag when I reconsidered and decided to mend them.

With hard times on my mind and everyone else’s nowadays, several other household items got repaired or mended instead of being tossed out. The old adage, “use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without” is worthy of being posted on the refrigerator door or wherever else a family puts reminders.

It’s a good time to go “shopping” in closets and drawers for useful garments and other items that have been overlooked for a while. The heady days of impulse-driven acquisition seem to be over for the time being.

So get out the needle and thimble and sew on that shirt button or mend that hem. Get in touch with your inner New Englander and bring back thrift!

--Bernice Paglia