Here's the first & most recent mend I've made on this sweater so far.
Practice counts for a LOT!
There's a reason I've had this sweater for 12 years & only now got around to mending it. It just plain takes time. It sits in that lovely place between "it's so simple!" & "actually no, it's not at all."
idk I feel like a lot of content about mending clothes can get real preachy about "people just don't take time for this anymore." That attitude can go fuck itself into the sun.
@sarahtaber I finally got around to darning a pair of hiking socks this Christmas. They were admittedly expensive socks in the first place, costing about £15, but I estimate it took me about four hours in all. Minimum wage in the UK is £9.50 an hour, and I earn more than minimum wage. Economically it would make far more sense to buy new socks, and honestly it's only the fact I enjoy darning as a restful activity that makes it make sense for me
