I had grand plans to post this yesterday with full details on what I want to work on for #MeMadeMay (starting tomorrow) but c’est la vie. It’s been a busier week than I expected.
The last time that I reorganized my office I made some dedicated space on these shelves for my mending piles. The mending that I do ranges from handmade garments that need modifications, ready to wear garments that need buttons re-sewn, thrifted garments that have been stained and need to be dipped in indigo, and everything in between. The piles are organized by what modifications need to happen, so when I’m feeling inspired to bring these pieces back into my wardrobe, I can knock out all of the buttons being reattached, or the seams that need to be sewn at once.
I’ll confess that I don’t get into these piles (hence, they’re piles and not one or two pieces) as often as I should. I find it to be much more creatively fulfilling to craft new pieces and can find it daunting to try to make good fixes to my clothes. So one of my goals for Me Made May is not only to sew a few new garments that I have picked out, but to make some progress in my mending as well.
How do you organize your mending projects, or do you knock them out as you need to?