The Mending Pile
I have quite a bit of mending work to do as various outfits need a little touch up here and there. I have a few cotton summer skirts of the ethnic variety that are really lovely to wear but the elastic always goes well saggy after a couple of washes. There's nothing wrong with the material or skirt itself but when the skirts were made they were given the deep elastic which is stitched in and I have therefore got to manage to re-route some elastic to tighten the waistbands up. It doesn't help that I have lost inches off my waist too. I don't at present have the funds to replace them, so its make do and mend time. I have several skirts of this ilk to prepare - I have some elastic already but I think I may have to go and get some more as I don't think I am going to have enough to complete them all. After all money is tight and you have to make the most of what you have at the present and besides another outfit is another outfit. I also have a couple of pairs...