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Diana Curtis - 15 Sep 2004 14:28 GMT

I dont enjoy it, particularly holes in jeans knees.
Diana

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Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let
the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing.

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Elaine Carpman - 15 Sep 2004 20:24 GMT

I don't enjoy it either, I don't fix jeans kness,I just cut off the lower
legs and makes shorts and treat myself to a new pair of jeans.

Elaine

> I dont enjoy it, particularly holes in jeans knees.
> Diana
>
> --
> Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let
> the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing.

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Diana Curtis - 15 Sep 2004 23:38 GMT

May I have the bottoms of the legs ... for patching my jeans? :-)
Diana heehee

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Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let
the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing.

> I don't enjoy it either, I don't fix jeans kness,I just cut off the lower
> legs and makes shorts and treat myself to a new pair of jeans.
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> let
> > the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing.

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Elaine Carpman - 16 Sep 2004 00:35 GMT

LOL, I actually have a small bin full of cut off denim pant legs. Why I save
these things is a mystery. Want me to send them to you? : )
Elaine

> May I have the bottoms of the legs ... for patching my jeans? :-)
> Diana heehee
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> > let
> > > the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing.

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Diana Curtis - 16 Sep 2004 00:41 GMT

Well.., thank you. The postage would be pretty steep. Perhaps deep in your
heart of hearts you are saving them to make a large jeans quilt, perfect for
picnics or sleeping in unheated houses?
Diana

> LOL, I actually have a small bin full of cut off denim pant legs. Why I save
> these things is a mystery. Want me to send them to you? : )
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> > > let
> > > > the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing.

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joy beeson - 16 Sep 2004 16:19 GMT

> LOL, I actually have a small bin full of cut off denim pant legs. Why I save
> these things is a mystery. Want me to send them to you? : )

I made a couple of pillow ticks out of jeans legs that
mysteriously appeared in my stash. (Neither of us wears
jeans, and I've *never* cut a pants leg off and saved it.)

I put the contents of two old shredded-foam pillows into
each tick to make nice firm pillows for reading in bed.

Joy Beeson

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Claire Owen - 21 Sep 2004 18:07 GMT

> > LOL, I actually have a small bin full of cut off denim pant legs. Why I save
> > these things is a mystery. Want me to send them to you? : )
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>
> Joy Beeson

The project I have made for the project exchange, would be perfect for using
up old jeans legs, so don't throw them out I will take some pictures before
I post the project and I am sure you will all be able to work out how to
adapt it to use thosse old jeans legs.
In fact I am determined to use a whole leg of a pair of jeans and maake a
complete set, cryptic I know but I don't want to ruin the suprise for my
poor innocent recipient!!

Claire in Montréal, France.
http://claireowenperso.free.fr

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AmazeR - 17 Sep 2004 21:14 GMT

> I don't enjoy it either, I don't fix jeans kness,I just cut off the lower
> legs and makes shorts and treat myself to a new pair of jeans.
>
> Elaine

Heehee... DD would have only shorts to wear if I did this! I just tell
her she can wear them like they are or learn to fix them herself!! LOL

Mavis

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Kate Dicey - 16 Sep 2004 00:27 GMT

> I dont enjoy it, particularly holes in jeans knees.
> Diana

I rarely do it... If I rip something, it usually needs a whole new
something! Zips go to the cleaners!

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Roger Sollie - 16 Sep 2004 08:13 GMT

> Diana Curtis wrote:
>
> > I dont enjoy it, particularly holes in jeans knees.
> > Diana
>
> I rarely do it... If I rip something, it usually needs a whole new
> something! Zips go to the cleaners!
> --
> Kate XXXXXX
> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
> http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
> Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Kate,
I am shocked! I think mending is one of the most rewarding things I do. I
can get through a huge pile of torn clothes in less than an hour and
everything is (almost) like new. I really feel like I have accomplished
something. I would have thought it was a breeeze for you, who sews so much.

Cut-off jeans are really not practical where I live. Two pair of shorts
can last the whole summer.

Kirsten Sollie
Heimdal Norway

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Kate Dicey - 16 Sep 2004 09:41 GMT

> Kate,
> I am shocked! I think mending is one of the most rewarding things I do. I
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> Kirsten Sollie
> Heimdal Norway

Hate mending, hate alterations! James usually grows out of things long
before they are in need of a mend, but should he rip a new garment, I'll
teach HIM how to mend it!

Replacing jean and trouser zips is a pig to do, and again, usually by
the time the zip fails, the jeans/trousers are pretty dead anyway. If I
cost my time the way I do for customers, it isn't worth spending time on
ancient worn out jeans and the like when I could be sewing wedding
finery or replacing costumes priced with a heavy 'idiot tax' element!
New jeans, £15: Kate's sewing time, between £10 and £50 an hour...

Mending a re-enactment costume or an irriplacable silk dress would be a
different matter... I just sorted out a jacket with one sleeve half out
and the collar coming off for these 71st Glasgow Highland Light Infantry
re-enactors, to see them through the weekend. Their new jackets will be
ready at the end of the month.

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Diana Curtis - 16 Sep 2004 14:33 GMT

Im with you on this. Right now its a necessary evil, to fix these pants, but
I'd much rather start from scratch than diddle around with a patch. It
turned out nicely, and I thank my dear mother for passing her Bernie with
the free arm along to me, but pushing those stupid legs around that arm,
trying to keep the back of the leg from getting stitched down into the patch
is a royal pain.
Im almost ready to start cutting out a simple nightgown for DD, and a pair
of pajamas for the DGS. I wonder if he will sit still long enough for me to
get some measurements! LOL
Diana

--
Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let
the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing.

> > Kate,
> > I am shocked! I think mending is one of the most rewarding things I do. I
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> http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
> Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

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sewingbythecea@webtv.net - 16 Sep 2004 00:31 GMT

Mending

<(Diana Curtis)
<I dont enjoy it, particularly holes in jeans knees. Diana
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That's called 'iron-on patches", hon. :)
Leave the heavy-duty patch inserts to us pros. I'l be glad to do it
for you--email me, I'll send you a price quote.
Cea

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Diana Curtis - 16 Sep 2004 02:00 GMT

Now, doggone it.. if I could afford to pay someone to fix the darn things
for me, I wouldnt be sitting here mending them, Id cut them off as Elaine
does and go buy new ones! LOL
Iron on patches... hmmm.. have they improved since the 60s?
Diana

--
Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let
the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing.

Mending

<(Diana Curtis)
<I dont enjoy it, particularly holes in jeans knees. Diana
---
That's called 'iron-on patches", hon. :)
Leave the heavy-duty patch inserts to us pros. I'l be glad to do it
for you--email me, I'll send you a price quote.
Cea

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dnmgiordano - 16 Sep 2004 04:30 GMT

> Iron on patches... hmmm.. have they improved since the 60s?
> Diana

I don't know about the 60's, but I think they are pretty ugly. Then again I
have never used them and assume they go on the outside. I could be totally
wrong.

Michelle Giordano

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Karen Maslowski - 16 Sep 2004 16:16 GMT

Nope, they go on the inside, Michelle. No wonder you think they're ugly! LOL

Karen in Ohio

>>Iron on patches... hmmm.. have they improved since the 60s?
>>Diana
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> Michelle Giordano

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dnmgiordano - 16 Sep 2004 20:58 GMT

> Nope, they go on the inside, Michelle. No wonder you think they're ugly! LOL
>
> Karen in Ohio

Now thats a good laugh! Thanks!

Michelle Giordano

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AmazeR - 17 Sep 2004 21:17 GMT

>> Iron on patches... hmmm.. have they improved since the 60s?
>> Diana
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>
> Michelle Giordano

LOL I resorted to an iron-on patch on DS's shorts... He ripped them
across the bum. Now he won't wear them! Says he 'hates them'... Well, I
won't be doing that again! They can go in DH's rag bin!

Mavis

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AmazeR - 17 Sep 2004 21:13 GMT

> I dont enjoy it, particularly holes in jeans knees.
> Diana

LOL My DD goes through the knees of her jeans in about 2-3 weeks! She is
10 yrs old.. Don't know how she does it, but I refuse to fix them anymore!

Mavis

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