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	from Jen Hubley I'm not a big mender. I think that this is because Grunge was big when I was a teenager. Spending my formative years wearing shirts with rosettes of ruptured thread where buttons should be made me too lazy to mend anything.

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Video: Mend a Tear in Clothing
For example, today I'm wearing a perfectly lovely blazer with a giant rip in the lining. My logic is that if no one can see it, it doesn't matter. I'll be sorry when I reach for something in a meeting and my sleeve falls off.

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How to Hem Pants
This is something I absolutely have to learn how to do. They just do not make pants for short ladies like me. Well, OK, they do, but they're usually capri pants intended for amazons.
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How to Sew on a Button
I can sew on a button. There's usually a giant knot of thread on the other side, but again, no one's looking at the underside of the fabric, so who cares.
- Sewing Guide Debbie Colgrove

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