Emma: "I'm using #Fiberuary as an opportunity to..."

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Emma

@emma@social.emmajuettner.com

I'm using #Fiberuary as an opportunity to complete some mending projects that have been on my to-do list for ages. First up: I made this Kindle cover 10+ years ago, from bits of an old sweater. I originally sewed the buttons in not quite the right spot, so over time the fabric near the buttonholes was stressed and a large rip formed. Today, I sewed up the rip with some colorful yarn and moved the buttons to the proper place. Bonus: the contrasting yarn makes it look like a face now

Sticking my fingers through a large horizontal rip in a maroon fabric Kindle case

The case is now mended with a long line of small stitches in a multicolor yarn. The stitches plus the two buttons look a little like a face

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Heather

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@emma I love it's little mended face! That's a mood right there.

Emma

@emma@social.emmajuettner.com

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@jupitersigh@toot.community thanks!

Emma

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Relatedly— I stopped by the library today and on a whim checked out Bernadette Banner's book, "Make, Sew and Mend". It has info on a lot of hand sewing skills I'd like to practice like hemming, adding pockets, various types of stitches, etc. so I think I'll be referring to it quite a bit as I try to work through some of my mending pile!