tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029499223967412930.post7247044690875276680..comments2023-06-16T06:16:18.820-03:00Comments on Nova Scotia Island Journal: rainy daysAnne Yarbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172485529168900117noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029499223967412930.post-19728376222346007312010-05-23T16:24:20.475-03:002010-05-23T16:24:20.475-03:00My mother always had a basket of mending which she...My mother always had a basket of mending which she did as we watched I Love Lucy and other 50s shows. She was especially handy at darning socks.<br />She had one of those egg shaped wooden implements that you put in the sock and then weaved the hole. I have tried this and it is very difficult. Clothes are more poorly made today and of poorer fabrics. It hardly seems worth it to mend them - except for jeans of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029499223967412930.post-87878502282190850972010-05-20T23:47:29.980-03:002010-05-20T23:47:29.980-03:00I always had a mending day - it was announced a fe...I always had a mending day - it was announced a few days ahead of time so everyone could make sure their mending joined in the fun - and I would usually have enough to spend most of a day doing mending - it felt so good to get it all done. Of course sometimes there were emergencies that had to be mended immediately - and we still have mending day - just not as often since the kids are no longer at home.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029499223967412930.post-16281782364304782832010-05-20T14:59:43.436-03:002010-05-20T14:59:43.436-03:00I recall a story in my grade 3 reader about a litt...I recall a story in my grade 3 reader about a little girl whose mom would sew creative animal- shaped patches on her dresses. In the 60s and 70s knit clothing became very popular (and inexpensive) and this is always more of a challenge to mend than cotton weaves. But there are still those things that can be mended as long as there are fingers that know how to sew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com