Have you ever had the sole separate from your shoe? Well then this quick, easy and above all cheap DIY shoe repair on how to reattach a lose sole is for you! Now although I’m all about fixing and reusing things when possible,there are some jobs that are best done by an expert. If I… Keep Reading
A Few Quick Mending Jobs
I’m slowly but steadily working my way through a completely ENORMOUS pile of mending that has accumulated over the last year or so. I really need to do a better job of keeping on top of my clothing repairs and sewing in the future! This is just part of the pile. . . I am… Keep Reading
Mending: Functional Patches for Ripped Jeans
What do you do when you blow out the knee in your most comfortable pair of jeans? Why mend them of course! Yes, it is possible to mend ripped jeans. I am calling this a “functional patch” because it isn’t going to be an invisible repair by a long shot. Everyone will be able to… Keep Reading
Mending: Replacing a Button with a Shank
I really dislike today’s “throw away society”, and would rather utilize the depression era philosophy of “use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without”. Especially when it comes to clothes. There are so many times that a simple mending repair can breathe new life into a garment! In the past I’ve… Keep Reading
Mending: Replace a Missing Hook and Eye
I hate it when a hook and eye comes out on a piece of clothing. I never seem to notice it until I’m trying to put it on and get out the door for church or something similar. Luckily fixing a hook and eye is pretty simple and I always keep a bunch of spares… Keep Reading
Mending: Replacing / Reattaching a Button
I’m going to be adding some mending tutorials over the next few months here at Frugal Upstate. While sewing from scratch can be expensive (seriously–check out the price of fabric!) and takes a bit of skill/practice. . . most mending is pretty easy to do and very cost effective. All you need to have on… Keep Reading
Save Money-Drain Your Water Heater Regularly
So, we’ve lived in this house for 4 years and never actually got around to draining the water heater or having someone come in and do it. It’s one of those things you just don’t think about–even though we know we have extremely hard water here in our village. We called our village plumber and… Keep Reading
Build a Basic Sewing/Mending Supply Kit
There is a famous saying from the Great Depression: “Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without!” As a frugal gal, I try to live by this as much as possible. I’m the lady who is driving a 10 year old Chevy Blazer and when my mechanic asked me how long… Keep Reading
Quick Tip: Make a Mending Kit
Do you have a mending kit? It’s always such a pain to dig out the sewing supplies when something needs to be mended. So several years back I created this little mending kit. I keep it in the place where I am most likely to be standing when I notice buttons that have popped off… Keep Reading
Quick Tip: Fixing Sneakers
My son Buddy is HARD on his shoes. He has this inexplicable talent for separating the sole of his sneaker from the rest of the shoe–usually long before the rest of the shoe has worn out. I guess that’s just part of being a 9yr old boy. And while of course I don’t mind buying… Keep Reading
