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RE: Giving Clothes a New Lease of Life. Altering and Repairing Practice.
I often make repairs like you just did, but mine never come out so neatly! This is a wonderful job!
I recently took my favorite winter coat in for a new lining. It's such a quality coat that I can probably get another 20 years out of it. I also took my parka in for a new zipper. I might get another 10 years from that.
If more people would repair things instead of tossing, you could make some money at this. There are 4 alteration/repair places in the small city south of me, and I used 2 of them for these repairs.
Thank you. I certainly make mistakes and I'm dull learning, but I enjoy sewing, for the most part. It's nicer if you don't make mistakes, though! 😆
The problem with a lot of clothing now is that it doesn't last very well, even with repairs. That's wonderful that you're getting so many years from your coats. I'm pretty impressed with how well this hoodie has lasted. Much of the clothing we get in Australia doesn't last long at all.
We have a few shops here which make alterations, usually combined with dry cleaning. I'm not sure of they do repairs, though.