That thing where you put on a fresh pair of socks and one has a hole so you think well I went to all that trouble to pull it on, this will be your last day little buddy, I’ll just throw it away after I wear it today.

Last chance underwear happen now and again as well but I guess it depends on where the hole is.

  • Capt. Wolf
    250·
    9 months ago

    I learned to sew when I was little, so I have no qualms busting out the kit to put a few stitches in something. It’s not a hard skill to pick up, and definitely something I think everyone should learn. Especially in this day and age, where everything is so damn expensive! Your stitches don’t have to be perfect, they just have to hold.

    • admiralteal
      131·
      9 months ago

      Darning socks is easy and super relaxing. Only takes maybe 20 minutes to fix a typical sock hole. I’ll Do it while watching TV. I’d rather repair it than consume more imported crap pointlessly.

    • Randomgal
      90·
      9 months ago

      Exactly. To me throwing out clothes because they have a hole seem alike throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Most of the time a needle and some thread with fix it.

      • Capt. Wolf
        60·
        9 months ago

        Exactly, and what can’t be fixed goes into the rag pile to be used for cleaning or whatever!

    • anon6789
      60·
      9 months ago9 months ago

      Lol that was my project last weekend with all my undies! They’re all still pretty good, but just some holes where the fabric meets the elastic, so I got out the sewing machine and knocked them out all at once. (Though I spotted one I missed yesterday of course! 😔)

      The good thing about patching socks and undies is nobody sees them, so they don’t have to look good!

      I take that opportunity to do a little kintsugi in them and use thread that really stands out or patch with a silly fabric. It feels fun to do that, plus when I see it pulling then out of the dresser it reminds me how much money I saved! 😁

        • anon6789
          10·
          9 months ago

          Nurses need some fun in their lives too. They see some shit! My GF is a rad tech and does OR and trauma, and patchy drawers are hardly the craziest thing that’d roll in.

          If I’m in there for something serious enough for them to see my undies, they’re just gonna cut them off anyway, so they may as well cut off a beat pair. 😉

          Otherwise, it can be a conversation starter!

    • jqubed
      40·
      9 months ago

      For some reason I thought that modern machine-made socks couldn’t be darned. Maybe because my understanding is that other modern clothes like pants that rip next to a seam can’t be reliably repaired? (Like, the seam holds but the fabric itself rips)