An Etsy buyer sent me photos of how she used the decorative art patches!!!!! BEFORE:
She bought all six patches and has used three of them on her favorite pants and sent me photos of them! More mini boro patches at Hoarder Rehab, here and even more boro patches at our new shop, Mending Ways, here. Photo via Hoarder Rehab
I am thrilled to see my boro patches used for mending! Here is the note I received:
Attached are 2 photos of a pair of my pants that I have repaired the pocket areas.
They look good with your boro patches on them. Maybe I’ll be adding some other patches, who knows.
They look good with your boro patches on them. Maybe I’ll be adding some other patches, who knows.
AFTER:
Don't they look just grand! More mini boro patches at Hoarder Rehab, here and even more boro patches at our new shop, Mending Ways, here. Photo via Hoarder Rehab
She said that the pockets kept tearing on the corners and over the years she'd been mending them and now has used my boro patches on them! Where is the jealous button? because I just love those pants! I want a pair! They look so comfy and cute!
Here is a photo close up:
You can see she used patches 1, 3 and 6 and has 3 more patches to use! Actually she has more than those because she's my best supporter for my alternative to hoarding, which is making patches to slow mend. More mini boro patches at Hoarder Rehab, here and even more boro patches at our new shop, Mending Ways, here. Photo via Hoarder Rehab
These patches are quite mini and are perfect to patch up small tears, pin holes and even just to use as decorative patches on backpacks, or make into brooches, add to amulet or make into a necklace. I'm making a three pocket necklace amulet this week to show as an example on how to use these patches or any scraps you may have that you just love!
Here is a photo with rulers, so you can get an idea of how mini they are in size. I'd love to know how her patches make it through the wash! Because they are all raw edged and I hand sew all the scraps down. If you are using these as utilitarian patches, I would suggest you slow mend and stitch all the scraps securely, so they will make it through the laundry intact.
Saying Goodbye: I haven't had a chance to use any of my boro patches like these on my own clothes, but I have used other patches that I've made and are listed at Hoarder Rehab, here and Mending Ways, here. Some of them I've I've posted on this blog and will list them at the end, if you are interested in seeing them.
What I Learned:
1. I am so thankful my alternative to hoarding, which is making these mini patches, not only is helping me from hoarding, but some of them are being enjoyed by other people! Mostly as decorative patches as far as I know, but maybe soon, someone "out there" will let me know how they slow stitched them as utilitarian patches. I"d love to know how they make it through the laundry! That's my favorite part when I mend, watching how the patches change with each wash.
As soon as I get 24 items listed at our new shop, Mending Ways, I'm going to try and make some for my own clothing that I have that need some patches!
2. I'm feeling a little off today because I think I had an allergic reaction to something I ate. Last night an itchy rash showed up on my stomach in a straight line practically and today I just feel out of it with all energy sapped out of me.
3. The Mister has started new work hours, so he gets home now in the early afternoon, which is nice to have extra day time to go to museums and such and not have to drive through a lot of traffic.
4. Best of all, I have a new zoom zoom! My Aunt gave me her old car, which is gloriously new to me because she got a brand spanking new Tesla. We named my car, Patecati, after the Aztec healing God because she has food allergies too. And I think I am on the mend in more ways than one now!
What's new with you? I'd love to hear about it!
Thank you M for being my biggest supporter for my alternative to hoarding! Your inspiring stories, art work, and sharing through emails, keep me motivated to continue my Hoarder Rehab journey and most of all to continue patching! And your emails keep me on track with organizing my art project hoard because you are always letting go of stuff and organizing your supplies for your next projects. I hope one day my 2nd room of art supplies will be organized with space ready to create!
You are such an inspiration to me and thank you for sending photos of your art and how you use my patches and brooches! You are so kind and thoughtful. Thanks again.
I love seeing your projects because they inspire mine and am looking forward to your new knitting project! It will certainly look cute with your patched up pocket pants!
1. I am so thankful my alternative to hoarding, which is making these mini patches, not only is helping me from hoarding, but some of them are being enjoyed by other people! Mostly as decorative patches as far as I know, but maybe soon, someone "out there" will let me know how they slow stitched them as utilitarian patches. I"d love to know how they make it through the laundry! That's my favorite part when I mend, watching how the patches change with each wash.
As soon as I get 24 items listed at our new shop, Mending Ways, I'm going to try and make some for my own clothing that I have that need some patches!
2. I'm feeling a little off today because I think I had an allergic reaction to something I ate. Last night an itchy rash showed up on my stomach in a straight line practically and today I just feel out of it with all energy sapped out of me.
3. The Mister has started new work hours, so he gets home now in the early afternoon, which is nice to have extra day time to go to museums and such and not have to drive through a lot of traffic.
4. Best of all, I have a new zoom zoom! My Aunt gave me her old car, which is gloriously new to me because she got a brand spanking new Tesla. We named my car, Patecati, after the Aztec healing God because she has food allergies too. And I think I am on the mend in more ways than one now!
What's new with you? I'd love to hear about it!
Notice Patch #7, I know it doesn't look like much, but it took a lot of time because I was practicing "couch" stitching with tread. This Etsy buyer is a big supporter of my patches in more ways than one, so I worked on Patch #7 some more and personalized it with her Initial and now it looks like this! More mini boro patches at Hoarder Rehab, here and even more boro patches at our new shop, Mending Ways, here. Photo via Hoarder Rehab
Thank you M for being my biggest supporter for my alternative to hoarding! Your inspiring stories, art work, and sharing through emails, keep me motivated to continue my Hoarder Rehab journey and most of all to continue patching! And your emails keep me on track with organizing my art project hoard because you are always letting go of stuff and organizing your supplies for your next projects. I hope one day my 2nd room of art supplies will be organized with space ready to create!
You are such an inspiration to me and thank you for sending photos of your art and how you use my patches and brooches! You are so kind and thoughtful. Thanks again.
I love seeing your projects because they inspire mine and am looking forward to your new knitting project! It will certainly look cute with your patched up pocket pants!
So this is Patch #7 with added scraps and stitching. It was so fun to make. I wonder how she will use this one! Oh and she keeps all my patches in a special wallet, she converted into an art piece display organizer. I'll be posting about that soon too!
I've kind of taken an Etsy vacation by not listing for the past several weeks or so, but I started back today to reach my goal of 185 listed items per
shop. I've almost reached my goal of 185 with the Etsy shop, VintageToGoEasy. Keep a look out at all 5 shops, I will be listing the rest of the week!
My goal for our new shop, Mending Ways is 24 listed items and I've listed 19, so far.
Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed weekly: HoarderRehab with 181 items, The Destiny of Things- 177 items, VintageToGoEasy - 184 items and JunkDrawerAndMore - 175 items. And now, Mending Ways with 19.
Maybe you'll find something and give it new life and a new home! Thanks for looking!
Here is an example of the primitive textile art I've been creating. Brooches from Society silk, baby quilts and some hearts from tattered and fraying cutter quilts. Available either at Mending Ways, here or Hoarder Rehab, here. Thanks for looking!
Related Stories: I have a lot more mending stories from Etsy buyers to post, so stay tuned!
1. Mending my socks and a silk top: More Mending as a Hoarding Alternative Creative Outlet, Story 6
2. At the top of the blog there are various tops and one is called, Mending Ways Creative Outlets Alternatives to Hoarding and it has a list of posts of most everything I've tried instead of hoarding!
"A stitch a day keeps the hoard away!" Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things!
Thank you for visiting my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things! Happy Wednesday!
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