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Finally got a bunch of maple leaf patches ready for the upcoming market on Nov 8th at St Andrew’s, details in the previous post. You can use these to mend or decorate an item. Local, handmade in the Old City Quarter, Nanaimo.

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I will have a booth at this upcoming market to sell my upcycled bags, rugs, blanket & patches. We will also have a table for our group ‘Mending Mavens’ with free mending/sewing advice plus fabric & supplies available for a donation to the StAUC building fund. Love to see you there. 😜

Can’t think of a lovelier place to sew. Out on our boat mending the tank top/tunic I inherited from my Mom. I had darned some small holes but it looked blah, so I decided to add some cute patches to liven it up. ⛵️




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Not such a pretty mend but very practical, I used tape & lace to keep my magnetic screen door operating for another year. First project since I cracked my arm.
Keeping it out of the waste stream & helping to mend the world one stitch at a time! 🌎




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I may not be able to sew or mend right now because of my broken arm, but I can still try & make the right choices on Earth Day & every other day of the year for that matter. 🌎

Unfortunately I’m out of commission sewing for a while, having cracked my radius above the wrist, when I fell at Horseshoe Bay on the way home from Mexico. I wore my upcycled Birmingham University sweatshirts to our Mending Mavens session on Saturday. Patience & planning are my goals now. ☺️

Visiting Puerto Vallarta & found this wonderful store with fabulous textile products made by hand in Oaxaca. We found this beautiful loom in the back of the store & had a very interesting overview of the different methods of weaving & use of the natural dyes on display. So inspiring.

Small mends making clothes last, wearing them longer & keeping them out of the waste stream. Mending the world one stitch at a time. 🧵🪡 🧶
Reclothe, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
(Pictured here - magic glove darn, bulky shawl into 2 scarves, new zipper pull added to dress, pants closure tab replaced.)



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. Dropped into Vancouver Island Refillery to pick up a couple of gifts & some Nelson Naturals toothpaste. Excited to see my reusable, upcycled bags displayed on the wall, great for transporting your bottles & jars back & forth & made by hand close by in the Old City Quarter. Diverting clothes & reducing plastic from the waste stream. 🌎 🇨🇦
Reclothe, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle



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Just delivered a couple more wine bags to the ‘General Store’ .kitchen. Using upcycled gently used jeans/pants and a donated judo belt to make one of the handles. Diverting clothes from the waste stream & made by hand in Canada. 🌎 🇨🇦
Reclothe, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.



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I’m so excited that my upcycled bottle bags are now available at Vancouver Island Refillery, so perfect for transporting your bottles & jars & made close by in the Old City Quarter. Double & single pocket versions. Join us in helping to reduce plastic waste, every bit counts. 🌎
Reclothe, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.



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