Tutorials

Don't live in Melbourne or can't get to one of our Fix It! sessions? We like the following web tutorials.

* inspiration for patches here and here
* video: repair your own jeans (with the cutest background music ever)

* an excellent (and fun!) darning tutorial
* how to mend torn upholstery
* jewellery repair basics
* mending tips from Martha Stewart Living magazine

If you have clothing that is too far gone to repair, consider cutting it into rags or scraps of fabric for other projects. The following are some great scrap-busters we can recommend:

Gorgeous bath mat knitted from an old bedsheet (needs to be seen to be believed).
* Even teeny, tiny scraps can be used to make fabric-covered thumbtacks.
* Have you ever seen anything cuter than a baby wearing a bowtie? We haven't.