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Here is a new illustration done by myself - blogged at: www.paulamills.blogspot.com for Illustration Friday. I have been thinking about this saying since seeing an article in Selvedge magazine(see image above - a wonderful source for all things crafty/beautiful) Anyway they have an article on the art of mending - isn't it sad that in our generation, if a sock gets a hole we just chuck it out and buy new socks? Maybe we should revisit the art of darning and mending - try and make things last a little longer before adding them to ever expanding landfills. Apparently it was the the needlework involved in mending that brought on the art of embroidery.

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Anonymous said…
I darn the kids tights and patch their jeans (and mine)
March 26, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Anonymous said…
Thats what I love about thrift shopping - its a way of "mending" that old thing that nobody wanted and giving it a new life.
March 26, 2009 at 7:15 PM
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