You are now away at college. Life at home with Mom and Dad as you knew it is over. That means no more curfews or house rules. However, remember, this new-found freedom comes with a price -- no home-cooked dinners, no clean laundry and no car filled with gasoline!
Now there is one way to take just a bit of Mom off to college with you -- her ability to fix a seam or sew on a button. Learn easy mending skills with Hand Mending Made Easy: Save Time and Money Repairing Your Own Clothes, by Nan L. Ides.
Chapters include basics from threading a needle and sewing on buttons, fixing seams and buttonholes, ironing techniques, repairing broken zippers, among other lessons. Specifically written for the non-sewer and busy college students - Hand Mending Made Easy demonstrates in twelve easy, illustrated steps, how to mend your clothes without spending your money or sending them home to mom!
Did you ever borrow you roommates shirt and the button fell off ? Now what do you do?
Simple - sew it back on in just a few minutes and your roommate will never know!
Are you like most students, always trying to save money?
Do you shop at thrift and consignment stores, but bypass the clothes that have ripped seams or buttons that are missing. Heres a way to buy those clothes and really save even more money.
Getting ready for that big first job interview? Found a great suit in the local thrift store, but the skirt or pants are too long, looking out-of-style. Heres a great solution learn easy hemming skills. Hem the skirt and feel confident enough to get that job!
Need a little extra money?
As a student, money is usually tight - want a great way to earn a few extra dollars?
Help your dorm mates out with their simple mending with this book and some very inexpensive supplies, you can charge well below what tailors charge..
So, do you feel a little more comfortable being away from home? Youll manage just fine at least with mending your own (or your dorm mates) clothes!
Ides, an avid sewer and clothing designer, says the book was not written as a learn-to-sew manual. I developed the book to show people who really dont necessarily want to learn to sew, how to mend their own clothes a problem we all have at some point in a cost- and time-effective manner, states Ides.
