Now that everything can be easily and quickly replaced with new ones, whether your clothes are old, your shoes are dirty, your computer is slow, or your mobile phone is no longer popular, you can buy an identical or even better replacement by spending a little money. The word "repair" seems to be getting further and further away from us. Can you imagine that someone can wear a pair of socks for twenty years? Well... it should be difficult! But a Japanese Twitter user @basilsauce really Done!
@basilsauce said that after he found that his socks were torn and started mending them, he couldn't stop. Now he has been wearing the same two pairs of socks for more than 20 years, and the socks are full of different stitches. , patches, they look like colorful little decorations, so cute!
For @basilsauce, he is a person who doesn’t like throwing things away, and he only needs a needle, thick threads of different colors, and a pair of scissors to reduce waste and save money. Why not? But more The important thing is that things can be replaced with new ones, but the emotions that have been cultivated cannot be discarded or replaced so quickly. Since "people are not as good as the old", clothes can also be "not as good as the old"!
In order to encourage everyone to do this with him, @basilsauce also shared the secret of mending torn socks with everyone. If it is a square patch, remember that the area of ??the patch is larger than the hole. After threading the needle, stitch from the inside of the sock hole, leaving about two centimeters of thread, and then stitch horizontally along the hole from left to right. After completion, change the stitching from top to bottom, perpendicular to the horizontal sutures, and stagger up and down. Remember that it is best to loosen the horizontal sutures so that the vertical sutures are easier to sew. For the last stitch, remember to thread the needle back to the inside of the sock, tie it with the original thread, and cut off the excess thread, and you're done!
This patching method is mainly used for winter socks. It is suitable for most holes, such as toes or heels. After patching, the original old socks will look like New socks are the same! As you become more proficient at patching, you can develop various styles of patches yourself, and then your socks will also change their appearance, becoming newer and newer!
So the next time you have a hole in your sock, don’t just throw it away. Spend some time and ingenuity. In fact, old socks can be mended with a new look!
