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| From | vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Real men do their own mending and stitching |
| Date | 2024-12-16 17:39 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <lsb6v7Fijn9U3@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <vjnpf5$ppej$1@dont-email.me> <slrnvm0nug.1qbeo.candycanearter07@candydeb.host.invalid> |
On Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:20:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote in <slrnvm0nug.1qbeo.candycanearter07@candydeb.host.invalid>: > DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> wrote at 23:41 this Sunday (GMT): >> My favorite knit cap frayed and came apart at a seam, and left me >> looking and feeling like a Linux hobo. Rather than waste money on a >> new cap, I fixed it. >> >> https://imgur.com/a/VK5lZKw >> >> 1st pic is cap turned inside out, before mending 2nd pic is cap turned >> right-side out, after mending >> >> On both pics the seam I fixed is at 3pm. >> >> Grandma S taught me way back in the 80s how to mend things with needle >> and thread. It's a handy skill. I've reinforced or reattached at >> least 20 buttons thru the years, but this was my first time working >> along a seam. >> >> Dignity is restored. > > > Cool! Do you knit a lot? In boot camp, we had to sew patches onto our uniforms by hand. Those of us who knew how to sew taught those who didn't. There was no ribbing that we knew how to sew...it was a survival skill. -- -v System76 Thelio Mega v1.1 x86_64 NVIDIA RTX 3090 Ti OS: Linux 6.12.5 Release: Mint 21.3 Mem: 258G "I am but a vehicle for my tie."
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Real men do their own mending and stitching DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2024-12-15 18:41 -0500
Re: Real men do their own mending and stitching candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-12-16 17:20 +0000
Re: Real men do their own mending and stitching vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2024-12-16 17:39 +0000
Re: Real men do their own mending and stitching rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-16 20:16 +0000
Re: Real men do their own mending and stitching candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-12-21 01:50 +0000
Re: Real men do their own mending and stitching rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-21 02:35 +0000
Re: Real men do their own mending and stitching Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2024-12-21 09:46 +0000
Re: Real men do their own mending and stitching DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2024-12-17 16:31 -0500
Re: Real men do their own mending and stitching candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-12-21 01:50 +0000
Re: Real men do their own mending and stitching rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-21 02:43 +0000
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