10 zero waste habits I still love after years // + reparing my broken clothes
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It’s a great concept to mend clothes while chatting
I was going to say the same - it feels like talking to a friend :)
I appreciate the clarification on multi-use plastic having a use - I remember one time a person did a comparison of the energy required to make a single-use plastic grocery bag, vs reusable plastic, vs cotton tote. The cotton tote, because of the energy consumption of cotton, required essentially lifetime use to make up for the carbon footprint it has, where as the sturdy plastic bags were easy to make worth it above single-use plastic bags, I think it was something like 5 months of use.
I think a lot of people, when they think about environmental impact, don't realize that 'carbon footprint' and 'landfill footprint' are very different and sometimes inversely related things. The struggle really comes down to the fact that we should, overall, be consuming less, but with our economic system less isn't an appealing option, so 'consume less' gets replaced with 'consume differently'
My mother taught me basic sewing skills as a child and this has served me well in life.
I was taught cross stitch in primary school. I wish kitting, mending, baking, life skills etc where taught in schools more. ❤
Finance class was an elective in my high school, it really needs to be a mandatory class to graduate
We were tought to knit in primary school in Ireland! Sewing and fixing also gives you way more options when shopping second hand 😊
Second that, we were taught to sew and knit in primary school. Unfortunately the kids don't learn it any longer.
we also had textile lessons in school in finland, both in primary school and high school but I honestly think we should have at least a few lessons on how to mend clothes on those textile classes in high school and why not later in secondary education or university as well!
yes, honestly sewing is the skill that has probably saved me the most money. I'm self taught (was guided by my mum before starting school) so while for me the school classes just let me hone my skills, classes focusing more on adjusting existing pieces and different ways to mend during high-school would have really been great. Not everyone has their own tools (mainly sewing machines are pricier) or a relative with skills and interest to help out, and these really are basic skills all should have, just like cooking simple meals.
I remember taking home economics when I went to school in New York back in the 80s. I already knew how to cook, crochet and sew, it just allowed me to take my skills to the next level. We were also required to take shop classes, so I know how to build basic items like a shelf or a planter box.
Everyone should know basic skills like mending, ironing, cooking, house and car maintenance, cleaning, etc. No matter what their gender is. I had a guy at work ask for something to get lint off of a coat, not knowing lint rollers were a thing
@sarahkinsey5434 my neice is glad that my brothers ( her dad and her uncles) taught her basic car maintenance because she got a flat tire when she was headed home from work last weekend, she was able to pull over safely, remove the flat tire and put the spare on.
My friend's son made money at university by offering clothing fix services at the dorm. Buttons, zipper, patching... he made really good money! 😊
I used to host a fixing party. Where all just brought their small projects and then we sat together actually mending things etc and hanging out at the same time! Have to take that up again
That sounds really nice 🤗
I don’t consider myself a zero waster, but this video has shown me that I am doing ok with the things I do. I have a number of food restrictions which make things hard, but I try to consider the waste and where my stuff comes from. Thank you for sharing your video.
TIP for threading a needle: keep the thread still and put the needle onto the thread instead of trying to move the thread in to the eye of the needle. It’s a game changer.
I love regrowing too! My window is filled with my regrow projects - tomato, lettuce, bokchoy, celery. I also tried to plant a potato spout and put it in a pot with soil. it worked! I managed to grow two tiny potatoes inside my kitchen out of spouted potato 😆
I thought I was the only one who picked up ponytail elastics. I put them in the mesh bag with my dirty socks and toss it in the laundry.
As this video popped up, I am taking apart an old pair of jeans that are beyond repair to use to repair other jeans and clothing. loving the video!!
I have made a quilt using worn out denim jeans and dungarees from 3 generations of our family. I ❤ it!
Thank you for motivating me to finally start on my ment-to-be-mended-box of clothes! =)
I wish we had mending classes in America. It's something I'm slowly teaching myself to do, and something I'm making sure to teach my kids as i get more confident.
Our public library hosts a repair cafe a few times a year where people can come get things mended/repaired by local volunteers, or be taught to do it themselves if they would like. (I taught someone to darn sweater elbows last summer!) Maybe there's something like that in your area, or you could help start one!
Instead of rubberbands I use hairties I find on the street. They don't rot and eventually break like the rubber bands. Besides, they're much more durable and work great to close grocery bags around the kitchen and to gather chords into bundles for chargers and little appliances.
The sentiment of 'that's the extent of my skills right now but i like it and maybe next time it will be even better' 💕 I'm hosting a mending party at my university soon and that's the energy i love to bring to events like this! Love the chat while mending style video; I got out some of my sewing bits to work on while watching (putting a handmade patch on my patch shorts!)
I love the idea of a mending party, going to put it on the list for the neurodivergent social club I run at my work. Thanks.
I ❤ mending and altering my own clothes. It is a great lifestyle skill especially valuable when it is an ítem of clothing that you love.
9:26 We call it "take 3 for the sea". The kids love it.
In regards to reusable plastic stuff: I'm so glad to hear you changed your mind about them. We have 3 kids, one who may be mildly on the spectrum, and another who has ADHD and is SO busy. We use reusable plastic containers for them to pack their lunches for school because we can't trust them with glass - it will be too costly to replace if they break them regularly, not to mention a safety hazard if they get broken in their backpacks. So, for now, reusable plastic containers are what we mostly use (my husband and I use glass ourselves for the most part, we don't own any stainless steel ones because you can't put them in the microwave). If a container loses a lid, we find a way to repurpose the container - like a bowl for my daughter's weekly spelling words which are cut out and scrambled up and sorted, or a place to store kinetic sand, or a container to experiment with something in. Eventually, yes, it breaks, and our city does collect that plastic for recycling. But in a few short years, we will have older kids/young adults who can take glass to school, and our plastic collection will shrink. Sometimes, as much as I hate plastic, I have to admit it serves a purpose... I reduce the purchase and use of it where I can, but live with it where it makes sense. Thank you, Gittemary! I *love* your channel and content, and just finished your book!
I used to try to pick up every item of litter I saw and it nearly drove me over the edge! Now, I just keep my street and the adjoining one free of litter, it's achievable, doesn't take too long and makes a difference to my surroundings.
I like the idea with "wearing a heart on your sleeve" it gives your jacket something personal :)
I also had two years of "Textilunterricht"/ textile lessons in Germany but in 5th and 6th grade, and even though we just learned some simple handsewing and made a dreamcatcher, I really enjoyed learning some handwork and use this knowledge to fix little wholes in my clothes or reattaching a button. But I don't think that that's a thing at every school here. I wish there were a subject in which you learn sewing, cooking etc. basics on every school, so that pupils don't only learn important academic stuff but also important life skills. :)
Here in Denmark we have home economics where we learn how to cook. It's around the same time we have classes in sewing.
We learned a little sewing in elementary school, but we had a „stich something nice“ project. I technically can sew a button, but probably not the best way (as in the most practical to use the button)
Made an audible “ooooooh” when I saw the awesome band patches, you have great taste 😄💜
Another frugal thing I will do, I will cut off the spine out of the ringed binders I have when they don’t close properly enough and I’ve gotten fed up of having to manually force the rings to close properly because there comes a time when they won’t stay closed properly anymore and my papers and folders will get damaged by that. If the front and back are decent enough, I will just use some kind of tape as a spine, from the normal tape if it is sturdy enough (I have some that have gotten too old to rely on as a spine but they will still work for other things so I won’t toss those, I will just mark which is good for which or has to be avoided for certain uses, I do have a box filled with all sorts of tape and glues (do keep glues in an airtight container though, to spread the usage time of those!) 😅 If the spine of the homemade folder needs to be sturdier there is always duct tape and cloth! If the front and back panels have gotten too worn down on the corners and such, I will cut them a bit smaller and then they will make an awesome inner lining for homemade fabric folders. My mom had made such little folders for me with just the typical cardboard backing of a normal everyday notepad and that thing still “lives” to this day, 30y. Later or even more, not quite sure how old that thing is. It’s often too small for frequent use though so take that sustainability with a grain of salt. It probably would’ve worn down if I had found it more useful throughout the years. Also, the sort of covers that are a mix between pleather and cardboard that some (note)books come by, are often useful for many things, from making a case for something to making a wallet out of it (combined with cloth, it can be sown by the somewhat heavier type of sewing machines, my very beginner type Singer couldn’t handle it but my mom’s Pfaff has no problem sewing into it. She now even has a sewing machine that can sew through thin pieces of wood, that’s just wild to me! She just bought a new one so I am getting her 1st Pfaff and the possibilities seem endless lol. Normally, it even can embroider stuff, it has an embroidery module but the motherboard is faulty and they don’t make it anymore (it’s over 10 years old but electronic so she was having a lot of difficulties with it since she loves doing patchwork and that machine can’t handle frequent use anymore. So we don’t know whether I will be able to enjoy it enough but it is worth it to try it out since I typically am not a very frequent sewing machine user. But I will be keeping my mechanical one, just in case. As long as I don’t have to downsize (I’m renting so housing isn’t all that ensured and renting has become sooooo expensive so if I need to move, I will need to get something small in order to be able to afford a roof over my head) I better keep that ones as back-up
I had nutrition science in school (just very basic stuff about vitamins and so on) and every second week we had cooking in the afternoon. Was great and gave me a very good foundation to cook myself.
Learned sewing as well (a bit in elementry school, a bit from my mom) which serves me well. I like the pick up 3 rule 😊
My grandma left me a needle threader. Game changer in mending and sewing clothes.
Oh my goodness! I have the same bamboo tea bottle! I don’t know why, but I find that very exciting!
Sewing wax makes threading much easier. It doesn’t swell the fibers like wetting and keeps the end stiff enough to not flop.
That is really cool! That primary schools have two years of getting familiar with sewing and stuff! I wish we had this in the US.
In my kid's NY middle school, they had a year of home economics which included hand and machine sewing. He also learned to make cookies, which made me happy 😊
very nice video. I took the opportunity to work on some repairs myself while watching. I have a pair of old doc Marten's boots that I got second hand in an already let's say.. very loved condition. Then I wore them a lot until they more or less broke down (one zipper broke, leather ripped in a few places, heels rubbed through uncomfortably) and stood in the corner for years. Now I recently unearthed them and try to get them wearable again wirh whatever I have at home, like giving the cracked leather a good soak with leather fat, glueing/sewing the rips, removing the broken zipper and taping the heals with ducked tape from the inside.
They will always look ragged, so I don't even try to make them look good for like a professional environment but rather make them a cool and functional piece to wear to concerts and such with minimal cost and work
came across one of your videos and really enjoying your perspective! i'm moving out of my parents' house and so i will have a lot more choice in how i run my household and what sorts of sustainable choices i can make, and you're giving me a ton of ideas and also helping me hold myself accountable to my values and my needs. thank you!
p.s. i have a big pile of mending to do and it's been sitting there for months. i kind of forgot i could mend while watching things. and i was thinking about the convenience thing - i hate threading the needle on sewing machines, and i like my mends to be as invisible as possible, matching thread to the cloth. so i haven't been doing them because machine repairing them would technically be more effective, but since i hate changing the thread, and i'd have to change it for each like 30 second repair, it means i haven't done those repairs.
The little heart is so cute!!
love to see it! love hearing what you continue doing or not :) loved the heart on the sleeve!
When I pick up hair ties, I stuff them in my pants pockets and then they go through the wash.
I love palying eith clothes and kits. I was on a yesr histus or so going through phases. Now I have the perfect fabeics for beeswax and can cuz my own makeup wipes and fill them with the scraps of other clothes.
The heart is cute and special. Love it!
Thank you so much for sharing these habits you love with us! One of the items you might want to look for in your next secondhand store visit is a needle threader - it's a little metal tool with a diamond shaped wire. You put the wire through the head of your needle, then the thread through the wire. So much more room to get the thread through and then you just pull the wire back out and it automatically threads the needle! I inherited a couple from my grandmother and its definitely my favourite tool.
A while back I took over your habit of picking up hair ties from the street and I love it 😅 I'm becoming even really picky (haha pun here) with which ones I pick up because I have so many by now. Only the ones that look great are good enough to be chosen hahaha.
I’m looking for some advice and/or encouragement regarding quite a big pickle I’m in lol.
I recently had a house fire, an electrical fire, on July 26th (everyone is okay, except one of my indoor cats escaped through a window, we have seen her several times so she’s alive but we haven’t been able to catch her 😢). Pretty much everything was ruined inside the house, the structure itself can be saved but all ceilings, floors and walls including insulation have to be replaced as well as basically all furniture, clothes, linens, electronics, appliances etc. We’ve been able to save some bookshelves and dining room chairs, the rest is basically destroyed, save for some things we had in storage bins.
I know it shouldn’t really matter in this situation, but now that things have settled down a bit I’ve been feeling quite a bit of eco-anxiety. They filled 2 of those huge dumpster containers with all our ruined stuff and building materials, and because it’s damaged and contaminated with toxic soot and smoke (the fire started in a bathroom with plastic wallpaper and flooring) they can’t recycle any of it.
I lived in the house with my mom, and we both agree we’ll try to buy as much as possible second hand, mainly for financial reasons. But since we need to get all appliances ASAP when the renovation is done I don’t think we’ll be able to find everything second hand in time. We’re living in a temporary furnished apartment so we don’t have anywhere to store bigger things and we’ll have to wait until the house is almost done before we can start purchasing anything other than clothes or small kitchen stuff.
I’m honestly kind of exhausted, and have decided I’m just gonna buy all the basics brand new so that we can move back home ASAP once the house is livable again. I feel some guilt over this decision, but I also know I really don’t have a choice that is practical and possible for us right now, and I know that my guilt is probably irrational considering the circumstances.
Do you (or the commenters) have any advice for me and my family? Is it even possible to do this sustainably? I know once we’re settled back in I can start focusing on rebuilding a more sustainable home. But right now I’m struggling with what to do in the very beginning once we’re allowed to move back into the house. Do I just give in and get cheap ikea furniture to start? Do I buy new cheaper appliances (a fridge is the most important right now) or do I try to find them second hand?
In situation as tough, prolonged and exhausting like this, you should honestly do what is the best for your mental health and wellbeing. If you exhaust yourself completely by trying to purchase everything second hand and as sustainably as possible you will just burn out. Honestly, the problem we are facing is overconsumption - repurchasing decor, aplicances and furniture whenever someone feels like it just because it's fast and cheap. You purchasing basic appliances, even if everything will be brand new, is not a problem. It's a need, not fancy. Of course, when it comes to later decorating, buying furniture it would be awesome if you did that secondhand! But pace yourself and give yourself grace. Take care ❤
@@andaminiart4288agreed!
For sustainability's sake, you should buy your big investment items new (appliances like a fridge, stove, etc) and keep them as long as possible. Don't buy with the intent to replace, but rather invest in long term items. However, your mental health comes first. Take the above advice and tweak it to your needs and budget.
^that.
I know I’m late to this, but I think a similar rule as with people who have disabilities applies here. Buying what you need due to your specific circumstance is always ethical.
You’re *replacing* long term use items that were destroyed. New, used, however you get something in working condition, within your budget is the correct choice.
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In my school district in the USA we had a single trimester (1/3 a school year) of home ec in middle school, around age 13 - where they taught cooking and sewing primarily, I think there were a few other skills but I do not remember because I didn't really learn anything in the class myself.. I already knew how the very basics of sewing and cooking. the USA lets different states and even different districts set the specifics of education standards, though, so other americans may have learned much more or less about it than i did
LOOOVE THE BATTLE VEST🤩
Lovely video, I really enjoyed it! 🧡 Also, big big fan of spreading the importance of mending, in my case especially visible darning of socks with colorful threads - it gives the piece such a personal feeling! When its being mended once and once again, as you said, one can gain a special „bond” with said sock and it can give them an opportunity to smile every time they put it on (as I write it I have a pair of socks, pants and collared shirt all mended and personalized in some sort of way) greetings from Poland!
If you are not confident with hand sewing and learn better hands on, many cities have mending workshops run by volunteers who are happy to help!
I love the little red heart that you added to the mended sleeve. C: Whenever I have to take time off from the gym, I dive into my craft piles. It's such a joy to add extended life to a piece of clothing, isn't it? I hope that I can learn how to fix the holes that appear in my wool and cotton sweaters some day. Take care~
How ABSOLUTELY *BEAUTIFUL* those strawberries were!!
😍💕💕💕💕
I recently did some visible mending on some capris and it got me back into hand embroidery. I finally finished a project I had started many years ago. Speaking of second hand, I went thrifting today and found some snow pants for $14 and a nice Liz Claiborne purse for $10, both tags were 50% off!
Love the chat and mend! I am from the USA and we don’t always get sewing/mending in school but I wash we did. This year I learned how to darn socks. I’m not that good at it but was able to get 8 pairs of nice wool socks back on my feet. I used fun wool colors so when I see it, it makes me happy too. Thanks for the video and the honesty
We want a battle vest patch tour! 😍
Do you have a video about regrowing vegetables more in depth? I'm very interested in your new system.
Get yourself a needle threader much easier than struggling ❤
I have a pile of mostly pants that need repairs. Buttons off or need moving, rips along butt pocket seams, and some pulled stitching. I only know sewing from Girl Scouts and my mom. Wish we taught life skills in school to young kids in the US like Denmark.
Great video as always! Also related to mending clothes, I need to hand in my fav jeans to a tailors shop since thin fabric is wayyy about my abilities. I also need to do a general cleanout of my stuff, maybe i should start with just one shelf after this lol
When we had the pandemic, you could only do delivery or takeout. We had plastic containers and for some reason they gave us plastic cutlery too. Still using the stuff now and washing them.
Great video!! I’m trying to make a laundry basket out of soft plastic. Its been…. Difficult.
I love the heart!!
I just went on vacation in Sweden and was super excited about the bulk sweets there 😅😁 I wish we had these in Germany 😩
Posso consigliare il canale "learning a craft"?
Io so cucire ma questo canale per le riparazioni è veramente spettacolare ho imparato un sacco!
Here in uk 🇬🇧 the high schools so teenagers take DT a design technology lessons and it’s sewing cooking and woodwork and each term they swap to one of the others and so forth so they get to do each one
Whenever I mend my partner's things, I sneak in a little heart!
I have tried to regrow celery and spring onions countless times and it NEVER works for me! They end up moldy and rotted within a week or two.
sock darning. the pile is only getting bigger!
I take my husbands old pants and turn them into skirts. Which actually I have one that I need to finish these days!
As for cotton bags if one doesn't want to mend why not use linien or hemp. More expensive but more durable too
Messugah, you know ❤️
Look for a needle threader they come in dollar store sew kits grandma used to have
Okay but what was the metal show???
Does a hydrophonic system smell bad? Because I keep herbs in water and also regrow salad and even with daily water changes the smell is awfull. So I am curious
Add a bit of charcoal to the water... it keeps it nice and fresh. Can buy a bag of it at a garden centre. 😊
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🪡 sewing is great, it is nice to mend something, i just started an embroidery project with a mix of thread from the 70's etc.(second hand find after messy people, moths)
Mending is an act of revolution! ✊🏻🧵🪡
Thank you so much for drawing attention to mending clothes 🪡🧵 🙏 It’s not trendy as of yet, but maybe we can at least increase its popularity.