I am sure! A lot of the kids wanted Cousin Eddie outfits for Halloween this year as well! Basically, the hat, a bathroom, boots, and some dryer ducting to look like an RV sewage hose!
My dad always wore a black lamb Russian hat in winter. He spent a few harsh winters on the Russian border during the Cold War gathering information… 
This was part of what I worked on today. One of the old dog steps in our house. The cover is worn thin in the parts that cover the tops of the steps. They are not available anymore, and I like to fix things if I can, before buying new anyway.
It looks good!
Thanks. Our old little pup needs these to get up on the beds, so I like to keep them soft for his paws.
I went up to the attic to get some spring and summer clothes, and found some things that needed mending first 
i also have some winter stuff that needs mending that I want to take back to the attic, like hand-knitted socks and a sweater with a hole.
Should I start with the spring clothes I can wear now, and put the winter clothes back in the attic, out of sight, out of mind, or spend all spring and summer mending my winter clothes so they’re done by the time I need them again? 
So I can start mending summer clothes in October.
I am mending my winter clothes before I put them away. I repaired a sweater that had a hole in the back. It was an awful repair but it will be covered either by my hair or a scarf. I think my cat must have gotten into the closet and used it to climb to the shelves!
I am also planning what I might need to get or make to wear certain items more often. I have some cute cardigans that I never even wore because I didn’t have anything to go with them!
I think it is worth your time now to repair them then it will be done and not looming in the fall!
I vote do both seasons now: start with a Spring item you really want to wear soon, then a favored winter item, Spring, then winter. Use the Spring items as rewards for getting winter put to bed nicely.
This is an excellent theory; I also find that if I get to the point where I have to put things away still in need of repairs, it helps a lot to pin a little note to each one reminding me exactly what needs to be done with it so that I don’t have to re-do the thinking part when I get back to mending it.
That is a good idea! I put a little notebook in my closet to write down the things I need to make or get to freshen up my wardrobe. I can add a section for mending.
I know that putting all mending in a cupboard doesn’t work all that well for me. Out of sight, out of mind!
Why are none of you supporting my “out of sight, out of mind in the attic” plan? 
@AntBee that’s a smart idea. A little chore and a little reward. I did a chore today - Mr Imma only had one pair of jeans suitable for what he was going to do and it has worn quite thin in ehm rather delicate places, both at the front and the back! This is not the first time I’ve fixed it. Previously I backed with iron-on interfacing then machine stitched over it, this time I grabbed scraps of denim so my stitches have something to hold on to. I just hope I didn’t fix it too well because he’d promised to go shopping tomorrow. I don’t want him to put that off. He was going to go shopping last week. And the week before. I don’t know what it is. He’d rather spend money on fun stuff but we can actually afford fun stuff and a simple pair of jeans. But that means I can do the first summer mend tomorrow! A yellow polka dot dress that feels very Easter-y.
I am! Life is short! Craft for the NOW!
But I agree with adding a note to the things you pack away to save you wondering later on 
Ok, wish me luck! This poor dress has been in the mending pile for a while. I counted 4 holes in the fabric, similar to this one on the front. Two on the darker skirt part, this one in the front and another in the back. Lets go!
ALL of my jeans have been falling apart over the last year. I have been creatively patching jeans instead of buying new ones (till they just totally give up) since high school. My mom didn’t have a lot of money for clothes for us so as soon as I was old enough to realize that, I was buying thrift store jeans and patching them up to make them last and make them more beautiful. So here’s the middle age version of that (except that I bought all these jeans new)…
Most of these fabrics are scraps from a quilt my mom is making for me. She sent them to me along with a bunch of embroidery floss when she found out I still do this.
I have been finding small holes in some of my blouses and clothes. I am sure it is my little cat playing in my closet. I am very careful not to let him sneak in, but he manages anyway.
So, I experimented with how to fix a couple of them. One skirt had a large hem so I was able to cute a piece from it fused it to the inside. I used fabric glue since the hole was so small that stitching would point it out more.
For a larger hole in a top, I didn’t have any more fabric. It was close to the hem, so I use a similar fabric and then colored in a “pattern” with fabric markers. It was ok and better than a hole, but I don’t think I will try that again.
I am more like @MamaRhi …just do visible mending and enjoy the hand stitching! I love your jeans and wish I could still fit my old, ratty, patched up ones…is it too late to start a “new” pair at 72? ha ha ha
Absolutely not too late!!
It’s only too late if you’ve stopped wearing jeans. 
Nice! Is it because of the bike shop you damage your jeans in places like the upper part of the leg?
I don’t wear a ton of jeans but they always wear out in the inside of my thigh, the hardest place for durable and comfortable repairs. Occassionally I’ll trip and get a hole at knee-height or something.
I had a cold and was without medication for a few weeks, so I spent a lot of time on the couch, under a quilt, watching TV and stitching. I repaired some summer items, including a yellow dress I was going to wear for Easter, but now it’s too cold. I’m repairing and washing some winter things now so they can go to the attic.
I think it’s maybe a combination of bikes and my cat that wears out the thighs above the knee. They also wear out in the butt below the pockets. Jeans also aren’t made they way they used to be. They seem thinner and have stretch now, where they were 100% cotton and thicker when I was a kid. Men’s jeans seem to still be thick and rugged but I have too much hip to pull that off these days.
