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When she'd purchase a new garment, if it had a loose thread, she'd thread a needle and save it on a bit of cloth. That way, if the item needed repair later, she had matching thread.
As a child, I always wondered why she did this. Her explanation was that she couldn't help herself, something inside was making her do this even though we were not poor by any means.
Her mother would give her the job of finding loose threads in clothing for the family. If none were available when needed. she learned to cut a strip off the hem, re-hem and use the thread from the strip for the repair.
Seems like a good idea, but very painstaking.
My version of this is to sew on extra buttons onto the side hem in an inconspicuous place so that if I ever need them, they are readily available. And after multiple washings, they are the same color as the rest of the buttons.
Holly from Richardson, TX
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By Kansas Simplicity (Guest Post)
05/20/2006
Thanks for sharing the history. My mother was in the great depression and I captured some of her thoughts that in my April archives - Mother's Tips from the Depression.
http://simplicity-in-kansas.blogspo ... 01_simplicity-in-kansas_archive.html
By Carolyn (Guest Post)
04/25/2006
Holly, I love your button tip - whenever I need those wonderful buttons provided by garment makers, they have mysteriously disappeared from my button box (if they ever got there in the first place)! Thanks.
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