Green jumper, old jeans

Posted on November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged cable knit, Clothes, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2138, Jeans, Jumper, Life, make do and mend, moss green, Repair, Trousers, wear4 Comments

What are your two favorite things to wear?

My old jeans must be ten or fifteen years old. I used to be bigger so I’ve taken them in several times. I also like my moss green, cable knit jumper. It has a big turtle neck collar, and at this time of year they both keep me warm.

I love painting and I have to be careful not to get the paint on the jumper. The jeans don’t matter as much. I’ve used them for painting in for years.

I think clothes should last, they don’t need replacing every few months, they should be made to have a good lifetime, so that we don’t waste material and harm the environment more than we need to. I believe in make do and mend.

I don’t have outfits

Posted on June 27, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged casual, Clothes, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1980, outfit, straight-laced, Tee shirt, tie dye, Trousers21 Comments

If you were forced to wear one outfit over and over again, what would it be?

If I were forced to wear an outfit it would always be a tee shirt and trousers. But I would say that is casual clothing and not an ‘outfit’. I guess if I were forced I might wear dungarees with some sort of blouse? I like being comfortable and I am a bit clumsy so I might spill my coffee or food, so if I wear patterned tee shirts any stains might be less noticeable!

The other reason why I don’t like outfits is that I had to look smart for my job of twenty-five years. It was horrible to wear such straight-laced clothes. And boring. And unimaginative….

One outfit I did like wearing was one of my friends tie dye tee shirts with patchwork trousers. I felt like a real artist when I wore that. I would be happy to wear that until it fell apart!

Bleach!

Posted on November 10, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Black, Bleach, Brown, Cloth, colour matching?, corduroy, Help, Hubby, Life, Paint, Painting, TrousersLeave a comment

Two photos, bleached and then painted over.

When you are an artist and your hubby decides to try and clean his trousers (with neat bleach!) No! The brown corduroy turned orange in patches. I have no brown dye, I wouldn’t know how to use it?! What to do? I bunged them in the washing machine to get any residual bleach out. Then while they were still wet I mixed up some brown and black acrylic paint. I have painted it on to see if it covered the bleached areas. It’s still a bit orange so I will give it another layer when it’s dry. I don’t want the cloth to become too stiff. At least it means they aren’t being thrown away and the paint should be colour fast!

Sewing – a good skill

Posted on March 6, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Buttons, Life, make do and mend, mending, Repairs, Sewing, Sewing kit, taking in, TrousersLeave a comment

OK so I am not skilled at sewing but I can repair and mend things. I’ve also done a couple of cross stitch things (just don’t look at the back). I don’t do sewing machines, I couldn’t get the hand of them, and the one skirt I made at school had a wobbly hem! But if a button falls off or I lose a bit of weight I can take things in.

Why is sewing good? It’s make do and mend. Don’t throw things away. Fix them! It saves waste and costs less!

Washing day

Posted on August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Clothes, Fun, Heat, Hot, Humour, Life, Plants, Poem, Poetry, Shirts, Silly poem, Springs, Trousers, Washing, Water2 Comments

IMG_20200807_211454_760 rusty bedsprings

Slumped by the wall.

Used to support beans growing tall.

A line of washing shades the view

Helping ease the sun’s bright hue.

Plants bathed in heat

Wither and dry

Turning brown

Hope they don’t die.

Above all water of life,

Carried in the clouds

Stopping great strife.

Overall its a British summer.

Bright in parts, in others dimmer.

Some places have vines,

Others marrows,

As the heat of the day

Makes eyes narrow.

So interesting view

Shirts, trousers a few.

Dry in one day.

That’s all I can say.

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Trousers