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Worked with someone new yesterday who was telling me that she bought a sewing machine to hem her pants. As a fellow short person, it’s finally time to learn to sew. The relative who does it for me won’t be around anymore one day.
There are classes available - head for the nearest Lincraft or Spotlight and have a look at the bulletin board. Might also be some at your local library. Hemming is a basic skill and very worth learning, as is sewing buttons back on properly. Tool libraries have sewing machines you can borrow too.
That’s a great suggestion, thank you! My relative who sews has offered to teach me so I’ll see how I go before I go to a class!
I’m self taught. I can’t tell you the names of the stitches I do. I just try until it works. I’ve also never used a sewing machine lol
There are heaps of resources to learn from, heaps of yt tutorials and websites, the other place has plenty of communities ready to help as well. It’s a great skill to have! I’d much rather repair the clothes I love and repurpose others as fabric, than to buy new. If I buy clothes, it’s from Brunswick Savers or an Op Shop (NOT salvos tho!!).
I did a blanket stitch (https://www.instructables.com/Sewing-Blanket-Stitch-Coasters/) which is super easy, to hem my jorts. And then I did a another stitch above it, that I have found out is very similar to the backstitch in embroidery (again also so so easy), but involve looping like the blanket stitch.
When I’m not drunk and tired, I will upload a smol video to show you, because these stitches are very strong and very easy and it will help with repairs and to get you started :3
I made sure both my boys had the basic skills before they flew the coop so to speak. Such a useful life skill (and money saving skill) to have. Well worth learning.
Absolutely! I had a customer return a pair of pants because she didn’t want to pay to get them altered. I don’t want to be that person.
Or the amount of people who come in claiming clothes are faulty because the button has broken off or there’s a tiny hole that they made.
Thank you! Go sleep hehe :)
I want to learn how to hand sew but relative has a machine at our house and I will not touch it because don’t want to break something accidentally. I am known in the family for breaking everything I touch!
You can’t do better than Bernadette Banner’s How to Sew a Simple Strong Seam video - covers the absolute hand sewing basics and does it very well. Very good how to use the tools instruction - like how to thread a needle and hold it. Then her Skillshare original course, “Hand Sewing Basics: Working Wonders with Fabric, Needle & Thread”. Recommended.
feel cute might delete later 😂✌️
Jorts. 🙂
Jorts are Love. Jorts are Life.
My neighbours are babysitting this piece of shit, cottonball looking, constantly barking little cuntface.
Calm.blue.fucking.ocean.
I threw a beef tongue over the fence of a neighbour with a barking dog one time. I was housesitting. The homeowner later told me the neighbour was a serious criminal. House on The Strand in Willy. Nothing came back to me about it but I was amused at the idea of the guy finding his dog eating a tongue, if you were prone to paranoia that might bother you.
It’s just baby sitting. The kid will go back to his parents in a day or two.
who knew that changing my sleep times would mean I get tired earlier in the evening 🥱
I try to be in bed by ten and and aiming for a seven rising except I tend to wake up in the night so I sleep later
The little orange stray ran straight towards me today ♥️
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
aww 💖🐈
@bacon@aussie.zone your special breakfast worked.
The grass eggs are hatching!
🥳
Went to the Golden Hills Brewery in Diamond Creek today because they’re got this 55 club thing going on. $55 for a case of their beer plus a whole bunch of other perks. For the price of decent beer these days that’s a steal
worry about the safety of someone else’s setup yesterday
spill a full cup of coffee near a powerboard today because you were too lazy to move it
Good one Melba. Really smart.
Pootling between playing with home assistant (i made a tea steep button!) and stupid amounts of mariokart. I regret nothing
I was at the beach for 2 hours
found lots of really good shells 🙂
played ball with a dog, it was quiet there , the sun was warm and the breeze cool
No luck with the renaissance fair today, woke up feeling unwell.
That said, it’s been an ok day of lying in bed reading and being looked after by fluffball.
I have baked some fruit bread for the first time. I put chopped apricots and dates, cranberries and lingonberries in it. It’s pretty tasty. I’ve soaked a more normal selection of mixed fruit and will make another bread this (checks time) afternoon‽ What the…
It didn’t get a chance to cool down before people were into it, so the crumb isn’t perfect 🙄 hope the next loaf works better!Yum!
Delicious 🙂
10/10 would apply butter and smash into my face hole
Not if I get there first.
Oh yum!
I have a question for those who’ve had people with dementia around. My very beautiful old friend has been moved into full nursing home which is what she needs but I saw her yesterday and she is a bit confused about why she is moved, and she is sad and bored. She can no longer read, she now struggles to use the phone, she watches the news on the telly but doesn’t have the interest in anything else, and she has a walker to get around but in a new place doesn’t know many people and doesn’t know the floorplan etc.
She’s bored. She has family visitors and stuff but it’s so long stuck in a room. I hung a couple of photos up that remind her of special things but is there anything I can do or suggest to local family to help keep her occupied during the day? She’s at that sad sad place where she’s lost her ability to do things before the desire. I am at a loss and I live too far away to visit more than once every few months.
Sorry for the wall of text I think I needed to get that out. Any ideas??
Also I don’t know what stage she’s at or what her capabilities are so I’m really sorry if I suggest something that is way too basic or for people who are in more advanced stages…
But I heard some people with dementia benefit from a fiddle mat or blanket, it’s this thing with attachments to twiddle and zips or huge buttons. It’s something to just play with that might help self soothe and occupy her a bit.
A really nice soft toy to hold might be comforting too.
It sucks to be in a strange lonely place and confused about why. I’m glad you’re here for her.
Thanks that’s a nice idea
This really sucks for her… I can well relate to the loss of ability to do activities before the desire. And a lot of easy activities can feel patronising or boring.
Would she have any interest in scrapbooking or collage? Watercolours? Does her facility have any art sessions or activities to help residents mix?
She might not be interested in anything other than the news but wondering if documentaries might help.
that’s why I suggested podcasts, they can be interesting
I’m not sure if you’ve stumbled across Teepa Snow but she’s a multi-decade occupational therapist and dementia educator. If you search “bored” on her YouTube at least three of those videos talk about helping with boredom. All of her stuff is amazing though and targeted at the person or people caring for the person with dementia.
Oh thanks I will take a look
I haven’t had any experience with people with the more advanced situation your friend has (mum was just starting to show signs when she passed away). But perhaps those schemes where people get visits from volunteers to have a cuppa and a chat might help pass the time?
I’m so sorry, it’s such a difficult thing to navigate, both for the person and their loved ones. My dad and uncle experienced this and it was really hard.
If your friend likes reading, could she access recorded stories? Is there someone who can take her to church if she’d like to do that?
I think just visiting when you can, and maybe taking her for a walk (if possible) or drive, if that’s an option. Just so she gets out & about a bit. Could you talk to her on the phone, too? That might help her feel more connected.
I’m sorry 😔 my dad has early onset Alzheimer’s and it’s hard. He likes to do what he’s always liked to do, tinker with things in the shed, woodwork type of stuff, fixing up surfboards, and he’s still able to at this point, even if he ends up repeating steps a few times. He likes nature docos and YouTube surf videos. All stuff he’s been into in the past. He likes hanging out with his mates who are sweethearts and keep him in line. Sounds like your friend is more advanced then my dad and I don’t have experience with that, but soon will. I just wanted to share the little I know.
Are there any old hobbies your friend has that maybe she fell out of the habit of? I don’t know, knitting, drawing, colouring in? Or if she enjoyed birds or wildlife maybe some picture heavy books about that stuff?Hugs. Yes that friend support is critical. And just self care help. Yesterday I just sat and talked and clipped her nails and lots of hugs. My friend is a nun so much or her life revolved around community and study and at least there are still lots of people helping and advocating for her now.
She did lots of crafts like embroidery and sewing but long way past it now. I like the idea of photo books and I just found a one button music player for old folk. I am going to get that and load it up with classical music which is another love (she was a piano and music teacher for 50 years). Thanks
So sorry to hear that about your friend.
What surprises me w/ my ol’ girl (different sort of dementia though) is chuck her in front of piano and away she goes (she was a muso). Maybe a keyboard?
Brains are such complex things. I once looked after a lady who lost her speech because of a massive stroke. Put some ABBA on and listen to her sing, word and pitch perfect though!
Are there any crafts she can do?
Lego?
Jigsaws?
Podcasts?
Not anymore but see my response to Force. And thanks
So sorry, I was trying to think of activities that are easy but can be interesting too,
I appreciate it. It’s a really hard stage
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