I've been meaning to repair my purse. The strap has been about to come off for the last 3 weeks. I had forgotten to fix it, and would only remember as I was picking up my purse to go somewhere.
20 minutes was just the right amount of time to take care of this nagging problem, and get my purse back into serviceable shape. Tools I used:
- embroidery needle
- upholstery thread
- Sharpie marker
- rubbing alcohol
I had all of this on hand. If I hadn't had the upholstery thread I would have tried dental floss or heavy duty quilter's thread. I stitched the strap back onto the bag, then went over the light-colored thread with a Sharpie.
I touched up some of my messiness with the Sharpie with the rubbing alcohol. Good enough, right? And when I buckled the strap on, any lack of straight stitching, or too dark Sharpie is concealed, for the most part.
The bag looks good enough to continue using, and the strap is no longer about to come off. Bonus was that this did not cost me a penny to do. I've just bought myself more time while I think about replacing this 11 year old, cheapo purse.
If you had 20 minutes to kill, what task would you tackle?
If you had 20 minutes to kill, what task would you tackle?
