Repairing is a great way to prolong the life of our possessions for as long as possible! We chat about different things we have repaired as well as things we maybe aren't so good at repairing ourselves and suggestions for where to take those things.
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Thing we talk about:
- 8:38 - Sashiko
- 9:00 - Boro Stitching
- 9:35 - Hand Embroidered Bee (As learned from Sue Spargo)
- 11:08 - Planned obsolescence (In economics and industrial design, planned obsolescence (also called built-in obsolescence or premature obsolescence) is a policy of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life, so that it becomes obsolete (i.e., unfashionable, or no longer functional) after a certain period of time. - Wikipedia)
- 18:00 - Yeti Mug
- 21:37 - Keep Cup
- 22:14 - Modular (Constructed with standardized units or dimensions for flexibility and variety in use. - Meriam Dictionary)
- 29:38 - Repairathon (on Facebook.com/YEGrepairathon/ and Instagram @yegrepairathon)
- 33:36 - Singer Patcher
- 35:10 - Indigo Proof (Denim repair @indigo_proof)
- 35:47 - Shoe Goo
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
