It is so rewarding to repair and fix clothing that you love. And it's not as hard as you might think. And if you are lucky enough to live in a city with a tailor or a shoemaker/cobbler, you can take the items to them and have them repaired. Then you have the double satisfaction of keeping your clothes nice and supporting a local business.

I found some really cute tutorials on how make repairing something unique and special.

Here's one on how to embroider pretty designs over holes and snags.

And here's one on how to repair a hole in your jeans with colourful fabric.

Shining shoes, the old fashioned way? Consider it a mindfulness exercise. Here's a tutorial on shining shoes.

Suede shoes, coats and bags cannot be polished. But that doesn't mean you can't take proper care of them. Here's how.

Yours while searching for the shoe polish,

Jorunn

...and I'll be back next week with another wardrobe challenge!