Misfits and some humble stitching

Misfits delivered yesterday, before noon, in great shape, nothing missing. I think Friday deliveries really work.

Plenty of apples, gala and Pinova. The Pinova are particularly good, not often available. Bartlett pears. Lovely Vermont maple syrup.

Some dried apricots to make jam. The apricot season is only a couple of weeks long here, and if you blink you miss it, so I'm going for dried. 

I'm taking a chance because they're treated with sulfur, the reason I avoid dried fruit, since it can trigger asthma. But I'm hoping the soaking I plan will help.

And a new one for me -- pea shoots. I added them in to last night's salad, interesting addition. You can also cook them, but I think I'll eat them raw.

You can tell the season's changed -- no freezer packs in the box, no need.

Then, after reading of Mary Moon's wabi-sabi mending adventures, I happened on a YouTube video about sewing your own underwear. 

The two worked on me and I realized I could pretty easily handsew undies. The kind I like isn't made as well as they used to be, also the styles I like aren't very available. Soooooo, since I also have underwear with plenty of life in it but looking shabby, I thought aha, I can renovate, too.

So I found that lovely soft jersey sheet, the one I made the top from, plenty of fabric still available, 

and in less than half an hour had my first reno done.

Just replaced the gusset and vyeolia! Like new again.

I can easily do this for other pairs, just cut out the shabby bit, use it as a template for the new one, cut double, stitch it around, insert and stitch.

And there's a built in elasticized hem in the sheet fabric, which can work for new pairs, either waist or leg openings.

If I decide to make new, maybe I can also make cute ones, from the skirt leftovers. 

With a boy leg cut, since it's not a stretch fabric. Maybe some of the silk sari fabric, with a knit jersey gusset, will work, too. No end of possibilities. 

So this happened while I was learning to hibernate..

Did you know that a posh lady's maid in times past was expected to make her boss's underwear? As well as keep her clothes clean and pressed and mended, she handsewed underwear. Often from silk. They were pretty skilled.

So, a bit more experience in this department and I can apply for a job as a lady's maid in a posh house in the past. Maybe I can play one on TV.

I'm not addressing the current bad, and good, news in the world at large. But my own good local news is that for once in a long time, Handsome Son is not working Thanksgiving, so we can celebrate on the actual day. Yay!