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Don’t you hate it when jeans waistband gapes at the back? There’s an easy fix for that and Heather Handmade shows how to do it. You can add a bit of elastic to the inside of the waistband so… Read more ... 
A broken zipper doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye to your favorite pair of jeans! You can replace that broken zipper and keep on wearing those awesome jeans. Heather at Heather Handmade has a tutorial showing how. For the… Read more ... 
Jeans get heavy wear, so it’s no surprise when you end up with a hole in them somewhere. Heather at Heather Handmade shows how you can mend a hole in jeans so you can continue to get good wear out… Read more ... 
Do you have a favorite pair of jeans that have torn around the back pockets? If so, here is a tutorial on how to fix them yourself just as a professional seamstress would. The tutorial includes written instructions as well… Read more ... 
Zippers are all fun and games till the zipper pull comes off. Then what? A zipper won’t work without the pull to bring the teeth together. All is not lost, though. Heather from Heather Handmade shows how you can replace… Read more ... 
If a sweater gets much wear, eventually it’s gonna get a hole. You get a snag, and that gets pulled and eventually you’ve got a hole. Heather from Heather Handmade shows how you can mend a hole in a sweater. … Read more ... 
Oh, the heartbreak when a child’s favorite doll or stuffed animal gets a hole or a tear! All that love just takes a toll on the doll’s fabric body! Kristen at Create Kids Couture shows how you can use simple… Read more ... 
Jeans buttons are made sturdy in order to take the stress and strain that they get with normal wear. Should the button come off, it’s a little more complicated to replace it than replacing a standard button. Jeans buttons are… Read more ... 
-inspired stitching to mend the holes in your jeans. Instead… Read more ...