I’m grabbing every favourite piece of clothing I have around the house and mending it with a needle and thread
I’m not very good at it, but it’s not terribly hard to close up broken seams good enough for some use. It sure as heck beats buying a new pair of jeans for $70 just because I somehow destroy the crotch every year
I’m finding this to be really satisfying and relatively easy to do. Certainly I can develop better stitching technique and use better tools and material, but it’s easy enough to be good enough, or so it seems to me now
Are they worth it? I’m mostly a quilter, but have a relative that is offering me their old serger.
I love mine but I also like working with knits to make and repair underwear and tshirts. That’s where they really excel. I’m working on a skirt now and debating if I want to do a French seam to make the interior look clean or just run it through the serger. Ultimately the serger would be faster and just as sturdy. They are kind of a specialty sewing tool and changing out the thread can be a beast but for certain tasks they really shine.
I don’t know much about quilting, but I wouldn’t want to miss my serger (got a cheap one from Lidl 3 or 4 years ago)
Fininhing edges when shortening trousers, or quickly taking in a shirt in one go… I love it. Yes, definitely worth it!