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Finally got around to fixing the sewing machine. But I needed something to test it on. I found a just-big-enough piece of linen to make a bandana.

To hit a price point most bandanas are ~22 inches. That's way too small for my head. Most are polyester. Which means they don't wick away moisture. You want a 27 inch cotton and those cost extra. Like twice as much.

But linen? That's premium. Those start at ~$15 and go up from there. More durable, less environmental impact, better at evaporating than cotton. A linen bandana easily pays for itself if you are the kind of person that needs a bandana.

Now that my machine is working I just need an iron and fabric to start making things happen. Time to go to a thrift store and start looking carefully at fabric that can be repurposed.

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[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (5 children)
[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What is the world is this about?

[–] paraplu@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

There aren't tortillas in the house, there are materials for making them. The husband's lockdown hobby was making tortillas.

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