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Sunday update from the Prime Radiant in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[โ€“] picayune@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Can I join you? Reconstituting a whole soul together sounds relaxing.

How to repair jacket lining? in c/sewingrepairing@sh.itjust.works
[โ€“] picayune@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Alright, that's fair; it seems unlikely that people will ever look at the inside of my jacket, and I hadn't really considered going to a thrift store for material - there are plenty near me, so I could probably find some nice scraps somewhere.

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How to repair jacket lining? (lemmy.zip)
 

I recently purchased a second-hand leather jacket, and the lining has significant holes in it where the pockets are. This is because the pockets extend about 2cm further down then the lining would allow.

Naturally I would want to fix these holes and stop the fraying, but I'm not sure how I could go about this. I don't have any suitable material to patch it, and wouldn't want to cause further damage. Having a patch that dangles below the hem to accommodate the pocket is undesirable, but losing pocket space instead would be a bummer. I'm also uncertain how well I could attach a different material to the existing lining, especially with my limited skills.

It should be noted that there is still some material attached to the leather along the hem of the jacket, which could be used to attach a patch.

Any recommendations would be appreciated, as I've never had to do anything like this before.

i need yuri to survive! ๐Ÿ˜ญ in c/yurimemes@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[โ€“] picayune@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

me on March 27th 1968

[Video] Genius way to solve homelessness in USA in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[โ€“] picayune@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Nuh-uh. Yo'ure

Your most interesting hitchhiking experiences and rides in c/Hitchhiking@sopuli.xyz
[โ€“] picayune@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thank you so much for the wonderful reply! All of this seems to be fantastic advice, and I'll definitely check out hitchwiki. After living in student residence for a year, I thought I had living cheaply down to an art - but the idea of subsisting for a year on 1.6k alone is pretty damn good. If you dont mind one more question, how necessary is it to know the local language? Would knowing the hundred most common words in spanish - plus english and a polite attitude - be enough to traverse spanish South America?

Your most interesting hitchhiking experiences and rides in c/Hitchhiking@sopuli.xyz
[โ€“] picayune@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago (5 children)

That all sounds like a series of brillaint adventures! I have recently gotten a bit of an itch to explore the world (perhaps even just within Canada), but I don't have the money to do it by air - I've began considering buying an old motorcycle or even using a pedal cycle for a journey around North (and perhaps later on South) America during the summer months. But I've never truly considered hitchhiking - is it still safe and viable in this era, and in America? And in general, how hard is it to live out of a large backpack?